Description of Event or Problem · 0
KAISER "RECOMMENDS" THE VERIO ONETOUCH BLOOD GLUCOSE METER. I HAD TO GET IT WHEN MY (SUPERIOR) METER'S TEST STRIPS WERE NO LONGER COVERED. I ORIGINALLY STOPPED USING THIS METER BECAUSE OF ITS INACCURACY BUT WAS FORCED TO GET IT AGAIN. I JUST DID A TEST WHERE MY CGM READING WAS 167 AND THE READINGS FOR THE TEST STRIP WERE: 143, 152, 169, 147 AND 163. THE LAST 4 WERE DONE WITH THE EXACT SAME DROP OF BLOOD. DIABETICS DEPEND ON THESE METERS FOR EITHER THEIR MAIN DEVICE OR BACKUP FOR THEIR CGM, LIKE I DO, WHICH CAN ALSO BE OFF AT TIMES. FOR THIS METER TO BE THIS OFF, PUTS DIABETICS AT RISK. IF THERE WAS A SCENARIO WHERE MY CGM READ LOW, AND I DOUBLE CHECKED WITH THIS AND IT READ NORMAL, I COULD GO INTO A DIABETIC COMA IF I DIDN'T KNOW TO TREAT THE LOW BLOOD SUGAR. SEE SCANNED PAGES.