ACCU-Check compact plus

By LRNOBLE Added at October 24, 2008 Views 956 Reviews 17 4.17738 stars

This meter has a barrel loaded with 17 test strips and the lancing device on hooked on the side or can be removed.

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berrykins0
berr­ykin­s0 September 2 at 8:10 am   

i love this and is very accurate my numbers are so close to what they get on my labs from doctors office.i trust this meter easy way to test. i get my finger pricked and my blood drop on my finger before i turn meter on so i dont waste strips that way.

lablock
lablock February 24 at 8:02 pm   

I love this meter. It is so easy to use. The barrel makes it easy for me to use because I have tremors in my hands and it was hard for me to insert the test strips.

Blue Angel
Blue Angel February 9, 2010 at 11:38 am   

I have this one and I like it.

Pros

Doesn't hurt, and easy to read

Cons

no problems for me

Sue Farris
Sue Farris February 8, 2010 at 12:21 pm   

Supplies are more expensive.

dietcherry
diet­cher­ry January 11, 2010 at 2:39 pm   

Not my favorite meter; would only choose it if it were only one available.

JamesJ
JamesJ January 11, 2010 at 11:58 am   

has been a great meter

Pros

barrel is great

Cons

there are times whn it can be not so easy to use

mickeyman
mickeyman January 10, 2010 at 7:37 pm   

Have several of these for at home and in the office.

Pros

Love that it is easy to use and that the lancet is attached. I like the barrel cartridges as I find it easy to change.

Cons

none

Preacher1
Preacher1 December 25, 2009 at 5:03 pm   

I have this meter and it is the best that I have used to date. I have been insulin dependant for over ten years.

Pros

It is easy to use even though I don't have much feeling in my finger tips. I don't have to feel for the test strips.

Cons

Expense

MrElf1961
MrElf1961 December 23, 2009 at 11:27 am   

Love this meter. The barrels are compact, and the attached lancet device is convenient when traveling and it comes with a nice case that all the supplies fit in

Pros

Compact and convenient while travelling
Don't have to handle test strips individually
Lancet device connected to meter.
small sample size.
less wasted strips

Cons

Supplies are more expensive.

MrElf1961
MrElf1961 December 23, 2009 at 11:27 am   

Love this meter. The barrels are compact, and the attached lancet device is convenient when traveling and it comes with a nice case that all the supplies fit in

Pros

Compact and convenient while travelling
Don't have to handle test strips individually
Lancet device connected to meter.
small sample size.
less wasted strips

Cons

Supplies are more expensive.

jayabee52
jayabee52 November 15, 2009 at 7:01 pm   

My med ins nurse brought this for me to try, I didn't like it so I went back to my Walgreens True Track meter.

Pros

It seemed to be accurate, agreed with my True Track when I checked them both against one another

Cons

seemed to need larger samples of blood than I was used to.

Drums of strips were EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE for what you got.

The lancets for the lancet pen were an odd shape not like standard lancets. To use the meter you would have to use the specially shaped lancet because other lancets would not fit that pen and a regular lancet pen didn't fit in the meter case that came with the meter. I didn't price the special lancets, but suspect they too were expensive.

csmason
csmason November 5, 2009 at 10:33 am   

I had to switch to this meter from a Freestyle Freedom Lite because of insurance. As far as convenience, it's ok. I would rather have stayed with the Freestyle for compactness, convenience and ease of use.

Pros

Large numbers, no fuss test strips, adjustable lancing device.

Cons

Not compact enough, hard removing test strip barrels, requires too much blood.

Olivia Greene
Olivia Greene November 4, 2009 at 12:41 pm   

I've been using the ACCU-Check compact for years.

Pros

It's easy to use and reads out quickly. When my first meter had a problem, they sent another right away.

lily54
lily54 July 5, 2009 at 9:17 pm   

I am on my second one of these. The first one gave me trouble and I wasted strips. My new one has worked fine.

Pros

Don't have to touch strips and I like the lancing device on the side of the meter.

tholz
tholz July 5, 2009 at 8:17 pm   

I have this has work most time

Pros

Has big numbers

Cons

It has wasted a whole barrel

Kendra Stevens
Kendra Stevens July 5, 2009 at 12:14 pm   

I like this machine..it is the 1st Blood glucose measuring devise I used.

Pros

Easy to use…easy to read and understand directions.

Cons

expensive co-pays for the test strips.

LRNOBLE
LRNOBLE October 24, 2008 at 2:25 am   
Pros

Do not have to touch testing strips or try to keep track of where they are. They are already in the meter. It has storage in the carrying case to store extra barrels of test strips and lancing needles.