Codefree Blood Glucose Monitor/Monitoring Test/Testing Kit
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Best price: £19.49
Product Summary
- QUICK AND EASY TO USE - many meters will require you to enter a unique code every time you test but with the SD CodeFree Meter you just need to apply some blood to a test strip, insert it into the slot and the meter will automatically give you a reading in just 5 seconds!!
- WHAT DO I ACTUALLY GET WITH THIS PACK - 1 x SD Codefree Blood Glucose Meter - mmol/L - stores up to 500 test results.....1 x Adaptable Finger Prick Device offering 10 different comfort settings.....10 x Blood Glucose Test Strips.....10 x Finger Prickers.....1 x 3V Battery Type CR2032.....1 x Carrying Case.....1 x SD Check Strip.....Full instructions and a helpful Self-Test Diary.....Check the pictures above also show what you receive as part of your pack
- CONVENIENT - the meter is small (47mm x 95mm x 17.5mm) and lightweight (47.5g with battery) and comes with a free carry case so that you can take your SD CodeFree Meter with you anywhere. The carry case is compact and lightweight but still has compartments for everything you need
- MEASUREMENT - This Monitor will display the results in mmol/L. This is the world standard for measuring blood glucose and is the one recognised in the UK
- ALTERNATIVE SITE TESTING - the kit comes with an adaptable lancing device enabling you to obtain a blood sample from somewhere other than your fingertip eg. palm, forearm etc. This can help to give you a more accurate result if you have not eaten or taken any insulin for a few hours
Product Attributes
- Weight: 0.1 Pounds,
- Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
Brand
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 70.4% | 12.5% | 17.1% |
Senti score [82.9%] |
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excellent product
difficult
good
brilliant
excellent piece
quite abusive
unable
excellent
expensive
reliable
expected
cheap
higher result
perfect
accurate
nice
thank
faulty
happy
very pleased
nowso disappointed
great
frustrating
waste
avoid
incorrect
Pros & Cons
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Pros [197]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
excellent product"excellent product for the price"
|
100.0% |
very pleased"this unit feels much more user friendly and i'm very pleased"
|
100.0% |
excellent piece"excellent piece of kit for the money"
|
99.9% |
superb product"superb product"
|
99.9% |
good piece"good piece of kit"
|
99.8% |
highly recommend"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
always excellent"always excellent"
|
99.6% |
extremely good"extremely good value"
|
99.4% |
really good"it's a really good and inexpensive way to help with your diet and control your diebetes"
|
99.3% |
works perfectly"brilliant saves making appointments to see diabetic nurse works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
sweet thanks"sweet thanks for this"
|
98.4% |
happy and great"very good meter and just what i wanted so really happy and great value"
|
92.9% |
handy too apparently"the little booklet of record keeping is handy too apparently"
|
89.2% |
great and easy to"great and easy to use"
|
88.9% |
good tester"good tester"
|
88.8% |
really happy"arrived before time and day as stated kept me updated on tracking parcel fantastic little pack really happy thank you also very easy to use full instructions in package very good"
|
88.4% |
good addition"does a great job good addition to the emergency drug kit"
|
75.0% |
works well"works well"
|
75.0% |
great deal"good affordable monitor well manufactured not used it long enough to comment on consistent accuracy of reading but i have to say it seems give readings within acceptable tolerances so have no problem recommending this monitor for those who see no reason to pay a great deal more to achieve the same result"
|
75.0% |
good price"decent little kit at a good price"
|
75.0% |
nice machine"recently been diagnosed nice machine very easy to use"
|
75.0% |
reliable monitor"easy to use good clear values on the display and reliable monitor"
|
75.0% |
great price"lancet and test strips are also available off amazon at a great price"
|
75.0% |
good products"good products"
|
75.0% |
good delivery"good delivery and price if you have used one before great if not takes a while to get used to it"
|
75.0% |
decent little"decent little kit at a good price"
|
75.0% |
looks good"looks good"
|
75.0% |
reasonably accurate"and appears reasonably accurate"
|
75.0% |
good clear"really easy to use with good clear instructions"
|
75.0% |
certain foods"its a great easy to use meter and i am now able to see exactly what effects certain foods have on my blood sugar levels"
|
75.0% |
great help"bought this for my husband who is diabetic and it has been a great help in checking his blood sugar"
|
75.0% |
handy case"clear screen nice and compact comes with handy case well pleased"
|
75.0% |
