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Comment by Hank on September 22, 2008 at 6:19pm

I had been using the Bayer Contour meter but my insurance company is pushing me towards the Aviva. It would cost me more money to use the Contour strips so I agreed to try the Aviva. It's not bad and the interesting thing after a week of testing is it's much closer to my Dexcom CGMS readings.

Comment by Marie B on September 17, 2008 at 4:40pm

Go to Accu-chek's website, and get free "skins" (stick-on decals) for your Aviva - see a picture of my flowery ones below. There are many to choose from!

Comment by aisling type-1-and-proud on September 6, 2008 at 5:39am

those meters are so cool Marie B!!! where did you get those pictures?

Comment by Marie B on July 19, 2008 at 3:43pm

Comment by Darian A. Caplinger on June 28, 2008 at 11:11pm

I use the Accu-Chek Aviva as well. In fact, I have 3 of them now. One for work, one for home... and one that travels with me. I was able to talk my doc into a prescription ordering 8 tests a day, so I have plenty of strips for me, and my pre-diabetic wife and oldest son to use as well.

Comment by debb on June 13, 2008 at 7:23am

i love my new aviva. earlier i said i couldn't reuse the lancets but i was wrong. i just didn't do something right. as usual. once i figured out that i had done something wrong i was fine and am getting more use out of one lancet. right now that's a good thing because my husband lost his job and started a new one the next week. so now i have to wait until the new insurance kicks in. at least i'm lucky and have insurance. i don't know how people manage without it. this disease is tough enough without adding no insurance to the mix. i have way more understanding of those who don't have insurance. if i could, i would put everyone of them on my insurance. unfortunately the insurance company would have a very large cow if i tried that. wouldn't that be something to see!!!!

Comment by Jabari on June 9, 2008 at 10:49pm

I use the Compact Plus and i love it!

Comment by Rob G on June 7, 2008 at 10:14pm

I started using the Compact Plus about a year ago but have had two break on me. Customer Service was great about sending me one(s) but I was unhappy with the reliability due to having two of them break. About a month ago I switched to the Freestyle Flash (the compact plus and Flash are two of four choices that my insurance plan covers at the top tier which leads to the most cost savings). I didn't realize just how convenient and hassle free the compact plus meter was until I changed to the Flash; having the drum and lancet device all in one is a major convenience. Aside from my poor luck in having two of them fail and also it being very noisy, I think I may go back to using this glucometer. Has anyone else using the compact plus had bad luck with reliability ?

Comment by Marie B on June 7, 2008 at 2:02pm

I got the Spirit pump last year, and it came with the Aviva. For some unknown reason I didn't use the Multiclix..When I read posts about how great it is, I fished it out of my diabetes drawer, and I love it! I don't always turn the top to go to a new lancet....

Comment by Eggie on June 3, 2008 at 12:45am

I love my Aviva meter. I use the Accu-Chek Spirit pump, too. Guess I'm just an A-C junkie. The Multiclix is the best lancet device I've ever used.

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