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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Painless and Easy!, January 22, 2009
I was diagnosed with diabetes last year. I was given the Freestyle Lite monitor by my doctor. I liked it--it is smaller than the Accu-Chek but the lancet is comparatively more painful than the Multiclix lancet device that comes with the Accu-Chek. The main reason I switched is because the Accu-Chek was my insurance company's preferred meter and the copay for the strips was considerably less ($35 for 50 Freestyle Lite strips and $5 for 90 Accu-Chek strips). Both store readings and have alarms. Both require only a small amount of blood for testing, but I found that the Accu-Chek didn't seem to need as much as the Freestyle Lite. Also, the Freestyle lancet gave me little "wounds" from where I had tested, whereas the Accu-Chek did not, and--may I say it again?--the Multiclix was much more comfortable to obtain a sample--it was literally painless compared to Freestyle Lite.
Even if you don't change your meter you might want to just buy the Multiclix (sold separately also). You won't believe the difference!
There is "no coding" with the Freestyle Lite but there is with the Accu-Chek--that was no big deal at all doing that.
All in all, I prefer the Accu-Chek to the FreeStyle Lite. The FreeStyle is smaller, though, FYI.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy, Portable & Accurate, December 13, 2008
I would say this is probably the best unit I have come across. Its easy to setup and use.
Delivery was on time and in perfect condition. Setup took less than a minute in fact by the second minute we already were done with the first test.
The memory function/feature comes in handy in monitoring both our test results.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Product, August 24, 2009
I have been a Type 2 diabetic for the past 8 years. I have been through plenty of meters during this time. I started with the LifeScan One Touch meter. That was covered by my insurance carrier. But then I switched jobs and began going to the VA for my treatments. They use Accu-Chek products, so I had to change meters that I was uncomfortable with because it took took 45 seconds to read the results whereas the One Touch was a 5 second readout. When you're feeling hypoglycemic, time spent waiting for the results REALLY matters. I had been trying other meters in between, and then Accu-Chek came out with what I consider their best meter yet, the Aviva. It uses a very small amount of blood to conduct a test, and the lancing device that comes with it is something unlike any other device I have seen, the Multiclix. Lancets are stored in a drum, 6 at a time. You never have to touch another lancet. Never have to worry about accidentally sticking yourself when you're changing or discarding lancets.
This meter is lot more stylish than the Advantage. It is faster, more accurate, uses an infrared device to transmit testing information stored on a computer unlike the Advantage which needed a cable, and you can even customize the front face with a variety of "skins" that fits your personality or lifestyle.
The Aviva meter takes a giant step forward in technology for Roche, but the Multiclix Lancing Device steals the show. Even if you don't use an Accu-Chek meter, you owe it to yourself to switch to this outstanding lancing device. You even get 2 more lancets in the box rather than the standard 100 lancet package (17 drums - 6 lancets in each = 102). It's pain-free testing and you can even test yourself on your thigh if you want. Not too many other lancing devices can make that claim. In fact, there are 6 locations you can test yourself - finger tip, palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, and calf.
All in all, I am very happy Roche developed the Aviva and the Multiclix Lancing Device. The VA has made the switch to this much better meter (though they still give you the Softclix Lancing Device with their packaging). If you're a veteran reading this, throw away your Advantage and go to the Pharmacy to get the new Aviva.
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