great value"this item was bought for someone cin the family and it's great value for money all round and works very good for all those who need or looking for some thing reasonable"
|
74.9% |
well presented"very nice kit well presented"
|
74.9% |
competitive price"i use this kit to test my blood sugar level regularly and it's fine i ordered it from amazon they arrive quite quickly and are at a competitive price"
|
74.9% |
really well"works really well"
|
74.9% |
fast delivery"super fast delivery"
|
74.9% |
fantastic little pack"arrived before time and day as stated kept me updated on tracking parcel fantastic little pack really happy thank you also very easy to use full instructions in package very good"
|
74.9% |
clear values"easy to use good clear values on the display and reliable monitor"
|
74.9% |
suitable product"looked around a bit for a suitable product and finally ordered this product as a gift for my mother in law and it was delivered quite quick"
|
74.9% |
proper instructions"arrived very quickly with proper instructions"
|
74.9% |
great device"great device easy to use with clear instructions"
|
74.9% |
very economical"very economical as the strips are reasonably priced"
|
74.9% |
most economical"cd codefree is delivered quickly and the most economical test strips anywhere"
|
74.8% |
real handy"just found out i'm diabetic this comes in real handy"
|
74.8% |
fast delivered"good item fast delivered"
|
74.8% |
above item"the above item does what it suppose to do and really good value for money thank you will return"
|
74.8% |
great case"very easy to use great case to hold all the equipment"
|
74.8% |
very quickly"the low cost of replacement strips is a great help seller posts out very quickly"
|
74.8% |
simple instructions"nice kit easy to use cannot verify readings without a comparison kit but probably close simple instructions and a good buy if you want to keep a read of your blood sugar levels"
|
74.7% |
clear instructions"this is easy to use and with clear instructions on use"
|
74.7% |
very quick"very quick delivery"
|
74.7% |
glove compartment"would recommend to family and friends who are diebetics just right size place in hand bag or even glove compartment in car"
|
74.7% |
always well"delivery of the meter and subsequent strips is very speedy and always well packaged"
|
74.6% |
good machine"good machine"
|
74.6% |
discreet pouch"small discreet pouch"
|
74.6% |
works fine"nice little unit works fine"
|
74.6% |
fast response"easy and simple to use and fast response"
|
74.6% |
best value"therefore i have to find the best value one available to buy and this fits the bill"
|
74.5% |
very efficient"the whole system including the strips and lancets were supplied by home health and they were very efficient and the price was competitive throughly recommend"
|
74.5% |
excellent value"excellent value for money"
|
74.4% |
very convenient"very convenient simple to use and small size "
|
74.4% |
just great"i contacted customer support and they were just great"
|
74.4% |
great little"its a great little kit and i have not had any trouble with it"
|
74.4% |
very easily"a very easily usable product "
|
74.4% |
very useful"very useful every home should have one"
|
74.3% |
great monitor"great monitor it does everything i want also at a great price"
|
74.3% |
good value"great little monitor and the codefree strips are good value for money"
|
74.3% |
quickly delivered"quickly delivered and so simple to use"
|
74.3% |
delivered quickly"cd codefree is delivered quickly and the most economical test strips anywhere"
|
74.2% |
simple and easy"simple and easy to use"
|
74.2% |
nice and easy"nice and easy to keep track of sugar levels"
|
74.2% |
quality product"prompt despatch and deliver excellent service quality product easy to use"
|
74.2% |
perfectly well"works perfectly well "
|
74.2% |
great item"great item second one i have purchased"
|
74.2% |
happy customer"brilliant happy customer"
|
74.1% |
perfect product"perfect product "
|
74.1% |
very fast delivery"very fast delivery"
|
74.1% |
quick and easy"quick and easy to use"
|
74.0% |
easy & good"it is so easy & good for checking blood sugar"
|
74.0% |
very happy"very happy with kit and instructions good value"
|
74.0% |
quick and efficient"painless quick and efficient"
|
74.0% |
small monitors"i am a very active type 1 diabetic and find these small monitors very accurate when compared with another that i have that gives a spanish reading that i know also to be acccurate"
|
73.9% |
very efficiently"works very efficiently and good value for money"
|
73.9% |
quick and reliable"deliveries have always been quick and reliable"
|
73.9% |
much simpler"much simpler than a previous model i had used"
|
73.9% |
fine piece"it's a fine piece of kit"
|
73.9% |
reasonably priced"reasonably priced and the test strips are the cheapest i've found so far"
|
73.8% |
well enough"nice item packed well enough fast arrival"
|
73.7% |
good and handy"very good and handy unit even better than their expensive competitors"
|
73.7% |
good product"wery good product!"
