See it here.
Virtually identical, although I see there is USB connectivity now.
I also have true2go meter, and checked out the mfg website. I found there is actually a recall, and they will replace many of the older TrueXXX meters.
http://www.trividiahealth.com/our_products/bgm_true2go.aspx
Please discontinue use of your TRUEresult meters, TRUE2go meters and TRUEtest test strips immediately and call Stericycle toll-free at 1-888-835-2723. Stericycle will arrange return of your TRUEtest strips, and if you have not yet received your upgrade to one of the NEW TRUE METRIXĀ® Blood Glucose Systems through your retailer or diabetes supply provider, Stericycle will UPGRADE you to the NEW TRUE METRIXĀ® Blood Glucose System
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I looked into thisā¦ the recall is only for a very small number of lots of the strips that apparently shipped without the lid being all the way snapped closed
Apparently theyāre sending me the new truemetrix Go meter and a prepaid box to echange all of my truetest strips. Iām so pleased with truetest strips that I donāt think I have any intention of actually exchanging them, but Iāll be happy to have he new meter. True metrix strips are now selling for 49.99/ 300 on amazonā¦ so Iām feeling pretty good about the switch as long as the new ones measure up to the old ones
My daughter has been using the Freestyle Freedom meter built in to her OmniPod PDM (Personal Diabetes Manager, a.k.a. āThe Brickā) practically since diagnosis. Whenever she starts up a new Dexcom sensor, the two readings are quite close.
I notice the TrueMetrixGo only comes in bad-a$$ black ā no colors any more.
Not that I really care, but I have a purple and a red True2Go. Wonder why they went all Sons of Anarchy on usā¦
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Here is a very new academic study (October 2016) comparing the accuracy of 17 glucose meters. Itās from the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology and conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Research Center.
Link to abstract
The abstract does not summarize results and the full text is not free. If itās not in contravention of copyright, if anyone has access to this content could they please summarize the juicy parts for us?
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So I got access to the study in my previous post. The testing was not sponsored by any manufacturer and the methodology appears pretty simple. They used multiple test strip lots for each meter. Testing took place in 2014 despite the study just being published last month.
Bottom line is that there is large variation in performance, with MARD (mean absolute relative difference, ie percentage difference from the reference value) ranging from 5% to 21%. They found no statistical correlation between strip price and performance, although most of the inexpensive strips were poorer performers. They did find correlation with recency of technology, in that newer tech was more accurate.
Only two meters achieved results using their methodology that would qualify for both ISO 2003 and ISO 2013, the Contour Next and StatStrip Xpress. ISO 2003 means that >95% within 15 mg/dl of reference for <75 mg/dl and within 20% of reference for >75 mg/dl)
Best meters (in order) were:
Contour Next (5.6% MARD, ISO2003 98%)
StatStrip Xpress (6.3% MARD, ISO2003 99%)
OneTouch VerioIQ (7.1% MARD, ISO2003 98%)
Accu-Chek Nano (7.3% MARD, ISO2003 97%)
Freestyle Freedom Lite (7.5% MARD, ISO2003 97%)
Accu-Chek Aviva Plus (7.6% MARD, ISO2003 96%)
Other notables that have been mentioned in this thread are TRUEresult (9th out of 17, 13% MARD, ISO2003 82%) and OneTouch Ultra2 (11th of 17, 14% MARD, ISO2003 81%).
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Hello Spectra,
Thanks for some of the details from that very recent meter review article.
I am surprised by the Contour Nextās high marks because I recently stopped using the Contour Next Link (a USB version that communicates with Medtronic pumps, see https://www.contournext.com/resources/meter-comparison/ ) when I was able to order a Tandem pump in August. I was happy to be done with the Contour Next Link because it was not very precise and without regular independent verification available, I couldnāt tell how accurate it was either.
So I am wondering if the authors of that recent article tested only a particular type of Contour Next meter? In the past, I began to suspect that their USB port meters might have been less reliable and so I am wondering if the authors tested the original Contour Next meter (or even the Contour Next EZ) and got great results while I was using an USB type version and so getting poor results.
If you still have access to the article and can let me know what type of Contour meter(s) they tested that got those great results, I would greatly appreciate it. I have a good 700+ Contour Next strips left over. I currently use a Freestyle Lite meter and love it: so accurate AND precise. However, if I learn that I can get similar or better results with my left over Contour Next strips so long as they are paired with some specific types of Contour Next meters, it would make me so happy to save some money for a few months. 
Anyway, thanks in advance if you can and do pass on that info!
Contour Next and Contour Next USB have ranked very highly for years (generally the most accurate, commonly available to the public meters) in every study Iāve seen. I donāt know about the Link, but I would assume (using the same strips) that it was also pretty accurate. The problem is, all home glucometers are pretty inaccurate. So even though Contours are considered the best available, doesnāt mean theyāre going to match up with lab results very often.
That being said, Iāve had more consistency out of a Contour Next than I ever got out of One Touch products (Verio and Ultra2 are the ones Iāve used).
Hi nted,I still have the article and checked it for further info on which Contour Next they used. They say that they used the Bayer Contour Next. I believe they would have specified if they had used one of the other variants (eg. Contour Next EZ, Contour Next Link, etc.). They did say that they used the commercially available meters without the support of the manufacturers implying that they were purchased at retail for the study. It does not say that they used multiple meters of each model but it does say that they used āat least 3 lots of each strip typeā.
