Almost Great Product............Follow up review added as of 9/29/16 must read!!!!!!
I am insulin dependent so my life depends upon accurate readings so that I don't overdose on insulin. I have tried all of the major players out there. Usually I am disappointed with readings that can vary by as much as 100 points when testing with two different brand meters at the same time. Terrible! This meter solved my problem! After much testing, this METER is much more steady and reliable than the others I have tried. It will give you wonderful data that you can forward to your doctor via the internet. I only gave it 4 stars instead of five for these reasons: There is a mild learning curve to testing yourself and getting the results from the app you must download onto your smart phone. The instructions are not detailed enough after the initial setup. Another words, after I mated the testing device with my smart phone, i was not sure what to do after an initial testing results. The next day I am saying what button do I push to start the testing process. The start button on the testing device must be pushed in hard and held in for a number of seconds EVERY time to mate it with the smartphone app. With my numb diabetic fingers, this can be hard to do and tedious. However, my worst gripe is the SMART PHONE APP NEEDED TO GET YOUR RESULTS is sooo unstable in the initial start up. The app has to force shut down because of problems on start up. THIS CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY before it works right. Annoying!!! I imagine a future update will fix this. All being said, I am willing to put up with the headaches for all of the great technology and seemingly more precise readings. It almost makes testing myself fun!
FOLLOW UP REVIEW: My device malfunctioned and had to be returned to the parent company that makes the product. Their customer service is TERRIBLE. I spent my money to send the product back to them. They sent me one email that my replacement meter will be sent out to me "shortly". That was last Monday. I am still waiting on my meter. They don't return emails. I call and their "mail box is full". I am a type 1 diabetic desperate for a meter. I will not put myself in this position again. I am suffering!!! BUY THIS METER AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!! For the record do not confuse the great merchant ihealthmobile with the parent company that owns the product. THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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