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« on: January 10, 2009, 01:32:52 PM »
If you missed it on TV, One Touch is offering a free meter. They are offering the One Touch Ultra Mini in any color you would like from the available choices. The link is https://www.onetouchgold.com/simplestart/?utm_source=TV_DR_60_MP2U_DANNY&utm_medium=TV&utm_campaign=2008DRTV
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 03:53:10 PM »
I placed an order for one about a month ago still no meter though...Boxman
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2009, 06:57:44 PM »
Having had diabetes since the age of 20, the one rule I learned long ago: Never pay for a meter.

I have been able to get a free meter from most companies by simply calling and requesting one.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2009, 08:19:12 PM »
Quote from: boxman55 on January 10, 2009, 03:53:10 PM
I placed an order for one about a month ago still no meter though...Boxman



Anything free takes a long time to arrive!
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2009, 08:21:57 PM »
Mikey, for some reason Accu Chek sends me a new one every two years automatically, usually with a 50 count bottle of strips plus the 10 strips that comes in the meter box. Then if there is a diabetes expo at the hospital, I can get one from each manufacture there. I've missed going the last 2 years due to being sick though around the same time. I've noticed at the local pharmacies that you can get a freee meter if you have one of their Preferred Shopper cards. But I have pretty much all of the major manufactors already plus 2 different talking glucose meters that suppose to help low vision. Kinda a joke there since getting the blood to the strip is the hard part with low vision. The old Accu Chek comfort curve strips worked best for me when I was totally blind because it shaped around your finger.

Yes the meter will take awhile to get to your house, like anything else that takes forever to get to you. However it's free so can't complain unless you need one right there and then.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2009, 08:23:46 PM »
Cool beans-takes the same strip as the one that talks to my pump...thanks Chris!

Although, I do believe it is all a scam-the meters.  They want you to have theirs because they make their money on the strips.  Same reason printers are so cheap.
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2009, 08:45:04 PM »
I have 3 of those things. I got one from my doctor's office, one from my pharmacist and one from the free offer. I keep one upstairs, one downstairs and one in my purse. I don't think anyone has to worry about missing out on the deal. It's been running for almost a year. They are very bare bones basic though. I had their UltraSmart until it died. That was a great machine! Huge screen, backlight, you can enter insulin taken, food eaten, exercise done, lab values, doctor's appointment results. And it graphs different things. I got hat one free too.
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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2009, 08:49:27 PM »
Never got the One Touch UltraSmart. Wanted it Yes, pay about $100, noooo. I have an old Accu Chek that does most of that when I had my insulin pump.

Anyone remember the meter that was the size of a pen? I miss having that one.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2009, 09:01:56 PM »
Yeah, I had the pen. I found it to be horribly inaccurate though, so I stopped using it. A year or so ago, I found one at CVS that was a test strip bottle with a meter in the cap. It was cool too, but I kept getting error messages every time I tried to use it, so it got returned.
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2009, 09:23:00 PM »
Yes it was inaccurate, but it was cool to have when I was at school. They still sell it overseas though. I just like the size of it, but can't read the results these days on it. It was cool to have as a kid, just wished I didn't chuck it.

Seems CVS, Walgreens, and Walley Mart sell the same thing., I just find it easier to carry all the supplies in one bag like the regular meter has. And again it has small font display.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2009, 04:29:49 PM »
got mine, but  I am not going to use it till I run out of my breeze 2 machine strips. Which I like a lot dropping in the disk of 10 strips...Boxman
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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2009, 04:52:37 PM »
I have the orignal meter of that one when it was called the Dex. Way before Accu Chek came out with something. At one time the company was offering a free meter, but you had to supply them with the serial number of your old Bayer device. I was to lazy to go to the basement to get the Dex out to get a meter. Hopefully the test strips in the Mini Ultra do not expire soon (Thanks Accu Chek).
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2009, 02:04:57 PM »
I was surprised today, I got my free meter today. That only took 2 weeks.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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