Biggest cost here is the meter not the strips so I went for a relatively
cheap meter. When the battery went flat I rang Roche and they sent me a
Accu Chek Performa for free. I am happy with it as I need no bells and
whistles like uploading data to computer etc and its close to my lab
fasting reading. You may be ok with the cheap ones from Walmart is it?
They apparently have cheaper strips. The main thing to look for if you
aren't an apparent diabetic is to see the size of any rise, not the
actual reading itself. That part ends to be consistent. US readers might
chime in here.

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> i am considering getting another meter, as those of you who read some
> of my posts here i went through a testing phase to see what foods
> affected me and to try and keep my levels in order, this was partly a
> learnin g experience for me because of having a diabetic brother and
> partly as general education for me of how my body reacts to specific
> foods... it is now that time of year and since the other meter burnt
> up i am going to try and get a talking meter, but i thought before i
> started looking, when last i looked there were several on the market,
> i was wondering if anyone had a particular brand of strip or meter
> they liked, i thought with experienced long term users i might be able
> to eliminate a few choices, I am also interested in what meters and
> strips you wouldn't buy again,
>
> Lee
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