Libby and Lucy
Member Since 2009
It has been a while since Lucy had a condo. I've been too nervous to test her, with all the kitties coming back from the Falls. Even though she has done so well for so long, I still get scared every time I am waiting for that meter to count down. Today I finally did it - whew!!! She is at 46!!! :shock: Wow. We have a very special anniversary coming up in a couple of weeks, so watch for our condo then. :mrgreen:
Recently I switched to the Freestyle Lite with the new Freestyle Lite test strips. I'm totally sold and I think I can finally retire the other 6 or 7 meters I have all over the house. Some have found that it reads lower, and it did read a tad lower on the one side-by-side test I did on Jazzy with my Aviva, but it was still within range so I'm fine with that. It is SOOOOOO much easier to use that IMHO it should be the only meter sent with newbie kits. The blood requirement is teeny weeny, it sips fast (unlike the older Freestyle I have), and you have a lot of extra time to add more blood if you have a wiggly cat and can't catch enough blood the first time. That feature just came in handy with Lucy, who isn't used to testing anymore and thinks she doesn't need testing because she feels just fine.
Newbies or not-so-newbies who don't know the beginning of our story, please don't let yourself get discouraged. Lucy came back almost from the dead (literally), went through 3 insulins and 17 months on the juice, went up to 4.25 units BID of Lantus (then went down the dosing scale and then went back up to 4.25 again). She made it OTJ and has stayed OTJ, and she is happy and FUN.
Recently I switched to the Freestyle Lite with the new Freestyle Lite test strips. I'm totally sold and I think I can finally retire the other 6 or 7 meters I have all over the house. Some have found that it reads lower, and it did read a tad lower on the one side-by-side test I did on Jazzy with my Aviva, but it was still within range so I'm fine with that. It is SOOOOOO much easier to use that IMHO it should be the only meter sent with newbie kits. The blood requirement is teeny weeny, it sips fast (unlike the older Freestyle I have), and you have a lot of extra time to add more blood if you have a wiggly cat and can't catch enough blood the first time. That feature just came in handy with Lucy, who isn't used to testing anymore and thinks she doesn't need testing because she feels just fine.
Newbies or not-so-newbies who don't know the beginning of our story, please don't let yourself get discouraged. Lucy came back almost from the dead (literally), went through 3 insulins and 17 months on the juice, went up to 4.25 units BID of Lantus (then went down the dosing scale and then went back up to 4.25 again). She made it OTJ and has stayed OTJ, and she is happy and FUN.