|
73.7% |
sugar monitors"i later find out many blood sugar monitors are allowed to be 20% out"
|
73.6% |
many thanks"many thanks"
|
73.6% |
another finger"6 immediately afterwards i tested another finger on the same hand and the reading was 13"
|
73.4% |
good quality"a must if you need one does the job well very accurate and can be tested if needed good quality"
|
73.3% |
quick guide"the quick guide which comes with it was very useful"
|
73.3% |
very active"i am a very active type 1 diabetic and find these small monitors very accurate when compared with another that i have that gives a spanish reading that i know also to be acccurate"
|
73.3% |
even better"very good and handy unit even better than their expensive competitors"
|
73.2% |
perfect results"perfect results"
|
73.1% |
full instructions"arrived before time and day as stated kept me updated on tracking parcel fantastic little pack really happy thank you also very easy to use full instructions in package very good"
|
73.1% |
excellent price"great little starter kit excellent price"
|
73.0% |
well packed"arrived on time well packed and works as described"
|
73.0% |
helped me greatly"an excellent product which has helped me greatly in what has become a new way of life for me "
|
73.0% |
great portable"great portable bm for monitoring sugar levels"
|
73.0% |
good accuracy"good accuracy never a fault very easy to use"
|
72.9% |
pretty accurate"excellent unit works well easy to use and pretty accurate"
|
72.9% |
useful product"a useful product to help monitor my blood sugar"
|
72.8% |
relevant data"but i find that all a bit faffy and not that easy to follow hence 4 stars so i have an app called glucose recorder that i input my data + notes on what i've eaten exercise and any other relevant data"
|
72.7% |
highly recommended"highly recommended"
|
72.6% |
simply and easily"does the job simply and easily"
|
72.6% |
great investment"great investment"
|
72.4% |
would recommend"i would recommend any newly diagnosed person buy this kit as it really helps you understand how you as an individual can control your blood sugar levels"
|
72.4% |
great piece"great piece of kit"
|
72.4% |
user friendly"excellent item very compact and user friendly"
|
72.3% |
consistent accuracy"good affordable monitor well manufactured not used it long enough to comment on consistent accuracy of reading but i have to say it seems give readings within acceptable tolerances so have no problem recommending this monitor for those who see no reason to pay a great deal more to achieve the same result"
|
71.8% |
functional and easy"fully functional and easy to understand instructions!"
|
71.6% |
english or american"be sure to specify if you want english or american european system"
|
71.5% |
help seller posts"the low cost of replacement strips is a great help seller posts out very quickly"
|
71.5% |
very speedy"delivery of the meter and subsequent strips is very speedy and always well packaged"
|
71.1% |
accurate super"excellent product very reasonably priced accurate super !"
|
71.1% |
recommend this"i would recommend this to anyone"
|
70.9% |
good service"good service by the supplier"
|
70.6% |
glucose testing"accurate glucose testing kit at a fab price : i use this for my mmol readings and it's very accurate :"
|
70.3% |
very reasonably"excellent product very reasonably priced accurate super !"
