One Touch Verio IQ

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.

Gives error after every 3/4 readaings – After 3/4 readings gives error. Says see customer care. Again works sometimes. Tried to visit the shop. Lulu Muscat Oman. Worst customer care. Kept machine with them and bought another machine.

One Touch Verio IQ – The One Touch Verio IQ glucose monitor is a very easy monitor to use .It has a back light so you can use it at night time ,The large numbers are easy to read and no need to change the battery because the monitor is rechargeable I highly recommended this monitor

Dont like it – 3 out of 4 attempts read error, repeat test with new strip. Had help from nurse. Don't like, .followed directions in booklet. Will try again in morning. If no luck will return.

Best meter I’ve had! – Very easy to use, don’t have to refer to manual when adjusting, like all other meters I have used since 1980! Good to use when traveling by plane, good bright lights, including light on sensor strip. Bottle of test strips has place to stand in case when testing so don’t loose strips every where! Meter readings are all in colour, day and dates… Read more

are displayed, can also tag readings and has a memory of over 700 readings. Tiny amount of blood needed for reading and results in seconds!

Reply to Fireball 14017 and Busymom – Hi I am an electronics engineer that has used this meter now for two years. Besides the constant charging you complain about, I think it maybe your unit because I do the same amount of tests and mine lasts for two weeks. As for calibration worries. Testing against other meters will not prove anything. You need to take your meter to your diabetes… Read more

education centre and they will test with a calibrated solution. Mine tested perfect when I had the same concerns as you. Busymom you are quite right there is a worldwide product recall on this meter. There is a software bug that if you measure 1024 mg/dL or 56 mmol/L and above, the meter will not provide a warning that the blood glucose is extremely high and will shut off, thereby potentially leading to incorrect treatment and delaying proper treatment. While yes this maybe serious fault, but if you are aware of this bug you should report to hospital immediately if your meter shuts down, so you can still use it until your free replacement arrives.

On a whole I really like my meter and would not go back to those blood thirsty old strips and the hard to read monochrome displays. It is high time that all manufactures of these meters get with modernization and take the lead from this meter.

Not too bad a meter but it has very basic flaws – Having been a Type 1 sufferer for 56 years I've used a fair few BG meters. The One touch Verio IQ by Lifestyle on the face of it actually looks pretty good. It's neat and very modern looking meter which fits nicely in the hand and is relatively easy to work. I'm not good at reading instructions ( there is a comprehensive book included) but after… Read more

pressing the ok button to switch it on it is fairly easy to "find your way about" the meter with its features-. and there are many. The personalised high/low pattern is one of the best features of the Verio IQ along with being able to set the personalised tags for before and after meals. Tags can be attached to BG results with small Apple logos. All very twee! It has the usual huge memory capacity like modern competitive meters giving you weekly, 14 day, monthly, 3 monthly averages at a glance. Date, time, year etc are standard. Nice backlight and also large print figures complete the good points about this meter. Now, the bad points :- the Verio IQ has a RECHARGABLE BATTERY, which needs to be recharged at least once a week if you are doing 6-8 tests a day. If this meter was battery operated which lasted say 3 months then this downside would be rectified. It takes a few hours recharging on the mains to be able to get the Vario IQ to work. This frankly is a big problem as you need to carry the recharging gubbins around with you or have it handy- a bit like a mobile phone actually. If like me you like to have a number of meters about like one in your car and one in the house etc then leaving the Vario IQ in the car as a spare then 9/10 you will come to use it and the damn battery will be flat. If you are feeling low and want a test-.you want your meter to work- you cannot wait for the battery to get charged up can you? I rang the manufacturers over this point and the fact that it needed to be recharged all the time. They didn't seem to have thought about it from a diabetics point of view can you believe it?! That aside - the next downside is the FACT THAT THE VARIO IQ IS NOT ACCURATE, despite their claims. If I told you that my old Roche Meter gave me a reading of 4.6 mmols and the Vario IQ at the same time gave me 7.9 mmols. This discrepancy occurred consistently over a 2 week period when I compared my old Roche against the Vario IQ. To make it fair- I compared my old Roche to a new Roche Performa Nano ( see my previous review of the Nano posted recently). Both my old Roche and the new Roche were as near as damn it spot on together with their BG readings. My conclusion therefore Is that the Vario IQ reads consistently HIGH. This could be dangerous in the hypo stakes. You would think you were okay but whoops you could be a lot lower than Mr Vario IQ had just stated in his last test . If there's one thing I want in a meter -,its ACCURACY that's the most important, never mind the all singing all dancing features. One more downside of the Vario IQ- The metal test strips apart from being expensive actually stick together through static build up in the plastic case they come in. You end up getting 2 or 3 out at a time and they are very slippery- so easily dropped- a nuisance that. However once out and in the machine- a small amount of blood is all that's required to give you a reading - ALBEIT AN INACCURATE ONE! Switching the meter off is a bummer too if you don't want to waste that precious battery- albeit there is an auto/off after a while. For me it's the recharging thing and inaccuracy of this meter that makes me unable to recommend the Vario IQ to fellow diabetics. Shame really as it looks the part.

Product safety warning not communicated – A national pharmacy was distributing this for free in exchange for personal information however I found a European safety warning regarding this product with an offer to exchange for another model. I'm wondering why distribution in australia continues to be allowed esp with no associated warnings from pharmacies. It's really scary. I will not be using this product. None-0 rating if possible Safety warning