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Glucose meter help

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I have been using the Accu-Chek Nano for some years but was asked if I would try the GlucoRX Nexus. I have found that the GlucoRX is always lower then my Accu-Chek Nano sometimes by quite a lot using the same finger right after each other. Today the GlucoRX showed 16 when the Nano showed 18.5 so it's quite a big difference. I also have the Freestyle Libre and that matched my Nano at 18.7 (yes I know I am high and trying to get it down). So the question is which one should I trust - I have put control solutions on both and they both are within range so why so different? What meters do I other people use as having searched online there doesn't seem to be much on offer on prescription on NHS? I am type 1 diabetic
Thanks
 
No meter is completely accurate, and these differences are well within the tolerances. By law they only have to be within 10% 85% of the time, which means a few readings are allowed to be completely wrong! Even if you retest the same blood drop with the same meter you hardly ever get exactly the same answer!

Blood testing is more accurate than sensors (we use the Libre too), but blood testing isn't perfect either, none of your readings are very far out from each other (basically you are high and you need to do something about it, which you know, any of those meters have told you what you need to know) so just decide which one you prefer for ease of use etc, or which one you trust the best, and stick with that one.
 
Honestly - my old meter consistently told me I was lower than did the one I got with my first pump, so I continued to believe the old one. Then I really wanted to use the new meter in conjunction with the pump so I reluctantly changed.

I had a pretty instant reduction in my HbA1c - which I'd been trying to reduce for years unsuccessfully ......

This obviously told me which one was correct for me - the new one! The old one was a 'One Touch' and the new one was an Accu-Chek 'Expert'. Since then, and new pump new meter now but still Roche/Accu-Chek - A1c has stayed lower and does what it says on the meter.
 
I really like the Contour NextLink USB ones that link with my pump (by Ascensia). I’ve always found them very accurate on repeat checks, and they are nicely small.

Comparing meter with meter is a fast route to madness! The best bet is to find one you like for functions and that seems to give relatively consistent/repeatable results and stick with it. I’ve always found using different brands simultaneously to be much more difficult. Each type will have its own way of balancing/adjusting for haematocrit variation, so are likely to have small variance within overall acceptable limits.
 
Hi there its me again!
Can anyone advise me which i the best blood glucose monitor to buy please?
I was diagnosed as type 2 diabetic three months ago with a reading of 5.8 reduced by diet to 5.1 in the middle of last month.
If I can get my reading below 4.8 and stay there my GP will discharge me and I will only need to have a blood test once a year when I have my blood pressure checked.
However our LHA does not support monitors on prescription for type 2 diabetics and guidelines prevent my GP from advising what to buy privately.
Our GP practice is too small to have a dedicated diabetic nurse.
What do other users recommend for type two diabetes controlled by diet monitoring?
 
Hi
Thanks for your suggestions. I like the look of the Bayer Contour Next but don't think the NHS will fund the strips as can't even find the meter to buy in the UK - think it is from USA? How did you get one and the repeat prescriptions for the strips? Also like the look of the Accu Chek expert but apparently you can only get this meter through the diabetic team and they have been less then forthcoming with any meters. Guess it depends on where you live. My GP is pretty good so will ask her about the Contour Next but again they don't have a supply of meters so you need to get hold of one yourself.

Thanks
 
Sorry that should read, 58, 51 and 48 or 7.5, 6.8, and 6.5, not quite got my head round how the readings are presented yet!
 
JMyrtle said:
Hi there its me again!
Can anyone advise me which i the best blood glucose monitor to buy please?
I was diagnosed as type 2 diabetic three months ago with a reading of 5.8 reduced by diet to 5.1 in the middle of last month.
If I can get my reading below 4.8 and stay there my GP will discharge me and I will only need to have a blood test once a year when I have my blood pressure checked.
However our LHA does not support monitors on prescription for type 2 diabetics and guidelines prevent my GP from advising what to buy privately.
Our GP practice is too small to have a dedicated diabetic nurse.
What do other users recommend for type two diabetes controlled by diet monitoring?
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The SD Codefree, available from Amazon, usually gets the vote from people who are self funding. It's a basic straightforward meter, no bells,or whistles,but the strips are the cheapest by far, and it seems just as accurate as other meters. ( They have to be, by law) I think there are more details in the pinned information thread at the top of the Newbie's section.
 
Thanks Robin
 
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