I the hopes of finding a more comfortable way to gain meter samples I'm trying this new device. So fare my likes are slightly ahead of my dislikes. It has been painless up to this point (excluding the price). Drawing samples from just about anywhere except my finger tips has worked as advertised, fingers seem to be a little unpredictable and I have only achieved about a 75% success rate but for alternate locations it has been 100% effective. It has a 180 day return policy...and comes with a nice case for your meter.
This device uses a vacuum like the Bayer Vaculance. I don't believe either device is covered by insurance because having patients like children avoid testing because of pain doesn't lead to better blood sugar control (Huh?).
It will produce a painless sample from just about anywhere, the vacuum pump makes this possible. Inside of arm from armpit to the wrist or backs of hands, even the palm is not off limits. I'm not sure moving around on the body is going to give consistent results so I'm going to do some retesting on fingers to compare results until I gain some trust...
reply to self…i am wholly thrilled with the Genteel and fully recommend this device. My fault that the first one did not seem to work as I used wrong lancet size…have gone to pharmacy and purchased a more suitable lancet…the company includes a list of workable and non appropriate lancets and I misinterpreted my trial. I really think customer support was prompt, inquisitive, and interested in my feedback…Anita is the finest customer service person! A company that has made my life easier…hang the cost! Medicare doesnt care about helping me with a pump or cgm…but i did feel good about the private pay for the Genteel. Seriously, do an internet search for Genteel lancing device. I have no connection to this company…just a happy customer!
I remember many decades ago when I was a kid and was "informed" that I was going to not just be doing urine testing that I had gotten used to, but also bg testing. I hated it. Hated hated hated it.
I don't think the finger pricks hurt so much (although the lancet device was surprisingly primitive! Today many call the Autolet a "guillotine"!) but just the whole concept.
Today of course I know that the improved bg control from being able to test bg is a huge factor in why I'm complication-free today. But at same time I remember the fear of starting bg testing and maybe anything that would ease the transition of starting bg testing, could be helpful.
I just talked to Blue Cross to see if they're going to cover it, and they said not yet but asked me to tell them the website so they could look into it. So hopefully within a few months we'll start to see some coverage. When you say it's big, how big are we talkin'?
omg i am getting one. this is just so cool, and be it only to support this amazing company. they deliver STICKERS with it to decorate!! can it get any better??
I have been using my (Genteel) lancing device for over 2 mounts and it works good but getting a sample on the first attempt is not a 100% reliable...but it is truly painless so I'm not too concerned about the second stick. I use the backs of my hands close to my thumb. It takes a little longer to get a sample so you have to be patient and wait for it. You can also use your finger tips but if you do it's not pain free.....
I think I need to look into getting one of these for my 6 yo daughter. She hates having her bs tested, but I do need to do it from time to time as her a1c is creeping up and thus bs does need to be monitored.
As recommended by her endo we do tests just a couple of times a week to see if anything is obviously changing.
What is the accuracy compared to finger sticks? I would love to not prick my fingers but if I understand correctly, getting samples other places just destroys accuracy? So for me the comparison is a big factor in purchase or not........rick
