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Have been using a CoaguChek for about 18 months.
Here's a few tips on living with it:
1) Travel as light and small as possible - mine came in a briefcase sized carrier that was complete overkill (I feared someone would mug me for it as they thought I had a laptop inside!). I use a polythene tupperware type food container that is just big enough to hold the machine plus finger-pricker and spare needles. Very robust and fits into your carry-on bag easily.
2) Keep the test strips in the fridge if possible - I'm not really sure of their heat tolerance. Whilst travelling I've used a small stainless steel vacuum flask that I put a few lumps of ice and the strips into. Has worked when left in a car boot (trunk) in 100 plus deg F heat in the Australian bush. Still had icy water in it in the evening. Doesn't seem to bother the airline scanners which I found surprising.
3) Ditch the mains adaptor. The AA batteries last for weeks and can be picked up anywhere.
4) If you take spare strips from two different batches make sure you've got the little chip dongle thingie for each.
5) If the US instruction manuals contain upteen different languages like the European ones, hack off the languages you don't need to save lugging waste paper around.
Your mileage may vary...
Other hints and comments welcome!
Here's a few tips on living with it:
1) Travel as light and small as possible - mine came in a briefcase sized carrier that was complete overkill (I feared someone would mug me for it as they thought I had a laptop inside!). I use a polythene tupperware type food container that is just big enough to hold the machine plus finger-pricker and spare needles. Very robust and fits into your carry-on bag easily.
2) Keep the test strips in the fridge if possible - I'm not really sure of their heat tolerance. Whilst travelling I've used a small stainless steel vacuum flask that I put a few lumps of ice and the strips into. Has worked when left in a car boot (trunk) in 100 plus deg F heat in the Australian bush. Still had icy water in it in the evening. Doesn't seem to bother the airline scanners which I found surprising.
3) Ditch the mains adaptor. The AA batteries last for weeks and can be picked up anywhere.
4) If you take spare strips from two different batches make sure you've got the little chip dongle thingie for each.
5) If the US instruction manuals contain upteen different languages like the European ones, hack off the languages you don't need to save lugging waste paper around.
Your mileage may vary...
Other hints and comments welcome!