Embrace Talk Test Strips Bundle 300 Ct

A bargain for getting good enough BG readings for self management
This meter and strips are a bargain. If you can’t get accurate readings, there are 3 possibilites; the meter is broken, the strips are expired or exposed too long after opening, or you aren’t testing correctly. This isn’t new technology.I was diagnosed with T1 at age 29 in 1979. I’ve been self-testing since the Ames Glucometer was available in the 1980s. I ordered it over the objection of my internist and paid for it and test strips out of pocket because in those days insurance didn’t cover them. I only had insurance because I’d had it before I was diagnosed. It required a large hanging drop to saturate a test pad.I’ve had MANY meters since then, some were “smart” with elaborate logging. Some were dumb. Every one consistently met the FDA requirements that their results be within 15% of a certified lab’s results. Every one was consisently higher or lower than the lab results whe I consistently took readings multiple times every day at the same time relative to my eating and activity scheduled.Where they varied was the sample size they required. The Embrace Talk meter requires a drop 1/16 to 1/8inch or 1.5mm to 3.mm in diameter- depending on my state of your hydration. If I’m dehydated, (ironically when it’s harder to express a drop from my fingetips), then a larger drop is needed.In 1983 the meter cost more than $100, strips cost $1 each and a test took at least 30 seconds. Thats more than $300 and $3 in 2020 dollars. In comparison the Embrace is fast and inexpensive.To use this (or any) glucose test meter and get useful results you must be consistent in your testing protocol.If I’m not, I can’t expect to get a high percentage of good results. One thing that has helped the most is washing my hands with warm water and a gylcerine soap (like Pears) and not using a towel, but shaking my hands dry. The soap washes clear with little rinsing and strips all oil from my fingers so blood drops don’t spread. The shaking stimulates blood flow. The combination lets me take 4-5 tests per day with relatively small drops. I do NOT clean the test area with alcohol unless I can’t wash my hands. It has no benefit if my skin is clean and it WILL dry it out AND skin of the thumb and forefinger used to hold the wipe.Since COVID started I always wash my hands this way, more than 10 times a day and haven’t experienced excessive dryness.I still buy my test supplies out of pocket. I “lose” 1 strip per prodiction batch checking with normal test solution, and about 1 per vial of 50 due to inadequate sample size. Embrace Talk strips at Amazon cost under $0.15@. In 1983 dollars that’s less than $0.05@ compared to $1.00@. Even if I waste a few strips per vial, I’m still getting a bargain.I have 2 Embrace meters, one for backup. I record the 30 day avaerage the first of each month and calculate the A1c from the last 3 averages. One meter reads ~5% low, the other ~10% high. That is close enough for me to use the results and sliding scale to manage my diabetes.Note: Fingertip testing is “iinconvenient” but CGM is a VERY expensive alternative that someone must pay for. CGM is most effective when used with childen and seniors who can’t manage a routine without making mistakes. CGM doesn’t objectively reduce the effort of testing with multiple daily injections. You still carry a “meter” at best that’s a cellphone. To maintain good control you need to be covered if/when a CGM sensor fails, so if traveling, a strip meter. The most comorehensive evaluation of CGM with seniors vs strip testing found no improvement in outcomes, and only slight reductions in hyper- and hyopoglycemia.

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