The Glucocard 01-Mini Meter

Hello David.

Interesting; they get smaller and smaller.

It's a pity no-one has yet designed an all-in-one that is a complete set with strips, lancet and meter in one tiny package.

For your purposes on travelling or hiking, have you checked out the sidekick yet? That combines strips and meter in a small pack. See: http://www.homediagnostics.com/our_products/bgm_sidekick.aspx

I look forward to the day when something the size of an accu-chek soft-clix would provide the full package of meter, strips and lancet.

Cheers,

That sure looks a lot like the Wal-Mart Rely-On Mini made by Arkray.  The test strips are under $22.00 for 50.

I bought one of the Agamatrix meters you were recommending a year or more ago. How does this meter compare? What's up with Agamatrix these days?

I misplaced my Keynote meter several months ago and will probably need to buy a new meter if I can't find it. A note with the strips when I bought indicated it was already outdated and I was supposed to call and they would send a new meter for free. I never got around to doing that, but still have some strips. Though they have expired, I wonder if they still might be useful.

If this meter that you are now recommending is indeed available in an oem model from Walmart, I may buy one. I haven't had a primary care physician since my former physician left Kaiser over a year ago. I will have to choose a new one soon (due to a failure on my part to buy more Lisinopril before my prescription expired I can't get any more refills on it) and should probably have some blood glucose readings to show him before I see him. 

Be aware of the free meters offered by diabetis orgs.  They are smaller but the test strips are rarely on insurances and they are priced to the moon.  Also I ordered 3 meters and only one arrived at my home address

hi david, do you still recommend wave sense presto?  i have been using it.  my sole interest in a meter is accuracy, period. thanks, m.c.

1.What is the maximum glucose value that it reads (for example the freestyle only reads up to 500, whereas one of the one touch meters I have goes up to 600). Reading of "Hi" makes it difficult to correct. Also how much blood does it require? Some are as low as 1 microliter.

2. Every meter takes its own test strip. We use the one touch at home because it communicates with the medtronic pump. Its large and need a fair amount of blood but uses AA batteries (always available) instead of the little disk batteries. Out and about though, its too large to carry so we use a freestlye (which in my experience needs the smallest amount of blood,too), that uses different test strips. A new auto coding freestyle meter which I got for free uses yet a different type of test strips so it sits unused. What is needed is a universal test strip or a way to recycle used strips.

I don't understand the need for constant testing if your A1C is 4.8 . Are you subject to lows that are dangerous? Do you test to see how certain foods affect you? When hiking do you test to see if the exercise has brought you too low?

David: sounds promising; however without the data port, I will not be able to evaluate my type 1 patients unless they record all blood sugars: often a difficult task.

Our 7 yo daughter uses this meter and LOVES IT! She shows everyone and anyone with diabetes is amazed at how small it is and it is easy to use.  It also has a very small sample size, it uses upto one third the amount of blood compared to some other meters.  We have never had any problems with this meter and she tests up to 12 times a day.  Have used it for several months now and LOVE it!

Sample size 0.3 microliter sample size.

Range of results is 20 to 600 mg/dl.

Also the interchangeable faceplates are not stick on like Aviva and Freestyle. They are paper like strips that go under a plastic cover. You could print your own and cut to fit.

It is the same as the Reli-On Micro sold at Walmart(made by Arkray) it uses the same strips, sold at walmart for appx. $22. for 50 strips.

Hello David,

I looked around for a picture to see the size and shape of the strip container but did not find one. Small meters are always advertised as convenient but but containers etc. are never shown, I too wait for an all in one with cheap strips for pocket or purse.

Thanks for the hard work you do to help us all take better care of ourselves.

Earlene

I just got the GLUCOCARD 01 MINI because my insurance copay just went up to $40 for a box of strips!!!  This meter takes less blood than my old meter, has pre and post meal markers and a box of 50 is under $25.00.  I can save money and still apply it towards my deductable. It's a win win. The cool design and changable face plates are a plus!  Great find, thanks for sharing.

My husband brought home a copy of an insert to last Friday's (July 31) USAToday, and the company is offering free meters through their 800 number. They're offering the mini, and they're also offering the 01 meter that uses the same inexpensive strips, has a larger memory and is downloadable. 1-800-566-8558. I may ask for both!