# \#glucose-meter **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/glucose-meter/145.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [When is it time to get a new glucose meter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-is-it-time-to-get-a-new-glucose-meter/10018)
**Author:** [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-is-it-time-to-get-a-new-glucose-meter/10018 "2023-03-10T00:05:44Z")
I am wondering how to decide when it is time for a new blood glucose meter. Recently I’ve been getting a wide range of readings from my meter, so much so that I’ve started taking multiple finger sticks at the same time.… --- ## [Non-invasive glucose monitoring prototype Scanbo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-invasive-glucose-monitoring-prototype-scanbo/12357)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-invasive-glucose-monitoring-prototype-scanbo/12357 "2022-02-08T00:42:10Z")
--- ## [New blood glucose meter…](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-blood-glucose-meter/12034)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-blood-glucose-meter/12034 "2021-11-12T21:18:40Z")
…but kinda pricey. --- ## [The best BG glucose meter that your insurance will pay for](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-best-bg-glucose-meter-that-your-insurance-will-pay-for/3083)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-best-bg-glucose-meter-that-your-insurance-will-pay-for/3083 "2020-02-18T07:27:16Z")
What is the best glucose (BG) meter whose strips your insurance company will pay for? We have frequently had threads about the best BG meter, or the best BG meter for running, or travel. For instance, I think @Eric and @… --- ## [Corrections: what is the least you correct for?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/corrections-what-is-the-least-you-correct-for/5489)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/corrections-what-is-the-least-you-correct-for/5489 "2020-01-28T20:09:21Z")
I don’t think so. It can be the difference between taking insulin or not taking it. --- ## [Equipping a Runner to Run Diabetic Style](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/equipping-a-runner-to-run-diabetic-style/8023)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/equipping-a-runner-to-run-diabetic-style/8023 "2019-08-21T15:13:44Z")
--- ## [Accuchek Mobile Meter Review](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-mobile-meter-review/4561)
**Author:** [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-mobile-meter-review/4561 "2019-04-02T19:20:07Z")
I posted in another thread that I use an Accuchek Mobile Meter as a back-up meter to a Contour Next. The selling feature of the meter is that it does not use test strips. It uses a cassette that has a test tape on it tha… --- ## [OneTouch UltraMini vs Contour Next (One?): Lab Draw Challenge 2019](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/onetouch-ultramini-vs-contour-next-one-lab-draw-challenge-2019/6691)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/onetouch-ultramini-vs-contour-next-one-lab-draw-challenge-2019/6691 "2019-02-23T14:11:19Z")
Someone’s going down here, and I can’t wait to see who… not that I’m not pretty sure already… The meter values: Test 1: OneTouch: 114 Contour: 70 Test 2: OneTouch: 107 Contour: 75 Test 3: OneTouch: 114 Contour:… --- ## [Accu-Chek Mobile wireless adapter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accu-chek-mobile-wireless-adapter/6344)
**Author:** [@MisterMints](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MisterMints)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accu-chek-mobile-wireless-adapter/6344 "2019-01-31T20:09:00Z")
Hi all, I got one of those new Accu-Chek Mobile wireless adaptors the other day, and it all worked fine for about 48 hours, and now just won’t connect to my phone at all. Nor will it pick it up when trying to search for… --- ## [How to estimate your BG meter's noise](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-estimate-your-bg-meters-noise/3122)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-estimate-your-bg-meters-noise/3122 "2018-11-13T14:46:28Z")
Average BG meter error Every BG meter has some noise in the signal it measures. In fact, what constitutes the system under measurement is \[your finger + your BG meter + you\], and results may vary for the same BG meter d… --- ## [Smallest meter? (Including strips, lancing device, case, etc.)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smallest-meter-including-strips-lancing-device-case-etc/3290)
**Author:** [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smallest-meter-including-strips-lancing-device-case-etc/3290 "2018-02-08T20:11:41Z")
I’m trying to find the smallest possible meter kit: the meter, the strips, the pain stick (lancing device), and the carrying case. I use a CGM so I only need a meter for calibration and CGM failures. I’ll be able to use… --- ## [Which meter is more accurate?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/which-meter-is-more-accurate/3438)
