FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Diabetic Meter Kit

by Freestyle Lite

Product Features

• No coding!
• Very small meter!
• Backlight display is so easy to read!
• Accurate results in only 5 seconds!
• Multiple testing sites!

Product Description

Small & portable meter for blood glucose testing. Stores up to 400 results with date and time. 4 reminder alarms. Multiple testing sites.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001945M6S
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,742 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the gestational diabetic!, January 11, 2011

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H. Erickson-Sander "Heather" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Diabetic Meter Kit (Health and Beauty)

While I was not thrilled to be diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I was very happy that my doctor chose this glucose monitor for me! While this is the only monitor I've used, type 1 runs in my family and I've watched my father go through various glucometers over the years and have since compared mine to his current glucometers. I also participate on forums for women with gd and have heard a lot of moaning and gnashing of teeth over their sub-par monitors. I thus feel like I can say this is an excellent glucometer, despite it being my only personal experience.

Upon opening the package I was shocked at how tiny this glucometer is! It is about the same size of an egg, so the "lite" label definitely applies. It was extremely simple to understand and begin use, requiring virtually no set up or coding. The black case it comes in is discreet and would easily fit in even the smallest of purses. The zippered pocket inside the case is convenient for extra lancets. It also has a light which makes it easy to use in the dark or in a car at night, this feature has come in useful more than once. First it illuminates the testing strip area so you can see where the strip is, and once the strip registers contact with your blood it lights up the LCD screen that will display your reading.

The lancet pen that came with it is also easy to use, and I really appreciate the settings of 1-4, which adjusts how deep the lancet pierces your skin. For me, a setting of 1 - 2 has always been enough as it takes the teeniest drop of blood for this glucometer work. It also means that the pain is virtually non-existent when it comes to poking my own finger. I have not had a defective testing strip yet, and I've been using this glucometer 6 times a day for two months now. Since I have to record & report all my glucose readings, it's very handy that this glucometer has a memory that stores your readings (with the date & time, which I didn't even have to program) for quite some time. Whoever designed this glucometer seems to have thought of everything.

After reading so much about other gestational diabetics having glucometer issues (defective strips, recalls, drastically incorrect readings, bulky glucometers, etc), as well as seeing my father's sometimes lacking glucometers, I have to highly recommend this model. My first experience with a glucometer has been a great one. I would have had no idea which one to pick, there are so many, so I was very grateful when my doctor picked this one out for me and it turned out to be so simple and easy to use. Don't let the size or "lite" label fool you, this is a hardy little machine.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get the whole picture, December 14, 2010

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Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Diabetic Meter Kit (Health and Beauty)

This meter has done me well. I much prefer it to other glucose meters from other suppliers because: 1) it's small; 2) it's fast; 3) you don't necessarily have to stick the pads of your fingers [although that is generally the most accurate site]; 4) the testing strips work well; 5) the meter has a lot of helpful features like the ability to retain past readings; 6) a nifty little black zippercase is included; as are 7) an injector device and ten lancets; and 8) thus far, the meter has been quite reliable.

Remember when manufacturers virtually gave away the razor and made the profit on blades? Somthing similar is at work in the blood-glucose meter market. The meters are relatively cheap, and the lancets aren't terribly high, but a box of testing strips (absolutely vital and not subject to price competition) costs a ton. Even with Amazon's good price, a box of 100 strips costs more than twice than the meter itself. Note also that no testing strips are included in the kit that comes with this meter.

However you work it, the price can get very high, especially for regular or heavy testers. Partial solution: shop around. But I am very partial to this FreeStyle Lite meter and the strips.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soooo Easy, April 18, 2010

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J. Morton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Diabetic Meter Kit (Health and Beauty)

I've been using the Freestyle Lite system for about 2 years and it is fast, simple and pain free. Most of the samples are taken from my forearm and 99% of the time I do not feel the lancet, the other 1%, well I've had worse flea bites. The choice of sample sites other than the finger tips is enough to make this one as the way to go. If you know someone who owns the Freestyle Lite kit ask them for a test drive, you'll be sold.