Yeah, its awsome and something I still havenāt gotten used to, and may never. I always squeeze out enough blood to make a donation, and when I have a tiny drop that would be enough, something in me says it isnāt and Iāll even lance again to get a bigger one.
I should probably seek counseling for this 
Iāve been squeezing out a blood draw from way back in my OneTouch days.
I have 2 of those, and would use them all the time if I didnāt have a Freestyle built in to the Omnipod controller.
What cracks me up is how demanding we all are ā itās never good enough, and advancements are usually met with an atmosphere of, āwhat? You mean itās not better?ā
The tech is what it is at this point in time, and itās pretty damn good. Amazing what we worry about these days, compared to diabetics 40 years ago. Because of glucometers and insulin analogs, young diabetics today have a VASTLY improved prognosis and outlook compared to diabetics like my grandfather (now with God).
25 years from now everyone will probably be on closed-loop devices or even āsmartā insulins. Then, theyāll be complaining they have to take an injection every day.
Okay, weāll allow that, but thereās no quarter for anyone who watched The Love Boat. None whatsoever.
I you start singing the theme song here you will be suspended.
What cracks me up is that when superior products come along at lower prices (frequently lower in price than insurance co-pays) people donāt even want to buy them e.g. true test strips. It is not hard to understand why the healthcare market as a whole is so completely dysfunctional
āŖā«āŖā«āŖāŖā«āŖ āItās a small world, after all . . .ā
I once had that tune stuck in my head for about 3 and a half years. History may be about to repeat itself thanks to you, David.
I will get my revenge for this. Donāt know how or when, but I will. Mark my words! 
Sorry. It was Dave I was trying to punish, not you. Collateral damage. 
David, you are forgiven.
Dave, not so much.
You couldnāt know that Iām immune to that tune. There are others that would have reduced me to a quivering puddle of āget that out of my headā, but of course Iām not going to hand you the bullets, am I?
Hey!
Hereās a new chart released by Gary Scheiner and Integrated Diabetes Services.
Well, sorry to have to break the news, but you just did. I could have stopped right there. But I know LOTS of other annoying tunes. 
Soon we will be making another run.
Iām the same way, if i donāt get a gallon of blood for the test strip Iāll poke again.
Hi Sam19,
Nearly a month later and Iām coming back to this forum since I just started on a CGM and a conversation with an Animas rep left me w/ questions about my meter. I just read both of your posts in regard to generic brands and the misinformation (?) on the True Metrix system.
Curiousā¦did the company ever get back to you?
No they never didā¦ so the jury is still out on true metrix meters and strips in my mind. If you or anyone else gives them a try Iād love to hear about it.
I hate to say it, but since Iām in the unemployed boat at the moment, I think Iāll have to stick with the UHC approved strips. Whatever is left of the savings account might have to go towards paying for Sensors for the CGM. (The sensors are approved by UHC, but the surgical supply companies and delivery companies are proving to be the bigger obstacles.)
Since it sounds cheap enough, if Iām fortunate enough to land another well-paying job soon, I will try the True Metrix meter and strips and will let everyone know how it goes. I can use my CGM as a cross-reference if anyone is curious.
I love TrueMetrix.
I bought the Nipro-made meter from Costco about seven weeks ago.
My first 50 strips did not seem very accurate.
However, I have ordered 250 online thru Amazon retailers and have been EXTREMELY pleased.
Every batch since the first has been as spot on as I can determine.
I donāt have a CGM to verify.
But I have come to rely on this little meter. I now know when I am high, low or āin the Goldilocks zoneā, to borrow an astrophysics phrase.
Because at $10/50 strips, with free Prime shipping, I can finally test when I need to.
5 times a day minimum; usually more.
And this is how I am discovering the end of my honeymoonāwith higher mealtime spikes than I have been experiencing, necessitating an increase in basal, and now I have an eye towards bolusing for meals.
Didnāt like the poker for it ā I still use the one from my one touch mini.
And the online reviews, as @Sam19 says, a majority of the bad ones seem to be from the Walgreens Diabetes plan members. Perhaps they got a bad batch?
I realize this is far, far after the fact but as a public service I am compelled to point out that āI Fought the Law,ā preferably the Bobby Fuller version but the Clash one in a pinch, is the ultimate earworm killer. Properly administered it should stop just about any of 'em up to and including the dreaded Small World itself dead in its tracks.
To those who say āBut then youāve got āI Fought the Lawā stuck in your head,ā I respond āAnd this is a problem why exactly?ā