Sorry I canāt provide a better answer for you but that is the extent of the info on this topic in the study.
Hi Spectra, thanks for the update. That is exactly the information that I wanted.
Hey David49,
I did use One Touch Ultras some years back and my Contour Next Link was definitely an improvement. But my experience with Contour Next has been so-so. Iāll tell the long story of trying to figure out where Contour Next really ranks in case it helps out some other folks looking for meters ā¦
I had my Contour Next Link meter for probably a couple of years. However, I noticed that it was problematic after I got a Dexcom G5 this April. I was calibrating with the Contour Next Link and the Dexcom wouldnāt estimate blood sugars well. But, I knew Dexcom did great if you picked a stable blood sugar time to calibrate. So I started suspecting that the Contour Next Link was the problem, not Dexcom. I started double checking each Contour Next Link blood sugar reading I wanted to use for calibration. Sometimes I saw things like getting around 150 mg/dL and then getting 100 mg/dL a mere 60 seconds later. So, for me anyway, I found Contour Next Link to be iffy at random times. In the last months of my Contour Next usage, I had two Links and a plain old USB meter, and they wouldnāt agree with each other at times and sometimes each would disagree with itself. Of course all of these meters were USB versions.
As for Contour Next being at the top of the rankings ā¦ Well, I saw that too some places but then I realized that two lists before the Oct 2016 study involved Bayer tooting its own Contour Next horn, perhaps too generously. The study here http://dst.sagepub.com/content/7/5/1294.abstract , as others noted, was sponsored by Bayer. Then I realized the list on another diabetes website (I have to find the website address again) notes that some MARD values used to form the rankings were from some of the listed productsā own literatures, and NOT from some independent study. (That is what that single star/asterisk meant next to some products ranked on the list.) Contour Next was one of those companies that had no independent verification on that other website.
So, I didnāt know of any independent study in an academic journal putting Contour Next products at the top EXCEPT this recent Oct 2016 study discussed by Spectra. Given my own poor experience with USB-based Contour Next meters, I asked about the type of Contour Next meter they tested. At least sometimes type seems to matter even though the same strips are used: the Freestyle Freedom lite and Freestyle lite had slightly different results though they both use the same strips. (They both got top marks for accuracy and precision, though, compared to all others tested at the time.)
I did see Contour Next get the 2nd best ranking in the current Consumer Reportās (CR) list Blood Glucose Meter Ratings & Reviews - Consumer Reports . Freestyle Freedom Lite was #1, but Contour Next USB barely makes the top group of meters, which included 12 top meters in all. (FYI, CR DID recommend Contour Next USB too though.)
Now that I know that the Oct 2016 academic study tested with Contour Next original meter, Iāll just get an original one myself and hopeful get good use out of strips Iāve got. To be safe, Iāll just test things against my Freestyle Lite meters every once and a while.
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Thanks for posting!
I do have a Contour Next (sans USB), and have a coupon for a free Contour Next USB. Since Bayer is the preferred provider of strips for my new insurance, Iāll get a chance to compare them to each other starting in about two weeks 
If it turns out the USB isnāt as accurate as Iād like, sounds like I can safely use the Contour Next and just rely on a good-old USB cable haha.
All in all, Iāve lost confidence in One Touch products in terms of reliability, so Iāll happily try Bayer and see how they do. Pretty sure Freestyle products are not available in my location.
Cheers.
Did you ever get the Go meter? I canāt seem to find it for sale anywhere online yet.
I couldnāt find it anywhere on the internet either-- believe me I looked. CVS and Walgreens have them though-- I had to email mfg to figure that out.
My impressions thus far is that they are acceptable overall but not great. I have a lot more outlier readings that seem to be inaccurate than I did with truetest-- which are disproven with a follow up testā¦ but I know enough about my patterns to know when something requires a closer look.
The vast majority of the strips are spot-on but there are some flukes. Other than that the thing that bugs me is if you donāt get enough blood on the strip it instantly error codes and is wastedā¦ others Iāve used you have at least an extra split second to reapply.
Iām sure there are better strips out there. But I do like the small size of the meter. I just ordered 300 strips for $35. At that price and the benefit of avoiding the insurance runaround I will stick with them for nowā¦
I went through the insurance company, a lot of hassle and appeals, but was successful in getting reimbursed partially for the Freestyle Lite. Otherwise, I too, was in One Touch hell, lots of blood, inaccurate.
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Peeing on a strip before walking 10 miles one way to schoolā¦ 
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Uphill both ways!
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Hi everyone.
Iām sorry I didnāt read many of the previous replies in this thread as itās quite long. I am in the process of switching to a new meter and although my insurance will only cover the OneTouch brand (Ultra, UltraMini, and Verio) Iāve heard so many bad things about the Verio, and Iām thinking maybe my endo can write a letter to the insurance company in favor of using another brand?
Iām currently using the OneTouch UltraMini and it tends to read a bit higher but not by much, and the average on it matches my A1c almost perfectly. However, itās super old and is starting to give random inaccurate readings now and then. After testing on both OneTouch and FreeStyle meters for a bit from the same drop of blood, Iām beginning to trust the OneTouch less and less. Might just be the age of the meter itself though.
Is there a consensus (here or otherwise) on what is the most accurate meter currently out on the market?
I use the one touch mini and I pricked myself when getting blood drawn. We used same blood drop for lab test and meter test. Lab was 88 and one touch read 86. Thatās pretty accurate to me.