Customer Reviews

OneTouch Ultra 2 Blood Glucose Meter by Lifescan

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A new Diabetic. Nurse Councillor was elated when she saw my insurance would cover this monitor. She had at least 7 different devices, and apparently insurance covers mine, which she claimed was the best of the monitors she had to provide. This unit is light weight, delivers very fast readings, and uses small test strips, which readily intake the blood sample. It has notes for each sample, before or after meals, and other comments, which help recall what was happening when you sampled your blood. It also has a computer interface to graph the results, which I have just ordered. All in all - great monitor and easy to use.

Not too long ago, I was diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes. My doctor sent me to a diabetes counselor, who explained the basics of diabetes and the diet and lifestyle changes I would need to make. Then she explained the importance of monitoring my glucose levels. She then gave me a OneTouch Ultra 2 Blood Glucose Meter kit and showed me how to use it. The counselor, who was diabetic herself, said that she had tried many different meters, and the OneTouch Ultra 2 was her favorite, and the one that she recommended for patients.

Since the OneTouch is the only glucose meter that I've ever used, I can't compare it with other brands and models, but I can say that it appears to be well made, and it's very easy to use. The counselor included a vial of OneTouch test strips, some OneTouch Delica lancets, and a little bottle of control solution to get me started.

Having never used a glucose meter before, I was concerned that I would be losing a lot of blood (a real concern, since I'm slightly anemic) and getting sore fingers, but I was pleasantly surprised. The OneTouch Delica lancets are very fine, and I barely feel it when the tiny needle goes in. The OneTouch Delica lancing device that came with the meter is easy to use, and it has seven depth settings. The OneTouch test strips only need a tiny drop of blood to register.

The meter saves readings for recall later. You can also flag each reading with "before meal" or "after meal." OneTouch test strips are coded "25," and the meter confirms this after you insert the strip.

The meter kit included the meter, lancing device, and a handy compact carrying case. The case has separate compartments for lancets and test strips. The case is approximately 5½" x 3½" x 1".

The bottom line is that if I have to monitor my blood glucose, at least it's very quick and simple with the OneTouch system.

I like how small the meter is, but the kit with everything included is actually bigger and bulkier than the others I have used, which defeats the purpose of getting a smaller meter. Other than the kit size, the meter is great!

I have used few other diabetic meters before and this one was the worst among all. I took my after meal readings one after the other and my readings were 97, 133 and 162. This is ridiculous. Doctors recommend this one because the company might be paying them extra money for doing so. Anyways, all that physicians care about is filling their own pockets. I am highly unsatisfied and will return it today.

Works as advertized. Competitive price even w shipping added. I purchaced this item as a backup for one already in use and it has operated identically. It was a good deal.

Here is the lowdown on this glucose monitoring system.I had a Healthy Choice Beeftips Dinner.2 hr later my glucose reading was 137.The next day I had the same meal.2 hr later my glucose reading was 188.I took the reading 3 more times and it was 161,188,167.These four readings were all taken in a period of Three min.I called Lifescan and talked to there rep.I told him the details and after checking that the test strips were up to date and I had the meter set right he had me to run a test using the control solution.I ran this test twice with the results of 99 and 125.He told me this showed that the meter and the test strips were with in the set standards and were functioning well.He told me that the readings I took that were 161 and 188 were only 10% apart and the standards for One touch meter and test strips allowed for a 20% differance.The 20% equals 32 points on your glucose reading.So every time you take a glucose reading what ever the number is it is within 32 points higher or lower.For people with Diabetes these peremeters are unaceptable.I think I will trash this one and try another brand.

THis was to replace a meter that was damaged. These meters have always been a pleasure to use.

This is the first meter I have used and so far it works great, meter reads fast and accurate. test strips are on the expensive side.

We bought these for backups and there was nothing wrong with it. Perfect, just like the one we have. The packaging was perfect and the shipping was fast. Thank you!