|
70.1% |
quite quick"looked around a bit for a suitable product and finally ordered this product as a gift for my mother in law and it was delivered quite quick"
|
70.0% |
quality easy"good quality easy to use"
|
69.8% |
monitoring sugar levels"great portable bm for monitoring sugar levels"
|
69.6% |
works great"works great"
|
69.5% |
subsequent strips"delivery of the meter and subsequent strips is very speedy and always well packaged"
|
69.4% |
excellent item"excellent item very compact and user friendly"
|
69.3% |
very straight forward"easy to use and very straight forward"
|
69.2% |
wonderful invention"this is a wonderful invention which i wouldn't want to be without as it allows me to regularly monitor my blood sugar and keep levels in check"
|
69.0% |
first class"first class"
|
68.3% |
more strips"well pleased with this cud od been more strips"
|
68.3% |
fits the bill"therefore i have to find the best value one available to buy and this fits the bill"
|
68.3% |
features memory"superb features memory etc on the meter"
|
68.2% |
much cheaper"i ordered the blood monitor kit plus extra test strips and lancets delivery was super fast i have used a major named testing kit for some time and this set is just as efficent and much much cheaper for the replacement strips and lancets"
|
68.1% |
testing strips"the testing strips are a good price too !"
|
67.8% |
superb value"this item is superb value for money easy to use and had no problem at all with the transaction"
|
67.4% |
super fast"i ordered the blood monitor kit plus extra test strips and lancets delivery was super fast i have used a major named testing kit for some time and this set is just as efficent and much much cheaper for the replacement strips and lancets"
|
67.4% |
quick delivery"quick delivery just started using kit seems to work as expected very good value"
|
67.1% |
easy to programme"easy to programme"
|
67.0% |
easy to use and compact"solved my problem easy to use and compact"
|
67.0% |
easy to use and accurate"great little item i have had others but this is great for my personal use small compact easy to use and accurate "
|
67.0% |
very simple easy"a very simple easy to use no frills monitor"
|
67.0% |
peace of mind"excellent value for peace of mind"
|
66.8% |
speedy delivery readings"great value speedy delivery readings the same as much more expensive meters and strips"
|
66.8% |
call i desperately needed"this device has given my the wake up call i desperately needed"
|
66.7% |
good thanks"good thanks"
|
66.6% |
pleased with this"overall i'm very pleased with this kit"
|
66.4% |
well and easy"good value and quality works well and easy to use"
|
66.4% |
recommending the product"i would therefore have no hesitation in recommending the product to any other prospective buyer"
|
66.3% |
pleased with the product"she has been so happy and pleased with the product and can now control her sugar intake a lot better now"
|
66.3% |
easy to handle"very useful and easy to handle"
|
66.3% |
easy to transport"easy to use comes in case so easy to transport"
|
66.0% |
will return"the above item does what it suppose to do and really good value for money thank you will return"
|
65.9% |
pleased with"very pleased with it !"
|
65.8% |
working perfectly"the test results shows that the machine is working perfectly"
|
65.7% |
easy to use and reliable"easy to use and reliable"
|
65.7% |
works very good"this item was bought for someone cin the family and it's great value for money all round and works very good for all those who need or looking for some thing reasonable"
|
65.5% |
pleased with meter"very pleased with meter"
|
65.4% |
just right"just right"
|
65.3% |
very good value"very good value for money"
|
65.2% |
prompt despatch"prompt despatch and deliver excellent service quality product easy to use"
|
65.1% |
pleased with purchase"pleased with purchase"
|
65.0% |
good as described"good as described"
|
64.9% |
does the job perfectly"does the job perfectly"
|
64.8% |
found so perfect"it is quick and simple and the test strips are the cheapest i have found so perfect"
|
64.7% |
product value"great product value for monet"
|
64.4% |
blood glucose management"keeping the cost down makes for better blood glucose management and this product when coupled with the strips does just that the nhs should make this the default blood glucose testing equipment for diabetic patients particularly the pre and typeii patients"
|
64.1% |
easy and straightforward"very easy and straightforward to use lancet pen is easier to use than a previous one we had from a different manufacturer"
|
63.9% |
splendid little machine"splendid little machine!"
