Which glucose meter to choose?

[drkoren]

One of the most important things for person with diabetes is to know what his or her blood sugar is, but with more than 100 different glucose meters on the market which one to choose? I started the search for a perfect device with establishing a set of criteria by which meter should be evaluated. In my mind, ideal device should

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[lauren5678]

How long have you had diabetes? Personally I've had it for 18 years so I've had a lot of experience with meters and honestly, after that much time it really doesn't make muche difference for me which one I use. All of the well know name brands- AccuChek, OneTouch, Fresstyle are very reliable and easy to use.

I use Freestyle because its the meter attached to my pump. If you have a pump, you know which meter you can use with yours since its usually attached. I am in the process of accquiring a CGMS also.

But thank you for your post, it might be helpful to some new diabetics.

[lauren5678]

PS: You might want to post this in one of the larger diabetes communities (diabetes or insulin_whores as this is a pretty small community revolving around diabetes and pregnancy specifically and most of us have been diabetic for quite a while.

[drkoren]

Thank you for your comments!