: >I know that the OneTouch Ultra can download info to your : computer, but you : >have to shell out for a special cable and it plugs into a serial : port. :-( : : Ouch. another thing to haul around with me.
Well, given that it has a 250 reading memory, you could upload your readings nightly or even monthly. : >But yeah, especially for those people who use their fingertips a : lot (say, : >computer geeks sitting at keyboards all day) pricking your arm : is a definate : >plus. : : I've had no problems with the sampling from the fingers. I vary each spot : and change the lancets each time. I am hoping that the research that uses : light to measure blood glucose pans out. Oi! Non-invasive would be soooooo cool. : >On top of that, it just generally hurts less. As in, it hardly : ever hurts. : >I really only kind of feel it most of the time, and when it : hurts, the pain : >is somewhat less than the average finger prick. Plus, I don't build up : >wierd calluses on the sides of my fingers. : : I've never noticed any. It may just because I have abnormally dry skin, but I callus very easily. Over the course of a summer I can build up caveman like padding on my feet if I go barefoot most of the time. After my first week moving heavy things at Office Despot, I had a decent set of calluses where my fingers and palms met as well as fingertips and the outer edge of my palm. Maybe it's only a real problem for me. :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
