20Merlin24
Member Since 2024
Just a heads up for anyone considering this meter. Maybe I got a lemon, but...
I got the Relion meter because it was cheap, available right away at Walmart, and test strips are easy to get and very reasonably priced. But it has some problems (at least mine does):
1. It doesn't come with test solution, AND Walmart doesn't sell that in their stores. What? I didn't know this until I got home.
You can get it for free every 10 weeks according to customer service, but you have to either call or order online. If anyone needs it, this is the address I was given: https://supplies.relionbgm.com/
2. It says in the instructions not to use it before testing it with the solution. But since they don't provide it, your meter is (at best) unreliable for quite a while. I tested mine against the pet one I already had, and it was reasonably close several times so I've been trusting the reading. But this morning I got four error messages in a row, and that was the last straw.
3. The test strips are really bad. I bought a pack of 100 and some were defective to the point of not even fitting into the meter, but for the most part I just kept getting error messages. I'm halfway through them now after just a few days.
If you have to use 3-5 strips for each test you might as well go with a more expensive brand because you're just tossing them in the trash anyway.
I got the Relion meter because it was cheap, available right away at Walmart, and test strips are easy to get and very reasonably priced. But it has some problems (at least mine does):
1. It doesn't come with test solution, AND Walmart doesn't sell that in their stores. What? I didn't know this until I got home.
You can get it for free every 10 weeks according to customer service, but you have to either call or order online. If anyone needs it, this is the address I was given: https://supplies.relionbgm.com/
2. It says in the instructions not to use it before testing it with the solution. But since they don't provide it, your meter is (at best) unreliable for quite a while. I tested mine against the pet one I already had, and it was reasonably close several times so I've been trusting the reading. But this morning I got four error messages in a row, and that was the last straw.
3. The test strips are really bad. I bought a pack of 100 and some were defective to the point of not even fitting into the meter, but for the most part I just kept getting error messages. I'm halfway through them now after just a few days.
If you have to use 3-5 strips for each test you might as well go with a more expensive brand because you're just tossing them in the trash anyway.
