Best Diabetes Care Products
Useless – Received the softclix lancets from Medshop when I bought my coaguchek INR meter. The meter works fine but be warned the Softclix lancet device is useless. Buy something else with your meter. Have provided this feedback to Medshop but no response. Show details
Accurate , affordable, easy to use and needs very little blood – After struggling with horrible inaccurate accu check products a few years ago I was recommended the caresens by hospital and diabetes educator. The… Read more
caresens npop meter is great and very reliable. The reading are rather consistent and very close to the glucose tests I've had done at the pathology. Added advantage is it needs very little blood compared to accu check products. Would highly recommend it.
Avoid this piece of over priced junk – Why, poor test strip quality...had to use 14 in one day to get non error reading. That a load of poking my finger to get blood. Mine was free but I sure overpaid in frustration.
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I have a Dexcom 7 blood glucose monitor. The system continuously looses connection with the sensor, even when the phone is in my pocket. I find the Dexcom 7 much less user-friendly that the Dexcom 6 Show details
Very frustrating. I have used for several years. Always found them to be accurate. I have wasted many strips getting the E11 error message. I've had… Read more
trouble with the meter recognising there is a strip in it. I replaced my old one with only a few months ago, but it is already having trouble recognising the strips. Ready to bin it.
8/6/25 I had to update this review. Turns out, the problem with the stips was moisture related, not the fault of the manufacturer. I was keeping the strips in a bag, in my esky when I went to work. Replaced the strips, started keeping the strips/meter in a sealed plastic bag, problem solved.
I have purchased the engraved Medical ID dog tag, this review is only for that product. The tags are not cheap, to have one engraved on both sides… Read more
and shipping was AUS$92. The warranty is three months, a very short time for any warranty. Just over two months in the red alert symbol delaminated and fell off, I couldn’t find any information stating that it’s only plastic and not paint or enamel. I wrote to Universal Medical ID they said that due to being under warranty it would be replaced. The replacement is due …… I haven’t received a date but I have received an order number.
My concern is how often does this happen and what happens if it disintegrates again at 3 months and two days, it’s probable that this is a recurring problem. The product is of good quality and while very expensive I ambivalent about recommending it if the alert identification symbol falls off so soon after purchase. The company is replacing the dog tag at no extra cost to me and that is a good sign of their professionalism.
The company has a good reputation. I’m not saying don’t buy the product, it’s more be aware that the plastic symbol is not as durable as expected.
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Fantastic, easy to use – My child has been using this for over a year. Noticed huge improvement and stable BGL within 24hrs of going on this pump. Very easy to use, and my… Read more
7 year old child could navigate the meter easily and was soon operating the pump by herself. (colour screen) Easy to use insertion device. Works wonderful on sick days using temp basal. Excellent helpline and support if needed. Would recommend this product. Easy to use, child friendly, Accurate, great for sick days.
Basic Must Have for Diabetes Monitoring – The Accu-Chek Aviva Connect is simple to use and a must for anyone with T2 diabetes combined with the test strips it takes only seconds to get a… Read more
reading on your blood sugar levels. Download the Accu-Chek App for your device and record all your readings , it comes with the ability to customise notes as to when the reading was taken , ie before meals , after meals or custom. The lance is a simple pod of needles preset to your choice of depth so to get a drop of blood ( these are fully customisable ) and very easy to replace in the pen. A word of caution keep your hands and fingers clean before touching test strips so as not to contaminate the tip of the test strip keeping it free of any contaminate transfers such as anything sweet you may have touched and did not realise which will give you a false reading..
Very inaccurate and inconsistent. I got a reading of 7 and 10 right after each other and i also got a 1.6 which means either im dead or this product doesnt work. Show details
Like my old teacher's comments, "could do better" – The pump has been a game changer for me. It's greatly increased my time in target and I wouldn't be without it. Having said that, there are a few… Read more
things that could be done better (much better). • The on/off button is way too low profile and difficult to depress. I overcome this by gluing a pad to it to raise it slightly so it's above the case. • The belt clip is designed by a moron. Why design a belt clip that requires one to disconnect the tubing to remove the pump? I overcame this by cutting out the bottom right corner to allow removal with the tubing connected. • The number of button presses required to get something done. E.g. bolus delivery. Calculate bolus, confirm (or change) amount, deliver amount, confirm delivery. Why? • Alarms. There's no way to silence the pump. I'm about to go on a trip with a total of almost 24 hours flying to my destination, the 1st leg of which is 17 hours. I don't want the alarm (or my Dexcom app for that matter) disturbing the entire plane. The pump and app seem ignore any volume settings. There needs to be a "flight" mode on both the pump and app.
Absolute worst designed lancet – I HATE this lancet. The case is ridiculously fiddly - one wrong move and you completely stuff up the device and have to buy a new one. I will NEVER buy another one. Show details
I have used approx 7 sensors up to date and always had some problems. I have done reports to Dexcom and they sent me number of free sensors. I found… Read more
not to do correction after first day as suggested, but wait extra day, then reading will get more accurate. It went all good until system start to report low sugar. initially I used Honey but later I did finger sugar test and find huge difference in reading. While testing more sensors, I had one sensor, which done good reading for full life of sensor. I was glad, as I assume it was due to selecting different sensor location. But I was wrong, another sensor worked for some 8 days and then low sugar warning error started and I have to remove sensor. Next sensor just started to count activation delay and 5 minutes later reported sensor failure. Unable to get it running, so wasted sensor. As Dexcom has not supplied me with hand reader, as I asked them as I spent huge money to update my old mobile to be able to use they app. I was unable to test if issues are with mobile app or actual sensor. I am 78 YO retired person with Diabetic 2, using insulin for 10 years plus. it is very important for me to control my sugar as best I can. What I am surprised off, how NDSS can approved this product. Do they do any tests or am I the only one with problems ? Dexcom has stopped replying to my emails and my reports, it maybe due to as they can only replace sensor, nothing else. So what I do ? the other product on market even do not replace faulty sensor ... John, Monbulk