Accu-Chek Guide Me Meter

Got this to replace my old one of the same model. The old one was sometimes not coming on when a strip was inserted, unless I put it in my pocket for awhile to warm it up. This new one works perfectly. I didn't want a newer model because I already had a large supply of test strips. I've seen complaints because there's no eject button, but I just use the alcohol swab to pull out the strip, it's not a big deal.

It works great and takes very little blood to get a reading

First off, I am not diabetic, but have several diabetic friends. I am 52, healthy, active, swim 6 days a week for 30 minutes. I have bad habits when it comes to sugar and wanted to see the effects of sugar at home. In addition, I just wanted a baseline for today. So, I called my friend, he recommended this device. I am so happy I purchased this, I purchased the strips separately. So, for roughly $35, I started testing my blood sugar. The hardest part by far is generating the courage to stick my finger, but it doesn't hurt, it is definitely a mental obstacle to be overcome. I tested when I woke up, before a meal, after a meal. My numbers are solid as a rock! I am very happy that I purchased this. It is easy to use, there is a "pen" for drawing one drop of blood, the strip goes in the machine then touches the drop of blood, and TADA! The number appears on the screen. I have used it 4 times so far, just to see where I am at, and everything is good. For those of you just investigating, it is well worth it. $35 for Accutech or $500 to visit the doctor and answer the very same question. Of course, this is one small part of a diabetic assessment, and I am not saying to not go to your doctor if you have suspicions, for $35 though? Who can argue with the piece of mind I have found just checking my blood sugar and getting an answer within seconds. Lots of folks are diabetic and prediabetic, thankfully, I am not one. Catch it early, and there is hope to reverse prediabetes through diet and exercise. This unit will help me check now whenever I want. Thank you!

Tests blood reliably, while battery lasts a long time.

Every single part of the device (paper, needles etc) costs extra. It gets the job done. I can't tell how accurate it is since I do not have another way to measure it, but I know it is a well done brand, widely used so gets the job done, I guess.

After being diagnosed as pre diabetic and instructed to check my blood each morning, this is the meter my doctor recommended. I got lazy and stopped checking it a couple of months ago. I decided to start back, but kept getting an error notice. I sent an email to accu-check explaining the situation, thinking I might simply need a new meter. Mine is a couple of years old. I was shocked when I received a call from accu-check within 15 minutes. She walked me through some steps, gave me some tips, and waited while I checked my blood. The problem was actually user error lol. I am more than impressed at the outstanding customer service for a product I paid $15 for two years ago. I’ve often waited days to hear back from companies that I’ve bought vey high dollar items from. I highly recommend this product and their customer service.

Due to the generosity of Amazon, I tried to return this order and reorder a higher priced meter, Amazon just refunded and said keep it. I had already ordered the higher priced meter, so now I have one of each version meter from ACCU-CHEK, as for the meter performance, I have two other cheap MFG glucose meters, I was very disappointed in the readings from these meters, not only did they never agree with each other, testing several times in a row with the same sample source resulted in wildly different results, now with 2 ACCU-CHEK meters the results on both meters agree with each other 100% or sometimes with in 1 or 2 points difference, I'm a retired engineer, my whole carrier has been dealing with exact results when testing equipment, this tells me I can trust the results from the ACCU-CHEK meters. I should have done my research before I bought the first cheap meters. the ACCU-CHEK meters deserve the outstanding reviews I have read, and believe me, I'm an expert when dealing with instrumentation.

Great product! App works great. Don’t waste your money on others. Also, refills are affordable and easy to obtain.