Health Tech Review: Contour Next USB Glucose Meter by Bayer

Diabetes/Health Illustration Logo. © Antony Simpson/Sye Watts.

I’m a type 1 diabetic. See my blog post How I was diagnosed with Diabetes to learn more about my diabetes story. Anyway today I’m reviewing the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter. Sometime ago, I switched to the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter. It was one of the best diabetes-related things I’ve ever done. The Contour Next USB Glucose Meter is small, easy to use and track trends. There’s so many good things about the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter, that I’ve put together a list of features that I like:

• It’s small – tiny in comparison to most other Glucose Meters. Something I appreciate and that I imagine others would.
• It’s easy to use – with it’s big colour display and three options. It’s three options being: Logbook, Trends and Setup.
• As well as logging blood sugars it has the options to log carbs and/or insulin.
• USB connection to the computer with java-based software that’s Windows & Mac compatible.
• Software – That creates great detailed reports in PDF format that you can then share with your GP, Diabetes Nurse, Diabetes Consultant, etc.
• Both the device and software track trends – the software reports giving much more details on trends.
• USB charges meter battery – not that in the plus 6 months I’ve had it I’ve needed to charge it.
• Meter allows you to fill the same strip with extra blood if you didn’t put enough blood in the first time. Rather than starting again.
• No coding or quality testing required.
• Finger-pricking device is small.
• Comes with a slightly bulkier case that keeps everything together – the meter, the testing strips and the finger-pricking device.

Here are some images of the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter:

Contour Next USB Box	What The Meter Looks Like
Sample of PDF Report that the software creates.

The only thing I dislike is that the java-based software can be slow and occasionally crashes. But the benefits the software brings far outweigh these slight annoyances.

Overall the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter is by far the best glucose meter I’ve used. It’s probably the best on the market. An improvement on future models could include connection/communication with Apps that could be used on the iPhone or iPad.

You can Request a FREE Contour Next USB Glucose Meter or Find Out More about the Contour Next USB Glucose Meter here.

Review soon,

Antony

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