new meter

Hi all ive been offered an upgrade from the nano meter to the Accu-Chek Mobile system is there anybody out there in Dafne land who can give any comments on this meter thanks

Yea I got give the meter during the Dafne course and i really like it the only problem was that when i went to my GP they couldnt find the cassette that goes into the back of the meter but i have recently found out that it hust comes under cassette.

This blood monitor is superb.
It is slightly bigger than others but this not a problem as you do not need to carry anything else.I have used one for the last year and is so convenient.

Pros. Quick to use 5seconds, no faff with test strips(the tape on the cassette moves around after your test) no need to carry unused and used test strips. Back lit for night use. Long battery life. Only changed once in a year. Lancet device clips on to the side of the metre. lancet device holds 6 lancets, easy to understand software menu for looking up previous results. 50 equivalent strips on one cassette.

cons. When typing in to your online diary the screen on the metre does not stay on very long. You have to push any button to reset its internal timer. Or you can buy an i.r. usb adapter to download results. I did not bother it is easy to input one at a time on to dafne online.

this is a 9/10 metre for me.

For repeat prescription 'colormetric cassette'

Hi, I've been using the Accu check Mobile meter for several months, and agree it is great. There is no messing with strips or disposing of used l ancets , and the meter tells you how many tests are left on the cassette each time you switch it on. I have kept my Optium Xceed meter too, for ketone testing. I am sometimes concerned by the discrepancy in results when I use both meters and compare results. Even 1 mmol difference is a concern for people trying to maintain tight control. But for ease of testing, the Mobile meter is the best!

Hi,

I've just got the Mobile, it is ugly and chunky, but great not to have strips.

I went to nurse for BP and other stuff a few weeks back and she said that a new compact mobile is coming out soon which will be even better. Don't know if this is just a rumour? Not seen anything on Accu-Chek website.

Phil

P.S What I really want is one of these:
http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/developing-a-needle-free-continuous-glucose-monitoring-system/27739/

I have been using the MK 2 version of the Mobile and it is much better than the original, more Compact Plus with the 50 test cartridge. The MK 2 is roughly the same dimension but slimmer, it now has a micro USB connector with a version of Smart-Pix built in. Just plug in to pc and double click on start.html, no more infra-red link required, and can be used at home or work as all data stays on meter. A plus is that the info is also available as Excel format. Iave run the mobile and plus side by side for a week and am a convert to the MK 2 mobile.

I ditched the mobile due to not trusting the readings it gave me...
http://dafneonline.co.uk/forums/1/topics/1689.

I was on my DAFNE course last week and had for a few months before that moved over to the mobile, a nurse raised a question about reliability and got me some .. testers for the tester (i forget the proper name), and so I then tested the meter myself and it was fine and I'd like to think a machine not fit for purpose wouldn't be released.

I think the key to remember (and something I saw for myself when testing my sugars after spreading some jam), is ALWAYS wash your hands with just water before doing a test.

Mine is the MK 1 and the MK 2 looks a little nicer but while this works I'll stick with it.

All that said if you don't trust a meter it's time to find a different one, we all need to be able to trust the results the machines give us

My own conclusions were reached finaly on a side by side comparison with the another meter (Optium Exceed- now called freestyle exceed), as it became more apparent it was prone to spurious reading I found myself more & more, testing with the 2 meters for safety.

From the same sample area the exceed would read the same result consistantly, the Mobile would vary and hardly ever agree with the exceed (especially outside of normal target range). I may be wrong but the testing solutions for meters give test results in the target range which is indeed where I found the mobile to be the most accurate.

It remminded me very much of the the very first meter I had (early 90s) in terms of varing results. I believe it's because it uses the older type light technology to analyse the sample rather than the newer method which looks at electron flow (non technical description).

When I compare my Exceed to my Hospital's, calibrated daily, meter it is always within 0.1 mmol/L.

It's entirely posible I had a faulty one, but the meer fact that it came with a warning to be cautious with it's results from my HCPs, does not help it's cause.

i have the contour usb its small with no need to calabrate