# Meter Accuracy - Did your meter pass the "test"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gear\ **Tags:** blood-sugar\ **Created:** [August 22, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680 "2017-08-22T21:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/1 "2017-08-22T21:45:36Z")
> **[Are Blood Glucose Meters Accurate? New Data on 18 Meters](https://diatribe.org/are-blood-glucose-meters-accurate-new-data-18-meters)** > > Results from the Diabetes Technology Society’s Blood Glucose Meter Surveillance Program identifies only six out of 18 meters that passed. Did yours make the cut? Link to the data: [https://www.diabetestechnology.org/surveillance.shtml](https://www.diabetestechnology.org/surveillance.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/2 "2017-08-22T22:07:28Z")
Whoops, mine failed (Walmart relion prime - still using the cheapo I bought when I decided to start checking my BG on my own). At least it’s close… ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/3 "2017-08-22T22:08:14Z")
@Chris, these are two excellent links! I am still going through the numbers. I must say, though, that my conclusions are not quite as dark as Diatribe’s. It appears to me that many of the mainstream meters, while not passing test, did fairly well. I will comment further once I have had to chance to go thoroughly through all the numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Jen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jen/32/4777_2.png) [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/4 "2017-08-22T22:11:11Z")
I use the Contour Next USB (and have a Contour Next and Contour Next One) as backups. So yes, it did. I’ve used this meter for years and find it extremely accurate. I also love that it allows me a second chance to fill the strip if I don’t get enough blood on it the first time (and it’s a 30-second window, so enough time to re-prick your finger if you have to). ---
**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/5 "2017-08-22T22:20:45Z")
> [@Jen](#): > > I also love that it allows me a second chance to fill the strip if I don’t get enough blood on it the first time Oh, wow, I might need to try that one! I have some reluctant bleeder fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/6 "2017-08-22T22:21:19Z")
> [@Jen](#): > > I also love that it allows me a second chance to fill the strip if I don’t get enough blood on it the first time That is a nice feature. FreeStyle Lite also does that. You can just keep dabbing blood on there until it gets enough. If you don’t get enough after a minute, it will timeout on you. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/7 "2017-08-22T22:24:27Z")
This isn’t not the first time I’ve seen the CVS Advanced appear out of nowhere as the dark horse… I intend to look into it more ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/8 "2017-08-22T22:30:19Z")
We use the OneTouch Ultra 2 which is the one and only choice we have with our insurance provider. While it didn’t make the grade, it does reasonably well, and since the copay is so low and we combine it with out CGM, the system works for us. Hopefully our insurance provider will reconsider their one and only choice soon. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/9 "2017-08-22T22:35:09Z")
Really? The plans I’ve had (several) all allowed for only one touch but allowed the verio when it became available ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/10 "2017-08-22T22:41:15Z")
Yeah, it is system-wide for our provider. No choice, but on the other hand we get 450 test strips for $10, so hard to argue. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/11 "2017-08-22T22:42:07Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > 450 test strips for $10 In my experience that’s about what one touch ultra are worth ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/12 "2017-08-22T22:45:10Z")
Won’t argue with you there. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/13 "2017-08-22T22:56:22Z")
I actually have zero complaints about the One Touch. I really think they are good. The Contour Next just sound better. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/14 "2017-08-22T23:04:31Z")
We don’t have accuracy complaints, it works. But we came from a meter that had a smaller sample size, and a higher level of accuracy which we really liked, and so it was hard to adjust. In the overall scheme of things, the One Touch meter works well enough for us, so I won’t seek a change on our own. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680/15 "2017-08-25T21:58:49Z")
> [@Sam](#): > > The plans I’ve had (several) all allowed for only one touch but allowed the verio when it became available i’m on Medicare and the only meters and strips that they provide for are One Touch products. i have tried about every One Touch meter out there. i hated the Verio; i found that it consistently read HIGHer and was less accurate than any of my other meters, and i would end up over-bolusing for my meals. there were also a few (can’t remember their names right now) from One Touch that were constantly reading LOW and then i would not bolus enough for my meals. i did like, however, the ONE TOUCH ULTRA and the One Touch Ultra 2. i felt that they were very accurate and lined up well with my A1cs. but now i am using the Bayer Contour Next One and ordering strips on Amazon for just pennies ( Medicare pays 100% for 300 ONE TOUCH strips per month, but i test much more than 10 times per day). i am **LOVING** it. **PS:** i do not have a CGM, which is partly why i test so frequently. (and this is by my own choice, not b/c of insurance issues)