|
63.9% |
this professionally"i use this professionally "
|
63.6% |
really easy to"i found this kit and strips on amazon and they are really easy to use"
|
63.6% |
rest of kit great"handy kit found pricking on finger hit and miss but the rest of kit great"
|
63.6% |
extremely reasonable"this one does all sorts and at an extremely reasonable price too"
|
63.5% |
takes a few seconds"only takes a few seconds to give you a result display very clear and easy to read"
|
63.5% |
easy well made"very easy well made product and easy to use"
|
63.5% |
very easy to"good accuracy never a fault very easy to use"
|
63.4% |
package very"arrived before time and day as stated kept me updated on tracking parcel fantastic little pack really happy thank you also very easy to use full instructions in package very good"
|
63.2% |
almost daily"bought to replace one of the same model and it sopped working after six years of almost daily use"
|
63.2% |
and very compact"easy to use and very compact"
|
63.1% |
glad i purchased"so glad i purchased this"
|
62.9% |
just eat sensibly"my diebetes nurse said not to test myself just eat sensibly"
|
62.9% |
portable small and light"portable small and light for "away from home" testing"
|
62.8% |
easy to understand"easy to understand"
|
62.7% |
pretty as some meters"the codefree is not as aesthetically pretty as some meters but who cares when the price of the strips is a fraction of what some cost a hidden cost often unthought about when we first buy a meter"
|
62.6% |
very good product"very good product !"
|
62.6% |
healthcare professionals"this is the first monitor i've owned and i'm surprised how user friendly the kit is comparable with those that healthcare professionals have used on me"
|
62.5% |
worked well"seems legit has worked well"
|
62.4% |
works very well"have also tried it on myself and husband and it works very well very quick and very little blood needed"
|
62.3% |
item good easy"item good easy to use"
|
62.3% |
excelent yet again"excelent yet again"
|
62.2% |
codefree strips"great little monitor and the codefree strips are good value for money"
|
62.2% |
dietbetic strips"easy to use as a paying dietbetic strips are cheap to"
|
62.2% |
well easy to"excellent unit works well easy to use and pretty accurate"
|
62.2% |
well pleased"clear screen nice and compact comes with handy case well pleased"
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62.2% |
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Cons [115]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
nowso disappointed"useless it stop working after few months i have bought two but they both stop working nowso disappointed!"
|
98.4% |
quite abusive"frankly i got quite abusive and give up "
|
98.1% |
higher result"woke up one day and got higher result than usually even though my diet the previous day was very strict"
|
93.9% |
error basis"the product was fine but the instructions could have been made a little clearer as i ended up working out how to use it on a trial and error basis"
|
75.0% |
error readings"kept getting error readings"
|
74.9% |
massive problems"i would have give zero stars for the seller and this product it has the potential to create massive problems for type 1 and worry for type 2 diabetics"
|
74.9% |
thick skinned"first class product and was recommended by my gp one minor fault the lancer does not work however it was exchanged but still no joy but there again perhaps it's me i'm just thick skinned"
|
74.9% |
needing medication"she struggled with instructions and to be honest i had to re read twice but other than that seems to be working fine proof will be her not needing medication and controlling sugars so can't give full review"
|
74.9% |
more expensive"5 of the much more expensive abbott meter i have been using for the last 5 years"
|
74.8% |
spent money"spent money on buying so many test strips due to all the incorrect readings actually made me think i was diabetic"
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74.8% |
same fault"second unit failed to same fault as first only faster"
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74.8% |
minor fault"first class product and was recommended by my gp one minor fault the lancer does not work however it was exchanged but still no joy but there again perhaps it's me i'm just thick skinned"
|
74.8% |
husbands not well"great monitor peace of mind when husbands not well"
|
74.7% |
grossly inaccurate"the device is relatively ok but cannot change units which is annoying and is grossly inaccurate or the method itself "
|
74.7% |
otherwise disappointing"that's the only saving grace for an otherwise disappointing product"
|
74.7% |
error message"don't always get an error message to tell you why"
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74.6% |
occasional blip"occasional blip with some readings but cheap enough to retest"
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74.6% |
bothering again"won't be bothering again"
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74.5% |
from diabetes"this product is not reliable which is dangerous to the person suffering from diabetes"
|
74.5% |
only problem"the only problem i had was that i didn't really know how to use it and the instructions are not that clear"
|
74.5% |
blood drop"it is very basic and has some quirks have to remember to add meal flag before testing and cannot add after if you forget but can't fault the results speed or quantity of blood drop needed"
|
74.3% |
zero stars"i would have give zero stars for the seller and this product it has the potential to create massive problems for type 1 and worry for type 2 diabetics"
|
74.0% |
very strict"woke up one day and got higher result than usually even though my diet the previous day was very strict"
|
74.0% |
doing wrong"what the heck am i doing wrong ?"
