So I believe I mentioned in the previous posting that I hate needles. So as luck would have it I have to prick my fingertips several times a day. Yes there are other places where I could do this but this seems to be the best place to do so for better results. I have come not to mind testing my glucose levels.
The first meter I used was one called Trueresult it was a fine system no fuss no muss tester. Sadly it made me keep a log of my glucose levels. I just don't have the discipline for that. I would have to keep the tester around with me at all times a logbook with all those entries and a pen to write them with. No to troublesome. So when I went to Walgreens I eyed an glucose meter made by Bayer call the Contour USB glucose meter. It automatically records your test results in its memory. Unfortunately you have to download a program from them called Glucofacts. Doing so was not totally easy and the program is not really intuitive, it is too simple and convoluted at the same time. I hope the come up with something better.
I liked out on the system in part. When I decided to buy it from Walgreens, the deciding factor was that it was on sale. Also there was a link on a site I was researching diabetes information. It took me to the Bayer site and they had a coupon for the product I paid less than $10 dollars for the system. Downside is that the reel you in with the "sale" price of the meter, they get their money back in the testing strips. At an average of a dollar a test strip. Taking 2 or 3 test readings a day this adds up.
Thank you for listening.
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