Contour nextgen vs accuchek guide strips accuracy?

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My insurance only pays for the Accu Chek series of strips, but I keep hearing the contour. Next test strips are far superior, but they’re not covered.

I pay zero co-pay for mine but the contour ones have a co-pay card of $25. Is there that much of a difference that it’s worth paying even $25?

I use a Dexcom G7 so it’s not like I’m testing my blood that often. I probably should more than I do, but if I had to guess I’d say maybe five times per week if that much but my endo can write tge script for whatever I want so in theory I could do 300 strips per month or whatever .

Also, does anyone know if there’s a difference between the contour NexGen and the contour next meters they seem to take the same strips but the new meter looks kind of cool with color coating and a better light I’m guessing?

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Are you going to take it with you when you leave your home? If so, get the Contour Next. No reason to have a huge meter with you. The Contour Next is much smaller.

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The Contour Next has the colors too for different BG levels - green, red, and yellow. No difference.

Yes, they use the same strips.

If you want to know what your BG actually is, instead of just a ballpark guess, then yes, I think it is worth the extra $15.

Do this. Do 10 tests with your Accu Check meter. No waiting between the tests, do them immediately, one right after the other.

How close are the numbers? If they are off by more than a few points, that’s telling you a lot about the inaccuracy of your meter.

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I have used Accu-Chek for several years and have been pleased with the accuracy. I find the results are consistent which is what your looking for.

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We use the Accu-chek Guide and love it.

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How many strips is that? I don’t test often since I use G7. I have bought my test strips out of pocket for years. Currently I have 2 Contour Next meters for my Daily go bag and cycling bag.

I get 2 35 strip vials in one package from Amazon for $26.58. For my cycling kit I buy 15 foil wrapped individual strips for $9.99.

Before going to the Contour meter I used the True Metriz Go meter and strips.
Both the True Metrix Go and the Contour Next appear as accurate as any of the meters I’ve used over the years.

Finger stick readings will never be as accurate as a blood draw, thats a given, but they don’t suffer from lag time as do CGMs. CGMs do not measure blood glucose but interstitial glucose. Interstitial glucose levels will lag behiind BG when BG is rapidly rising or falling.

Here’s the cycling kit. The syringe is in case of a pump or site failure. Thanks to (I think) @Eric you can draw insulin from a pump if needed.

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I’ve used the accu check guide for years and been pretty happy with it.

My wife was prescribed a contour nextgen to keep an eye on her blood sugar levels during third trimester of pregnancy, and we did quite a lot of comparing them side by side.

They were always within a few points, with neither one being the consistently higher or lower reading one.

I’d consider them entirely equivalent and get whichever one you can get the strips cheaper

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