tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post2335241291791344755..comments2023-10-09T04:56:39.773-04:00Comments on Dorkabetic: The Accu-Chek Nano EarwormAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057037135771680767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post-19046030537013158202013-03-26T09:39:13.590-04:002013-03-26T09:39:13.590-04:00It's not that it's catchy. It's that t...It's not that it's catchy. It's that the damned thing is marketed towards pre-teen girls. Which is really a statement about the sad world we live in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post-84283355421009528452012-09-09T15:05:22.726-04:002012-09-09T15:05:22.726-04:00Thanks Hannah! Now I've got that song stuck in...Thanks Hannah! Now I've got that song stuck in my head...Scott Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259475635753627498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post-60488952658889159822012-09-08T14:05:48.532-04:002012-09-08T14:05:48.532-04:00I love singing that song when I am around other pe...I love singing that song when I am around other people with diabetes. Oddly enough, no one ever joins in with me :(Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834565473474357037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post-45202442100691492142012-09-07T16:50:08.385-04:002012-09-07T16:50:08.385-04:00Hannah, I've been using one for a while and wr...Hannah, I've been using one for a while and wrote about it. Also wrote about losing it... twice in a week and a half. Anyway, the readings were almost always a little higher than my previous meter (Contour), but I always try to get a gauge of the old vs. new through side-by-side testing, then use what I'm seeing from the new meter as the "new normal". Good luck with your research!StephenShttp://www.happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32135187.post-55739207384320821372012-09-07T12:25:38.886-04:002012-09-07T12:25:38.886-04:00Well, I am in the process of switching to the Nano...Well, I am in the process of switching to the Nano. The decision has more to do with the fact that Accu-Chek is on the formulary of my (somewhat) new healthplan and Bayer Contour isn't, although I could choose between Accu-Chek or OneTouch. I do like non-coding meters, and I also learned a bit more about the accuracy thing. The claim is legit, although as you note, the improvement is not huge. Having said this, the accuracy range is not an FDA mandate but determined by the Switzerland-based multinational organization known as The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and those standards permit manufacturers +/- 20% deviation from actual clinical laboratory tests for blood glucose levels (see my post at http://bit.ly/QjyA5W for more on that). The new meter does adhere to the standard a bit more tightly than some others, but it's still not as great as I'd like to see things and I think they need to be more accurate at the low-end, but it's a move in the right direction.<br /><br />I've received supplies and will be using the Nano when my Contour strips are used up (soon, I have only a few boxes left). My use has been mainly trials so far. On the product itself, it's fine though I'm not crazy about the storage case as it uses a flimsy elastic band to hold the meter in place rather than a sturdier clear plastic casing, but beyond that, I'd say the product is a competent competitor.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.com