My new blood glucose meter is perfect for travelling or hiking. It's small, fast, has a small sample size, and features pre- and post-meal flags. It's easy to read and has auto coding of test strips. I can even personalize it with a choice of face plates. At the recent convention of the American Ass...
The Glucocard 01-Mini Meter
7/ 1/09 6:45pm
7/ 2/09 12:51am
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 A note with the strips when I bought indicated it was already outdated and I was supposed to call and they would send a new meter for free.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.
7/ 2/09 2:33pm
AgaMatrix subsequent to the Keynote came out with the Jazz meter, which may be even better. But as I remember, it will not be as inexpensive as the new Glucocard 01-Mini meter.
Please do not use expired test strips. Even strips within a month or so of the expiration date will usually give inaccurate readings, according to a CDC study that I reviewed here a couple of years ago.
Best regards,
David
7/ 2/09 10:45am
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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.
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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!
7/ 4/09 12:18am
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.
7/ 4/09 10:19pm
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
7/ 8/09 10:39pm
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.
8/ 4/09 2:40pm
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!
7/10/10 12:14pm
Arkray Piramal Medical Pvt. Ltd. Launched a very qualitative Glucocard 01 Mini Blood Suger Monitoring Meter) to check the blood suger level very easy enywhere. Its cost in India is Rs. 1380/- and company giving Rs. 100/- discount to the customers.
This Product is easly available in India.
To buy the product, you can call at +919569549707.
11/ 9/11 3:40am
i purchased one glucocard 01-mini on 18-07-2009 at a sales campaign and made some 5 to 6 tests and found useful. but to my dismay,it didn't work from then onwards. i am from visakhapatnam and didn't find service centre for it. i am getting error message e-5 which says "there is aproblem with the inside of the meter" with a suggetion "contact your distributor" as per the operating manual. please suggest whom shall i contact at visakhapatnam .
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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,
Dear Alan,
Yes, I reviewed the Sidekick for Diabetes Health magazine years ago. It's a nice little meter. LifeScan also makes a mini-meter.
I keep hearing rumors that an all-in-one meter is in the works from at least once company. Some day....
David