|
73.6% |
prick testers"would certainly recommend and will be buying the test strips needed and extra prick testers"
|
73.2% |
wasting my money"i just keep wasting my money"
|
72.9% |
wrong result"if you actually have diabetes then using this can be dangerous by giving you wrong result"
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72.3% |
type 2 diabetes"having just been diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes was looking for something to test my blood after foods and before see what's good and bad for me have tried more expensive one which i was not impressed with this one is so easy to set up and use and test the blood quicker than some more expensive ones would fully recommend very happy with this product"
|
72.3% |
terrible meter"terrible meter"
|
72.3% |
diagnosed 2 weeks"was diagnosed 2 weeks ago"
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72.2% |
expected readings"only quibble would be lack of information on expected readings but plenty of info online"
|
71.1% |
have diabetes"so i went to my gp and did some real tests and no i don't have diabetes"
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71.0% |
incorrect readings"we've had it for a year and now it is starting to give incorrect readings"
|
71.0% |
stop working"useless it stop working after few months i have bought two but they both stop working nowso disappointed!"
|
70.3% |
blood sugar levels"with the adjustments in what i eat and also the quantity i have been able to reduce my blood sugar levels"
|
70.2% |
very basic"it is very basic and has some quirks have to remember to add meal flag before testing and cannot add after if you forget but can't fault the results speed or quantity of blood drop needed"
|
69.9% |
crappy product"a crappy product don't waste your money"
|
69.7% |
wrong readings"it provides wrong readings and the person can easily take more meds and or eat more often than necessary"
|
69.5% |
much higher"suddenly reading much higher"
|
69.1% |
independent chemists"this device may be fine in doing what it was supposed to do but in north london where i live neither pharmacy chains like boots or superdrug nor independent chemists can get spare codefree test strips"
|
68.9% |
cheap is not good"cheap is not good"
|
68.7% |
enough strip"not enough strip and they are but expensive"
|
68.4% |
waste your money"0 so don’t waste your money the first meter was showing around 22"
|
68.1% |
appeared faulty"seeing as my nhs practice would not issue me another monitor when my test strips ran out and the monitor appeared faulty then i had no options really but to buy my own"
|
67.8% |
threw it away"don't buy it's crap you can't get a reading tried contacting but just got a lot of crap back so i threw it away"
|
67.6% |
glucose blood test"glucose blood test"
|
67.3% |
confirmed i had diabetes"confirmed i had diabetes"
|
67.2% |
waste of money"waste of money"
|
66.7% |
return it for refund"i will now have to return it for refund and purchase a more accurate reader"
|
65.9% |
inaccurate results"inaccurate results contacted seller and no help"
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65.6% |
peppered in needle jabs"as title rarely works so you keep trying end up peppered in needle jabs & spend a fortune in testing strips"
|
65.5% |
very skittish"nice product but when i told my doctor i had got one she gave me one on prescription so check first that you dont need one from your doctor i go to a clinic now and they like you to use their machines as that is their datum by which they judge getting diabetes under control is a very skittish thing but"
|
65.2% |
bothered with"works as described a bit complicated if you wish to set alarms for before and after meals which i haven't bothered with"
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64.6% |
real problem"in the case of my mother who sometimes has spikes at 10 15 mmol l ie 180 270 mg dl this can be a real problem!"
