Julian, I have 2 monitors, but the one I use the most is the Freestyle. It doesn't have a bunch of bells & whistles, but it stores around 200 of your last readings; good for showing the doctor. You don't need to put the blood on the little round dot with this one. You insert the strip, poke yourself, then use the end of the strip to get the sample. It soaks up in the side of the strip. Doesn't take as much blood either. I like it because you can take blood out of your forearm or anywhere you can get a sample. Also, poking the forearm doesn't even hurt; you shouldn't even feel it. It's a good, simple meter, and they usually have rebates on them.
Bill On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:15:39 -0700, you wrote: >I seem to remember there was a discussion on the list about a really >good glucose monitor maybe 2 years ago... I just found out that my >dad has not been testing his blood sugar, because his monitor is too >hard for him to use. He has very poor dexterity, and can't manage to >get the blood to drop onto the little round dot very well. What he >needs is something that a 6 year old could use, because he just >doesn't have the dexterity to manage anything else. Does anybody >have a recommendation? >Thanks, >Julian
