what is the best sugar blood monitor in the market?

[firstsupermum]

i have been asked to buy one for my mum, she doesnt leave in the uk.
I doent know which one to choose, also i need one that will not need any sticks or parts to be used with as i may not find them back home, please anyone got any advice? ONE THAT CAME COMPLATED AND be re-usable.
thank you for your help

I've been using blood glucose meters for 13 years, and agree with the previous poster - they all work basically the same (meter, lancets to prick your finger, and strips to collect the blood). I really think you will not find one that doesn't need strips or lancets.

Meters themselves are quite cheap - £10-20, but are often given away by manufactuers. I've never paid for one, always got given them by my diabetes clinic. The strips are where the expense lies - mine are free as I have exemption from prescription charges, but when I have bought them (not organising my repeat prescription properly ) they are about £30 - and as a Type 1 I get through a lot of strips, although it's probably different for other types of diabetic. Lancets, I have no idea about cost.

The differences in meters lies mainly in how quickly they will read your blood glucose and the software for downloading your glucose readings (software free from manufacturers website once you have the meter).

Whereabouts is your mum? Can she get strips and lancets on prescription? I am sure you will not be able to get a meter that doesn't require a supply of strips and lancets.

Oh, and I was told by my GP that all brands of strips ate the Dane price. He told me that when I switched brands.

• are the same price...

thank you for ur advices, my mum in morocco, i will check in boots of one if they are in offres.

thank you a lot bran i did checked the sit, ts great, i will buy it with its monitor, really appriciate your help and advice.

thank you a will check it.

I second Abbott machines as being very good. The machines are a bit more expensive, but when you have to buy the strips privately they are alot cheaper and you are going to buy a lot of strips. Plus Abbott machines work on a much smaller volume of blood compared to a lot of other machines so you don't need to squeeze so much. Finally Abbott recognise that not all mammals are the same and whilst machines are developed broadly for all species they then put a lot more effort in talioring for the human and individual animal markets ensuring more accurate results for everyone.
No I don't work for Abbott, but 3 years ago I replaced all the machines in my veterinary clinics and I did a lot of reserach before I settled on the Abbott ones.