Lifestream LSP3100 Cholesterol Monitor

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Product Features

• Lab accurate and portable
• Ideal cholesterol monitor for home use
• Sophisticated finger lancing device
• Capable of storing hundreds of dated results
• Test takes three minutes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

High cholesterol levels are dangerous, because they don't have many outward symptoms. And lowering blood cholesterol levels by just 10 percent can result in a 22 percent reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease. Lifestream's cholesterol monitor is a great way to detect and track individual cholesterol levels and help keep them under control. This system is Smart Card-enabled (one Smart Card is included, while others are available if needed), which allows it to store up to 200 dated test results and averages. It's also very easy to use. You just need a single drop of blood from your fingertip to get results that meet the accuracy and precision standards of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). Unlike some other cholesterol tests, Lifestream's model requires no fasting. The monitor is portable, sturdy, and very self-contained, so you can take it on the road if needed. It operates on an 8-volt battery, and comes with a one-year warranty. Test strips for use with this monitor are sold separately. --A.J. Rathbun

Product Description

3-minute cholesterol test. The Lifestream Cholesterol Monitor allows you to quickly and accurately measure your total cholesterol at home. Using a single drop of blood from a finger stick, the monitor aids in determining if you are at risk for coronary heart disease and helps in monitoring the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering therapy. Fast, accurate and easy to use. No fasting required. Features The Data Concern Smart Card, stores over 200 test results by date, calculates your average reading over your last 6 tests, data privacy and security through The Data Concern proprietary technology, lets your doctor or pharmacist use stored results to create a custom plan to help you improve your cardiovascular health. Includes: Lifestream Cholesterol Monitor, The Data Concern Smart Card, Softclix lancet device, 9-volt battery, user's manual, instructional video. The Data Concern Smart Card utilizes an advanced microprocessor and Microsoft Smart Card for Windows operating system, which enables you to store up to 200 date-stamped cholesterol test results and create your own Personal Health Card. Plus, with the optional Privalink software package and accessory kit, you will be able to add Emergency Medical Information directly to your Personal Health Card, including your drug and food allergies, prescriptions, insurance company, primary care physician and hospital preference, as well as other critical information. And, when registered on the Privalink system, you can create a private and secure personal medical record that you control through The Data Concern Smart Card. You alone can authorize physicians and pharmacists to access your test results and personal health records over the World Wide Web. (Privalink software and accessory kit available separately).

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 2 x 6.9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• ASIN: B00005OBPC
• Item model number: LSP3100
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #386,286 in Health & Personal Care (See Bestsellers in Health & Personal Care)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, Accurate, and ... maybe, Lifesaving, October 20, 2001

By	K. Swestyn (Deland, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I spent considerable time procrastinating before I purchased my Lifestream Cholesterol Monitor. My Cholesterol was under control due to medication but I was growing more and more concerned about the long term effects that the medication might have and was strongly wanting to slowly "wean" myself off the medication in favor of a more controlled diet. To do this meant more frequent checks of my Cholesterol Levels and I didn't really want it to mean more frequent DOCTOR visits.

So I purchased the Lifestream Monitor and it is everything I could have asked for in a home monitor. The instructions are simple and easy to read. It comes with a video that helps you visualize the process and the the process really is easy. Also, there is no fasting required so you don't have to skip eating.

The whole test takes less than 5 minutes and costs a lot less (per test) than a doctors visit. Also, results are stored on a Personal Health Card(one included)which holds up to 200 test results and can be taken with you when you go back to your doctor. The card also stores other important medical data and could be invaluable to medical personel in an emergency.

Lifestream has to be called, or contacted at their web address in order to activate your Monitor before use. This was confusing at first but, I believe this is good because it puts you in contact with a person who will answer any concerns and actually talk you through your first test if neccessary.

It was a slight disapointment to find that there were NO test strips included with the Monitor but, these strips have expiration dates so it would be difficult to keep "fresh" strips in the monitors setting on the store shelves. Lifestream will send you two strips after you call them and activate your monitor but, if you want to perform your first test the day you purchase your monitor you will need to purchase a package (6 strips) along with your monitor.

Overall, I am very happy with my monitor and it would benefit even those without current cholesterol concerns. It never hurts to know what your cholesterol level is RIGHT NOW. And with this monitor you can know your level as often as you want.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Product, TERRIBLE MANUAL, November 11, 2001

By	S. Basile "Baze" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had this tester for almost 4 months, and find it accurate and serviceable. The manual however is a textbook example of how NOT to produce product documentation. It is confusing, poorly organized, suffers from an over-abundance of font styles and sizes (most too small, despite large page sizes) and does not do what a manual should: show a new user how to use the product quickly and reliably.

The manual has one section labeled "Intro and Setup" a second entitled "Using the Monitor for the first time" and a third entitled "Taking Readings." These are all proceeded by a page which says "Before using your monitor for the first time..."

What is needed is a simple, "quick start" step-by-step guide to using the monitor. Do I setup my SmartCard first? Do I enter my codes first? Do I activate the monitor by phone first? I'm still not sure.

If this wasn't bad enough there is another legal-sized, quad-folded instruction sheet, printed on both sides that comes with the test strips--it has a better set of instructions, but ones which are difficult to correlate with the larger manual.

Give yourself some time to decode the manual before using and be prepared to refressh yourself with the instructions in the test strip kit when using it, but once you are familiar with it, the Lifestream Monitor is a good home test unit. It would be less daunting to the uninitiated if the manuals had to pass a strict "new-user" test and be made simpler and more clear.

Personally, I have managed to lower my cholesterol by 49 points since getting it and starting an exercise program.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flawed product, not trustworthy results, November 26, 2002

By A Customer

I am not happy with this product at all. The instructions indicate that there is no need to fast before the test, but I noticed what I ate day to day significantly affected the readings I'd gotten. My range had been anywhere from 160 to 210. And the strips are very tricky to apply blood to, unless you have a gushing wound, it is hard to gauge whether the hanging drop will "completely" cover the pad. On average I had wasted 1 out of 3 strips because the drop didn't cover enough of the pad for a reading. Sorry, but I can't believe this monitor is accurate based on my experiences.