Comparison of Blood Glucometers: Freestyle Lite vs OneTouch Ultra 2

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[EyezLikaFox̌]

Not sure if you still have the machines to do this test again but maybe they both would be more accurate if you wipe your fingers with an alcohol wipe?

[annied]

Hi Dr. Brewer. After reading some articles and also the failure of Theranos company's blood test, I think one import point is that we could not squeeze the blood out before testing since the squeezing might dilute the finger blood by squeezing more cell cytosol than blood and adding too much cell debris and noises, the same reason why Theranos company cannot give out accurate blood test result by single drop finger blood. I did try by my self with my freestyle lite glucometer and found out that a larger amount of blood drop gives a higher reading while a tiny amount of blood from squeezing always reads around 20 less.

[lisaandrew]

Nice video, I was scanning my sensor before with reader. For the last few months, I have been using Nightrider cgm with my Libre which helps me to monitor glucose readings on phone screen without needing to scan. it's great!

[shreyarastogi]

Nice video, I use Libre and Blucon and love them to control my blood glucose values. The alarms are nice and are loud enough to wake me up. You can adjust your BG ranges to whatever you want. The best part of blucon is I can calibrate it for higher accuracy!

[TomokoAbe_]

I bought a WalMart glucose meter and compared to my old AccuCheck machine which is pretty accurate; however, insurance dropped Accucheck test strips. The cheap Walmart meters had high variations as much as 30 - 35 points from the Aviva test strips (which are more expensive). Aviva said 90. The wal-mart brand tested 115. Big difference. However, NO glucose meter is 100% accurate and those numbers will change every second even taking it from the same stick. Since the sugars are brittle I tend to trust the more expensive test strips -- you get what you pay for. Since insurance will no longer carry Aviva I switched to Freestyle.

[jasmineken]

Nice video, I diagnosed with T1 and use the FreeStyle Libre sensor with Blucon transmitter, I track blood glucose readings on watch and phone constantly and the phone beeps at night when the glucose is out of range.

[dsquark]

Thanks Doc, nice review, quick and to the point. I have recently obtained GE100 meter and strips without insurance. $9 for the meter, and $8 for 50 strips. A Bargain and running them side by side. I test several times a day, at least 8, and of course there are variations. Some 5 to 10%. Freestyle strips cost around $1.89 per and around $0.40 per with insurance. Whilst FreeStyle lite is indeed the smallest meter I have owned and I like its ease of use and low blood droplet. I am not happy with the cost of the strips. I think I can get used to the GE100 meter. I can also live with the difference, after all what is important is trend. Non of these at home devices are "accurate", Accuracy is a loaded term. Most meters are +/- 10 to 20% from run to run. Even Freestyle lite.

[jameskinsella]

I think Consumer Reports latest report on glucometers would be the best source of what is the most accurate glucometer...at least its unbiased

[leahjacob]

I use the Freestyle Precision Neo and have used a Contour Next a few times, but stopped because the Contour Next was reading 20 to 25 points higher than the Freestyle. When I feel that my Blood Sugar is low I will use both meters and the Contour Next will always read about much higher which makes me think that the Freestyle is not accurate because of low readings.

[lilystonne]

I had professional lab work done at Lifelabs yesterday. Also took the opportunity to compare fasting blood glucose readings of 3 glucometers I own, Freestlye Lite, Accu-chek Aviva, and GE100, against Lifelabs fasting blood glucose reading. Immediately after the blood draw at the lab, I tested with the 3 glucometers while sitting in my car. Here are the results. Lifelabs: 99, GE100: 90, Accu-chek Aviva: 83, Freestyle Lite: 77. I was astonished and dismayed, especially with the difference between the Freestyle reading of 77 compared to Lifelabs of 99. I have used Lifelabs for 3 years. Results have been fairly consistent. And, I had checked Freestyle Lite with the control solution provided. What do you think, Dr. Brewer? Thank you.

[fireside]

You checked it a few minutes ago and got completely different readings on both meters. Since your blood would not have changed that much in a few minutes, they are both basically worthless. Also, you can get a control solution to check them and then have some idea of what they should be reading.

[HemanLee]

I'm ready to throw away my Onetouch meters, they always test 10 to 20mg high against my Freestyle Libre CGM and even verified it with the Neo Precision Test strip which is Hospital grade. The problem is the strips, not the meter. Since the newer strip don't require calibrating - which means all strips are manufactured calibrated at 25. This means that they don't bother to calibrate each batch to simplify the manufacturing process.

[albertoterrayo]

Hi Doc. Which is better and accurate freestyle freedom lite or freestyle lite? Thanks for answering it.

[lilystonne]

Do not buy the iHealth Align glucose meter. I was looking for a meter that uses cheaper test strips than my Accu-chek Aviva. Although it had mixed reviews on Amazon, the test strips were half the price. I discovered that the readings on the iHealth Align were 10 to 25 points higher than the Accuchek. So the question was, which was more accurate one? Following your recommendation, I bought the Freestyle Lite. The readings were more in line with the Accu-chek. I wanted to use up the iHealth strips, so I continued with it. Just now, I tested post dinner and got a reading of 148, after eating a low carb meal. Using blood from the same prick, I immediately tested with the Freestyle Lite and got a reading of 106. Man! That's a difference of 42 points!!! I packed up the useless iHealth device and threw it into a drawer. How can they get away with selling such a piece of junk! 😡

[paula]

Thank you for your help as I have not been diagnosed as a diabetic but I am watching what the results are after eating certain foods. My mom was diabetic so I may have the genes in me?

[ciudaddeplata]

nice i used freestyle i can't set it up for my life

[abinayavasanth-qnnz]

Doctor what you are using is one touch ultra 2. It is not contour

[marietteteasdale]

If eat two hours before and had 100. Blood count

[shahidzaman]

sir I i want to buy a precise glucometre for my mother. which one should I buy contour plus one or freestyle lite?does both have accurate results?

[ladyday]

I have both testing meters.
When I test with the FreeStyle Lite meter, my glucose test reading is always LOWER than... when I test with the One Touch Ultra meter.