Chris writes:
>> I once used a Companion meteer from Exactech when I was away from
>> home…but I found it consistently lower than my OT II
>> readings…sometimes as much as 90 mg lower…so I just use the OT II now….

>> Chris
>> schmi…@gold.tc.umn.edu

I consistently use both the Exactech and OTII and discovered that you *must*
use a large drop of blood on the Exactech strip or you will see a difference
between the meters as noted above.  Making sure that a large drop of blood is
used I almost always see the Exactech lower than the OTII by about 10-20 Mg.
This is no problem since I just always mentally correct the Exactech by adding
in the 10 or so Mg but that figure is so small that it rarely makes a difference.

While on the subject of Exactech meters I will provide the following message as
a "public" service.  I have purchased on two separate trips to the drug store
Exactech test strips that when opened had N/A printed on the control solution
ranges normally found on the accompanying instruction sheet.  When I called the
800 number for Medisense and asked them "what gives?" they immediately offered
to replace all my strips no questions asked.  When I probed into "why" I was
told that this lot of strips was intended for sale outside of the U.S. and is
not supposed to be sold under any circumstances here in the U.S. of A.  Hmmmm…
I thought that seemed very strange but since I was getting (and did receive in
the next days mail) new strips I just accepted the fact as it was told to me.
"Why" people outside the U.S do not use control solutions is beyond me.  When I
received my next lot of "illegal contraband" strips and had them similarly
replaced by Medisense I went to the pharmacist and complained about his selling
me "illegal" stuff.  He called Medisense, reacting with scepticism, and got a
more involved story about how black marketeers stole this stuff from some third
world nation and resold it in the U.S. (at a big discount presumably).  I personally
find this explanation a little bit "fishy" but I am pleased with how efficiently
Medisense has stood behind their product and quickly replaced the "suspect" test
strips.  Kudos to them for that part of the transaction…

…bob klein…

AT&T Bell Laboratories
Denver, CO

r…@longs.att.com

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