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Poll Results
What blood test meter do you or your child use most often?
Accu-Chek Active
1%
12
Accu-Chek Advantage
4%
37
Accu-Chek Compact
6%
47
Accu-Chek Complete
2%
17
BD Logic
3%
23
BD Latitude
1%
2
FreeStyle
13%
106
Flash
12%
95
Tracker
1%
5
DEX or DEX2
1%
7
Elite or Elite XL
2%
19
InDuo
1%
3
OneTouch FastTake
1%
4
OneTouch Profile, II, or Basic
1%
3
OneTouch Ultra
31%
240
OneTouch UltraSmart
13%
105
OneTouch SureStep
0%
0 Precision QID
1%
2
Precision Xtra
1%
15
Sof-Tact
1%
2
Store brand
1%
2
Visual strips
1%
1
Other
1%
11
Total votes: 758
What blood test meter do you or your child use most often?
Poll dates: April 4 - 11, 2004
Total Votes: 758There are many good blood glucose meters to choose from. In the past several years, we've seen people changing to meters that take smaller and smaller amounts of blood and which produce results in fewer and fewer seconds. We've also seen the number of people using photometric meters (e.g., the OneTouch Profile) drop to almost none. Today, among our readers, LifeScan's OneTouch Ultra and UltraSmart, along with TheraSense's FreeStyle and FreeStyle Flash, are the most used meters.
If you're thinking about getting a new meter, review the features of the various meters to find one that best meets your needs.
The table below compares results of last week's poll with similar polls run in previous years.
Totals less than 100% due to rounding
Meter Apr
2004Oct
2003Apr
2003Apr
2002Aug
2001May
2000Oct
1998Accu-Chek Active 1% 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- Accu-Chek Advantage 4% 7% 8% 10% 12% 22% 11% Accu-Chek Compact 6% 3% 1% -- -- -- Accu-Chek Complete 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 8% 4% Logic 3% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- Latitude 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- FreeStyle 13% 20% 15% 15% 15% -- -- Flash 12% -- -- -- -- -- -- Tracker 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- DEX or DEX2 1% 1% 2% 3% 12% 9% 7% Elite or XL 2% 2% 2% 6% 10% 20% 18% InDuo 1% 1% -- -- -- -- -- OneTouch FastTake 1% 1% 1% 3% 7% 11% 6% OneTouch Profile, II, or Basic 1% 1% 1% 1% 5% 15% 43% OneTouch Ultra 31% 33% 41% 34% 23% -- -- OneTouch UltraSmart 13% 16% 5% -- -- -- -- OneTouch SureStep 0% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- Precision QID 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 7% 7% Precision Xtra 1% 2% 3% 12% 3% -- -- Sof-Tact 1% 1% 1% 2% -- -- -- Store brand 1% 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- Visual strips 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0%
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Last Updated: Wednesday March 16, 2005 15:37:45
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