|
64.4% |
says sofar"does what it says sofar"
|
64.0% |
diabetes under control"nice product but when i told my doctor i had got one she gave me one on prescription so check first that you dont need one from your doctor i go to a clinic now and they like you to use their machines as that is their datum by which they judge getting diabetes under control is a very skittish thing but"
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63.4% |
tiniest droplet needed"tiniest droplet needed"
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63.4% |
supposedly better"my wife's sister also has type 2 diabetes and she uses an accu chek supposedly better than others so i'm looking forward to her visit to make another test"
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63.4% |
from my photo"as you can see from my photo this is the second meter i had it’s telling me my levels are so hi the meter is unable to read them where as a decent meter shows 9"
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63.3% |
shame about the delay"shame about the delay in delivering"
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63.3% |
false reading"don't use within two hours of eating or you may get a false reading"
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62.3% |
hardly economical"failing in less than 6 months is hardly economical"
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61.8% |
avoid the seller"avoid the brand and definitely avoid the seller"
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61.6% |
does n't even"needle is very weak doesn't even puncture the skin"
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61.5% |
totally misleading"totally misleading and as a result i have now thrown these away"
|
60.3% |
it's not linear"here's what i noticed: the uk mmol l always shows a higher value than the continental mg dl i couldn't find any mathematical relation between the different readings however the higher the reading the higher the difference and it's not linear!"
|
59.3% |
sugar readings"blood sugar readings are all over the place cannot rely it"
|
59.0% |
replacement was no better"the replacement was no better"
|
58.8% |
poor instructions"poor instructions no telephone support except to call china"
|
57.9% |
glucose monotering"worth the money to undertake blood glucose monotering"
|
57.9% |
would not recommend"sadly i cannot say i have any with the sd codefree and would not recommend it"
|
57.6% |
mind boggle"these units or strips are so erratic in their readings it makes the mind boggle"
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57.5% |
lower degree not accurate"work is easy but it shows a lower degree not accurate that's why it's cheap"
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57.3% |
icould send it back"i had opoened it and did not feel icould send it back"
|
57.1% |
expected thanks"just as expected thanks"
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56.6% |
poor african charities"i will buy in addition to send to poor african charities"
|
56.6% |
n't give full review"she struggled with instructions and to be honest i had to re read twice but other than that seems to be working fine proof will be her not needing medication and controlling sugars so can't give full review"
|
56.4% |
still not working"changed battery still not working"
|
56.2% |
test strips are cheap"this blood glucose monitor is inexpensive and the test strips are cheap"
|
56.0% |
small problem"i have had only one small problem that is with the pricker it will not auto re load and i have to set it manually"
|
56.0% |
wasted a few strips"so i wasted a few strips with this"
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55.9% |
faulty reading sticks"faulty reading sticks and then not enough blood"
|
55.8% |
does n't always"it doesn't always register"
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55.8% |
some mornings"strangely enough some mornings i got some rather high readings not in the diabetes range but close enough"
|
55.7% |
thrown these away"totally misleading and as a result i have now thrown these away"
|
55.2% |
test strips needed"would certainly recommend and will be buying the test strips needed and extra prick testers"
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55.1% |
refills are cheap"refills are cheap too"
|
55.1% |
another gp test"also i'll take another gp test together with my mother at my gp but this time i'll make sure to get a reading from both of them!"
|
54.9% |
needle is very weak"needle is very weak doesn't even puncture the skin"
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54.9% |
no options really"seeing as my nhs practice would not issue me another monitor when my test strips ran out and the monitor appeared faulty then i had no options really but to buy my own"
|
54.8% |
same drop of blood"there are always vast differences in blood glucose readings even when using the same drop of blood!"
|
54.7% |
n't trust the results"at the end of the day no matter how good value are they i'm not keeping them if i can't trust the results!"
