Product Description

Bayer HealthCare LLC does not warrant use of the Ascensia Contour Blood Glucose Meter with any strip other than Ascensia Contour Blood Glucose Strips. For complete warranty information, refer to User Guide. For in vitro diagnostic use. Store meter at room temperature 50 -86° Fahrenheit. This kit contains the following Ascensia Contour items: *Blood Glucose Meter*Quick Reference Guide*User Guide*Ascensia Microlet Adjustable Lancing Device with 5 lancets*Ascensia Clinilog record Diary*Carrying case*Warranty card. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back within 90 days of purchase. Five year limited warranty. For questions or comments, or help with reimbursement, call: 1-800-348-8100, or www.bayerdiabetes.com. Bayer HealthCare LLC is dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services to our customers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1568 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Ascensia
• Model: 7151B
• Released on: 2007-05-28
• Ingredients: Active Ingredients: Test Strip Reagents: PQQ Glucose Dehydrogenase (Acinetobacter Sp. ) 6% W/W; Potassium Ferricyanide 55% W/W.
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.80" h x 5.10" w x 8.20" l, .78 pounds

Features

• No coding required
• 5 second test time
• Pre/post meal test marking for better glucose control
• 0.6 blood sample size, alternative site testing, palm or forearm
• 480 test result memory with 14 day average

Customer Reviews

IS ACCURACY IMPORTANT? READ MY EXPERIENCE
The Ascensia(tm) Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring system has proven not as accurate as I would have expected. The unit came with 10 FREE Strips and I purchased an additional 100 strips. The first thing I did was the chemical strip test to determine its stability - I used 3 Strips and the output was within a few numbers . After getting out the Lancet I decided to test myself. My First reading was 91 (very good). I then proceeded to test another finger (just out of curiosity); and the reading was 110 (OH DEAR).. I proceeded to poke and bleed myself an additional 10 times and the readings went from 85 to 125... THE AVERAGE READING BEING 93 (which I assume is my true reading). I spoke with my doctor, he told me this is a known issue with the Ascensia(tm); The method used to draw blood is very critical. You cannot "MILK" your finger, this causes additional platelets to form screwing up the readings. Especially if you wait over 5 seconds before donating the sample to the STRIP.

Great meter, lots of features, but very easy to use
I've been diabetic for over 10 years and used a variety of glucometers. This has been the best and easiest to use right out of the box. It requires a pindrop sample and gives an accurate result in only 5 seconds.

The display is quite large for those with eyesight difficulties. It comes with a carrying case to hold the meter, a lancet, and a vial of test strips. You don't even have to take the meter out of the case to use it...just unzip the case and pop in a test strip!

It's easy to track pre-and post-meal readings using the up/down arrow and "M" button to mark each result. It can even be set to remind you to re-test post-meal in 2.5 hours!

The meter can be connected to a PC for downloading data (my doctor does this for me to analyze my readings).

It only comes with a few test strips (this is how all glucometers are packaged), so be sure to get extras. If your insurance doens't cover the strips, LOOK AROUND AT AMAZON for boxes of strips. They can be found for almost 50% of the cost at your local Wal-Mart.

So easy to use
The Ascensia Contour Monitoring System is everything I had hoped. It is compact and so easy to use. I appreciate the effort put into a design that requires so little blood sample and can be extract from a variety of places. The product was shipped quickly and received in great condition. I have only praise for both the product and the process.