**Author:** [@EricH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/EricH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/which-meter-is-more-accurate/3438 "2018-02-06T16:10:25Z")
Does anyone have any real data about which BG meters are most accurate? During a recent high, I measured my blood sugar with two meters and got pretty different results (same finger, back to back measurements). OmniPod… --- ## [BD Latitude - A Blast from the Past](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bd-latitude-a-blast-from-the-past/3278)
**Author:** [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bd-latitude-a-blast-from-the-past/3278 "2018-01-19T05:11:44Z")
On another thread about BG meter accuracy people were using the term OneTouch to describe the OneTouch Verio meters. I was going to make some sort of comment like I never had accuracy problems with the OneTouch II or the… --- ## [“Free” Unlimited Test Strips!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/free-unlimited-test-strips/2530)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/free-unlimited-test-strips/2530 "2018-01-08T19:08:02Z")
So in my ongoing struggles trying to get a CGM covered by insurance, I happened to stumble across a diabetes management program offered through my husband’s work. Basically I just have to go quarterly, meeting with a dia… --- ## [And You Think YOUR Diabetes is a Problem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/and-you-think-your-diabetes-is-a-problem/775)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/and-you-think-your-diabetes-is-a-problem/775 "2017-11-02T02:05:28Z")
It seems that there is a serious problem with diabetes in the UK! --- ## [Small container for strips when running?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/small-container-for-strips-when-running/1499)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/small-container-for-strips-when-running/1499 "2017-08-31T02:57:41Z")
My son uses an armband for his phone and sugar when running. I would like to give him a small glucose meter and some strips too. I have been looking for small water-resistant containers to take 8-10 strips (Wisconsin has… --- ## [Best BG meter - "Precise" or "Accurate"?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-bg-meter-precise-or-accurate/371)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-bg-meter-precise-or-accurate/371 "2017-08-25T19:29:08Z")
Best BG meter - "Precise" or "Accurate"? Sometimes you may hear these two terms used interchangeably. What is the difference between precise and accurate? Here is a quick example that makes it easy to understand (a… --- ## [Omnipod and backup meter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-and-backup-meter/1495)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-and-backup-meter/1495 "2017-07-31T00:23:49Z")
I am curious – what is your strategy with backup meters when you wear an Omnipod? Is it even possible to buy a meter that uses the same strip as the Omnipod PDM? I notice that some people on the web have been experiment… --- ## [Picking a glucose meter for children: blood drop size](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/picking-a-glucose-meter-for-children-blood-drop-size/1494)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/picking-a-glucose-meter-for-children-blood-drop-size/1494 "2017-07-30T00:10:32Z")
There have been many times on the forum where we discuss and compare glucose meters. The discussions typically focus on (a) cost, (b) accuracy, and © meter size. For my son, I also look at another criterion: blood drop … --- ## [New Low Cost Glucose Meter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-low-cost-glucose-meter/1061)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-low-cost-glucose-meter/1061 "2017-05-27T19:46:37Z")
AccuChek has just come out with a new Bluetooth connected blood glucose meter that they are offering for no cost, and test strips that are very low cost. They are admittedly reacting to the current high cost of diabetes … --- ## [BG Meter Selection](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-meter-selection/239)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-meter-selection/239 "2017-04-09T19:42:56Z")
"Choose Your Blood Glucose Meter Wisely!" by Gary Scheiner "Our team believes that meters should be within 10% of lab values (or within 10 mg/dl of lab values when in a low range) to be considered sufficiently accurate… --- ## [Interesting microspike caught on glucose meter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-microspike-caught-on-glucose-meter/211)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-microspike-caught-on-glucose-meter/211 "2017-03-29T09:43:04Z")
I often look at my son's CGM wondering what is really happening with his BG, and how it correlates to his CGM. Yesterday morning (Saturday), around 3:00am, I had a chance to catch a microspike that I was able to measure … --- ## [Why is Sam trying to kill me?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-is-sam-trying-to-kill-me/175)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-is-sam-trying-to-kill-me/175 "2017-03-24T02:51:57Z")
I got this True Metrix meter because Sam recommended it. After using it for a while, I can only assume he recommended it because he is trying to kill me. \[image\] Maybe he just wants me dead so he can steal my "Lan…