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--- Ultra vs. Freestyle Accuracy/Pain HELP HELP
Michael Roback wrote: > > I was recently diagnosed with a A1C of 9.1. I have changed my diet > dramatically as well as am exercising 30-45 minutes a day. My insurance > company sent me a One Touch meter. It sits sealed in the box! The bought a > Freestyle based on some preliminary feedback, mostly from Freestyle! So > here I am, one of each sealed in the box and I cannot decide between them. > It has been a day or so. I read that the Freestyle is more accurate (96%) > and less painful with more test sites. Then I read that the One Touch is > more accurate and that the amount of pain relative to the Freestyle is > insignificant and that the variety of test sites with the Freestyle is > inconsequential as I most likely would only want to test my finger or > forearm as the rest of the sites are difficult to get blood from. Also, I > read that though the Freestyle is "less painful and requires less blood" it > is harder to get blood sample and that this is easier with the One Touch. > > Also the computer interface setup with the One Touch is only the cost of a > $20 cable whereas with the Freestyle it is a $75.00 investment. This is the > least important factor, but a facor never the less. I can easily afford the > $50 difference! I am thoroughly confused. I guess accuracy is the number > one priority for me, but I don't want a painful stick. I would like a well > organized report to present to the MD. This is all new to me. I am 48 > years old by the way. Can you folks help me out so I can decide which > package to open. The accuracy difference is insignificant. I've used the One Touch and its predecessors for years with complete satisfaction. I am scared to death of 'needles' (even after 26 years in the Navy!), and find the One Touch OK by me. -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/ Visit my very special website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/ Visit my CFSRS/CFIOG ONLINE OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/ -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Michael Roback wrote: > I was recently diagnosed with a A1C of 9.1. I have changed my diet > dramatically as well as am exercising 30-45 minutes a day. My insurance > company sent me a One Touch meter. It sits sealed in the box! The bought a > Freestyle based on some preliminary feedback, mostly from Freestyle! So > here I am, one of each sealed in the box and I cannot decide between them. > It has been a day or so. I read that the Freestyle is more accurate (96%) > and less painful with more test sites. Then I read that the One Touch is > more accurate and that the amount of pain relative to the Freestyle is > insignificant and that the variety of test sites with the Freestyle is > inconsequential as I most likely would only want to test my finger or > forearm as the rest of the sites are difficult to get blood from. Also, I > read that though the Freestyle is "less painful and requires less blood" it > is harder to get blood sample and that this is easier with the One Touch. > > Also the computer interface setup with the One Touch is only the cost of a > $20 cable whereas with the Freestyle it is a $75.00 investment. This is the > least important factor, but a facor never the less. I can easily afford the > $50 difference! I am thoroughly confused. I guess accuracy is the number > one priority for me, but I don't want a painful stick. I would like a well > organized report to present to the MD. This is all new to me. I am 48 > years old by the way. Can you folks help me out so I can decide which > package to open. > Since you already have both try them both and decide for yourself. You should have a spare meter in any event. The most important thing is to take charge and get in control. Get used to making your own decisions. You can enter readings from the Freestyle in the OneTouch software manually, I'm sure you can with the Freestyle software as well. There are also several free programs which you can get for a trial period if you want, although you have to enter the data manually. I wonder if there is any software which can download for both meters? -- K'neH'a'Iw Uncloaking, Shields Up.
On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 17:28:28 GMT, "Michael Roback" >I was recently diagnosed with a A1C of 9.1. I have changed my diet >dramatically as well as am exercising 30-45 minutes a day. My insurance >company sent me a One Touch meter. It sits sealed in the box! The bought a >Freestyle based on some preliminary feedback, mostly from Freestyle! So >here I am, one of each sealed in the box and I cannot decide between them. >It has been a day or so. I read that the Freestyle is more accurate (96%) >and less painful with more test sites. Then I read that the One Touch is >more accurate and that the amount of pain relative to the Freestyle is >insignificant and that the variety of test sites with the Freestyle is >inconsequential as I most likely would only want to test my finger or >forearm as the rest of the sites are difficult to get blood from. Also, I >read that though the Freestyle is "less painful and requires less blood" it >is harder to get blood sample and that this is easier with the One Touch. Alternate site testing is the same on both meters ... if you have any hair on your arms forget arm testing, the hair gets in the way almost every time. The Ultra strips 'draw' the blood into the strip, but you will waste allot of strips if the drop is not big enough. The Freestyle strip does not 'draw' the blood in and is more difficult to get the blood in the strip .. however using gravity and holding the drop above the strip and applying makes this almost irrelevant. The Freestyle is easy if you use gravity to assist. Both meters take some practice but are easily mastered. I have been using a Freesytle for years and recently purchased the One Touch UltraSmart because of the on board logbook. I have been testing with both using blood from the same finger prick for almost a week now. The two meters are within 5 points of each other 95% of the time. The few times they have disagreed was when my BG was changing rapidly and one err'd on the high side and one on the low side, a second test with each usually yielded similar readings. If it wasn't for the UltraSmart features I would be using the Freestyle exclusively ... I love the small blood sample, it wastes very few strips once you get the 'gravity assisted strip feeding' technique down and it has always been reliable. If you are not going for the UltraSmart version of the One Touch then I would recommend the Freestyle over the plain Ultra meter, but you should not feel bad about using either one, both are very good meters. Good luck. >Also the computer interface setup with the One Touch is only the cost of a >$20 cable whereas with the Freestyle it is a $75.00 investment. This is the >least important factor, but a facor never the less. I can easily afford the >$50 difference! I am thoroughly confused. I guess accuracy is the number >one priority for me, but I don't want a painful stick. I would like a well >organized report to present to the MD. This is all new to me. I am 48 >years old by the way. Can you folks help me out so I can decide which >package to open. >
"Ron Jenkins" news:459egvssre6aq9vdr6hbmclbvan5iu1knu@4ax.com... > The Ultra strips 'draw' the blood into the strip, but you will waste > allot of strips if the drop is not big enough. The Freestyle strip > does not 'draw' the blood in and is more difficult to get the blood in > the strip .. however using gravity and holding the drop above the > strip and applying makes this almost irrelevant. The Freestyle is easy > if you use gravity to assist. Both meters take some practice but are > easily mastered. > > I use a Freestyle and the testing strips draw up the blood. I can test with a blood sample that I can barely see! Doug
"Ron Jenkins" wrote in part ... > The Ultra strips 'draw' the blood into the strip, but you will waste > allot of strips if the drop is not big enough. The Freestyle strip > does not 'draw' the blood in and is more difficult to get the blood in > the strip .. however using gravity and holding the drop above the > strip and applying makes this almost irrelevant. The Freestyle is easy > if you use gravity to assist. Both meters take some practice but are > easily mastered. > Ron, I agree, I use the Ultra-smart and it does take a little bit of time to get used to it "feeding" into the strip. But, once mastered, it takes a fairly small sample to get a good reading. Arnie - 1 2 3 4 Next » Related Discussion: Anyone else have this Cox-2 side effect? (5 posts) www.korrekt.com (1 posts) Types of Glucosamine Matters (1 posts) 6 The Greatest Vitamin in th World 61 (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS ON HEALTH CARE BENEFITS Oxidation / rust / osteoarthritis / rheumatoid arthritis Avoid Milk = Avoid Insulin Resistance Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO Arthritis Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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