|
54.4% |
keeps varying and"results keeps varying and not accurate"
|
54.4% |
type 2 diabetics"i would have give zero stars for the seller and this product it has the potential to create massive problems for type 1 and worry for type 2 diabetics"
|
53.9% |
does not work however"first class product and was recommended by my gp one minor fault the lancer does not work however it was exchanged but still no joy but there again perhaps it's me i'm just thick skinned"
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53.9% |
cheap entry"cheap entry into the bg market"
|
53.9% |
this is no different"and this is no different"
|
53.8% |
same finger 2 tests"same finger 2 tests 2 different results 9"
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53.7% |
fine but not enough"works fine but not enough blood test strips that with the item"
|
53.2% |
sugar levels"as described and easy to use can keep a check on my sugar levels"
|
52.9% |
your test strip"put your test strip in and it turns itself on its that easy"
|
52.9% |
than the continental mg"here's what i noticed: the uk mmol l always shows a higher value than the continental mg dl i couldn't find any mathematical relation between the different readings however the higher the reading the higher the difference and it's not linear!"
|
52.6% |
confusing as a whole"however nothing to do with the results of the machine not reading correctly just the diabetic result system being so confusing as a whole he decided to make a gp appointment"
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52.2% |
enough blood"faulty reading sticks and then not enough blood"
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52.0% |
accu chek aviva"i had been previously testing using an accu chek aviva but thought it worth swapping to a tester with much cheaper test strips so bought this sd codefree"
|
51.5% |
replaced battery once"have had mine 3 years now and replaced battery once"
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51.4% |
not that clear"the only problem i had was that i didn't really know how to use it and the instructions are not that clear"
|
51.3% |
purax i borrowed"7 purax i borrowed 9"
|
51.2% |
every single attempt"every single attempt at getting a reading results in an e 1 error message meaning the test strip is faulty"
|
50.8% |
before testing"it is very basic and has some quirks have to remember to add meal flag before testing and cannot add after if you forget but can't fault the results speed or quantity of blood drop needed"
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50.8% |
this is crap"since my hbac1 is within range i'm confident the doctors test is accurate and this is crap"
|
50.7% |
diabetes range"strangely enough some mornings i got some rather high readings not in the diabetes range but close enough"
|
50.7% |
fussy codes"no fussy codes or hanging around !"
|
50.7% |
just put battery"the ones in boots were working out to about £50 £60 without many strips with this i got the lot for around £30 including 100 strips and lancets and the strips are cheap too and work really well not much blood needed no coding needed just put battery in and go wholeheartedly recommended"
|
50.6% |
repeated the test"i repeated the test twice and each time got different result: 5"
|
50.2% |
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Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Brilliant Happy customer" | 100.0% |
| "Good value and quality works well and easy to use" | 93.1% |
| "Great and delivery was spot on again Thanks" | 93.1% |
| "Excellent unit works well easy to use and pretty accurate." | 93.1% |
| "So the Codefree I use solely for taking readings and it works just fine for that." | 93.1% |
| "Excellent item very compact and user friendly." | 93.1% |
| "It's a really good and inexpensive way to help with your diet and control your diebetes." | 93.1% |
| "It's been fantastic very easy to use and accurate as well." | 93.1% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| "A crappy product don't waste your money." | 89.5% |
| "Was diagnosed 2 weeks ago." | 74.4% |
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon |
"lancet and test strips are also available off Amazon at a great price"
|
51.0% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS |
"good value compared with NHS issue"
|
70.0% | |
| Accu |
"i generally use an Accu chek aviva but i have found myself using this one more and more"
|
53.2% |
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 49.2% | 19.0% | 31.8% |
happiness 25.9%
worry 25.2%
neutral 17.4%
relief 6.5%
love 5.3%
surprise 4.4%
sadness 3.4%
fun 2.8%
joy 2.8%
anger 1.6%
enthusiasm 1.6%
empty 1.2%
hate 1.2%
boredom 0.3%
fear 0.3%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-12-14
