The Ultimate Meter

David

 

Thank you for the review of this meter. I already love the WaveSense KeyNote and was looking forward to using it full-time once I have the new Dexcom CGM.

 

Now I'll be eagerly waiting to get a Jazz.

 

It looks like the strips are the same as for the KeyNote. The MAGE feature sounds excellent and I like the USB interface. I wonder if AgaMatrix will publish the programming interface to their meters. Now that would also be a radical improvement.

 

I'll see if I can get one to check out from my AgaMatrix contact. 

You indicate that the FDA approved the WaveSense Jazz in September, and that meter has one problem: it's not for sale yet. Actually, that's not really the main problem (if you can believe it) -- the biggest issue the company is facing is the archaic system that gets their test strips on the fomularies of insurance companies which pay for 85% of all testing supplies in the U.S. today; a mix of third-party PBMs (pharmacy benefits managers), insurers themselves who manage their own formularies, federal government agencies (like Medicare and Medicaid) and the state agencies who manage Medicaid, are all issues startups face before their products are widely adopted. The good news is that the company is working through these issues, but it slows acceptance considerably, which is tough for a company that hasn't made any money yet!

Hi Daivd,

 

Is AgaMatrix taking orders? I'd like to get one of the first ones when they become available.

If you are interested I think I can make the case that even the cheapest commonly available meters are accurate enough, when used intellligently. And I also think that I can make the case that entering BGs along with salient information in a small notebook is inherently more useful than any of the programs now available. I realize that this is kind of a quirky way of looking at all of this. By the way, I eat between one and four meals a day and really like that flexibility. And I maintain between 80-100, with few deviations outside that.

Does the company need people to test the prototype of the meter before it comes to market?

 

I would be willing to sign up to test one for them.  I hope the test strips are not like the ones that

 

the Abbot (Freestyle Freedom etc.) I much prefer being able to tell when I have enough for a

 

sample.

You wrote:  "When it's available, the Jazz will again raise the bar on accuracy. Until now, the WaveSense KeyNote was the most accurate meter with 85 percent of test results within 10 percent -- far and away better than any other meter. Now, for the Jazz, Stuart tells me that 91 percent of the results are within 10 percent."  Within 10% of what?  Within 10% of a medical lab measure?  Within 10% of Jazz meter measurements of the same sample?  Are you talking accuracy or precision?  Also, who is testing these meters?  Are these tests published someplace, or are we supposed to take these representations on faith?  I have spent a few hundred dollars on simultaneous lab draws to estimate the accuracy of my meters.  I now have a meter that I believe is pretty accurate  I saw that the Freestyle Flash tested best a couple of years ago, but the article describing the test regime and results wasn't accessible online (abstract only).  I have been comparing my own self-tested meter to a Flash and find that they are pretty close (n=13, Flash - my meter = +2.08 average).  I would love it if proper scientific testing of these meters was done and published.

Now that I have the Jazz Meter, I can't fnd the software for the interface. Any suggestions? I e mailed the company and they said to go to their website, but all that did was refer me to stores that don't carry it.

I can't wait for this to come out. I just got a new computer the other day with bluetooth so I am seriously looking forward to trying out the bluetooth version!!!