Re: Glucometers to Chrissy and Ellen

[Guest guest]

Chrissy and Ellen,

My favorite is the Ultra One Touch Ultra Smart. It does everything. It keeps a

record of all your BG readings so you never have to keep your own written

log. There's software that you can hook up to your computer that will let you

print out a summary of all your readings, with pie graphs, other grapics and all

kinds of other neat information. It also has a section to keep track of medical

appointments, a nutrition feature that lets you enter all the food you eat, with

entries for the fats, proteins, carbs and calories for each. It's got all kinds

of

state of the art features.

The lancet will let you do blood checks in your arms or your fingers. I always

test in my fingers because that reading is what your blood glucose is right

now, where if you use the arm, the value is delayed by 15 minutes, so you're

seeing what your BG was 15 minutes ago. But some people don't care as

much about the preciseness as they do about the pricks, and it doesn't hurt at

all if you use your arm. I'm so used to it, it doesn't bother me to prick my

fingers ten times a day now, if that's what I need to do!

Anyway, I really do recommend the Ultra Smart One Touch. I believe Karyn

and Kimber both have the same glucometer's, too. The glucometer costs $99,

unless there's a sale. Last year they were giving a $50 off deal, which I think

they do once or twice a year. If the doc writes a script for it, you can get it

for

even less, naturally. The testing strips are the kicker, they cost about $100

for

100. I have a script for those, too, with as many refills as I need per month

to

test up to 12 times a day, so a package of 100 costs me $20.00 with my

insurance.

If you register with LifeScan when you get an Ultra Smart One Touch, they will

send you updates of any diabetic related discounts that are available. They

will also replace your glucometer for no cost if at any time you have any kind

of problem with it. One of mine was acting funny (it was probably my own

inexperience at the time) and they sent me a new one by overnight mail for no

cost whatsoever.

They have a less expensive model called the Ultra One Touch which is fine if

you just want a regular glucometer and plan to keep your own logbook. I just

preferred the convenience of one that had so many additional features all in

one, with all that memory. It has every BG reading I've taken since the day I

bought it, which is great to use to send reports to my Endo and do summaries

or to see what I'm doing now as opposed to how I was doing 12 months ago.

Guess that's enough of my sales pitch. Believe me, I'm not an employee of

Life Scan, just sold on the product!!

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or opinion

only, and should not be subsituted for consultation with a medical

professional.