Monitor preference Figgy.
Hello Figgy,
Good thing to ask for advice about monitors. I have some 4 or 5 of
them. At the moment I use the Ultra, just like Taty, I like it for
it’s speed (5 seconds to tell you where you are) Most take 20 seconds.
The only drawback on Ultra is the very small size of the testing
strips which for me are hard to separate, but it is not big enough to
not use that meter. The meter is small and you can easily carry it
in your purse. You must also bring with you the container with strips
which is recently improved and now easy to open.
You are of course particularly interested in the type that takes
blood from the arm. It doesn’t work for me at all. I had to bring
in the “Freestyle” from the USA to Canada to try it. The
fingerpricker has a special attachment on it to get blood from the
arm. I could not!! Took the attachement off and used it the normal
way, where it is about the same as any other.
I also have the “Dex” which loads 10 strips at once and is handy when
away from the house and using it then.
So for me the Dex or the Ultra are the best to use. Also the
Glucometer Elite XL is good and fits into an easy to take along
container that packs it and the fingerpricker. So I realy like those
three. The Ultra at the moment is the most populair, but you can’t
go wrong with any of the three.
The only thing is that women are more padded on their arms than men
are and then….maybe…..the arm thingy works better, but for me it
was a waste of effort. I test about 8 times per day and are on 6
needles also. I’m afraid to drink something because it may all leak
out. LOL. Have a look at those three and decide what you like best.
John VM.