Ratings Chart

Off-the-Shelf Blood Glucose Meters

Portability: One Touch Ultra: 5; Advantage: 4.5; Accu-Chek FreeStyle: 4.5; Prestige IQ: 4; Sof-Tact: 2, Ease of blood application: One Touch Ultra: 3.5; Advantage: 4.5; Accu-Chek FreeStyle: 4; Prestige IQ: .5; Sof-Tact: 5, Accessibility of manual: One Touch Ultra: .5; Advantage: .5; Accu-Chek FreeStyle: .5; Prestige IQ: .5; Sof-Tact: .5, Overall ease of use: One Touch Ultra: 3.5; Advantage: 4; Accu-Chek FreeStyle: 3.5; Prestige IQ: 1.5; Sof-Tact: 4.

^aRated with the Mini-Digi-Voice.

Meters with Voice Output

Portability: Accu-Chek Voicemate: 1; One Touch SureStep: 3; One Touch Basic^a: 3; One Touch Profile^a: 3, Ease of bloodapplication: Accu-Chek Voicemate: 4.5; One Touch SureStep: 3; One Touch Basic^a: .5; One Touch Profile^a: .5, Accessibility of meter manual: Accu-Chek Voicemate: 3; One Touch SureStep: .5; One Touch Basic^a: .5; One Touch Profile^a: .5, Ease of using download software with ascreen reader: Accu-Chek Voicemate: 1; One Touch SureStep: 2; One Touch Basic^a: 2; One Touch Profile^a: 2, Overall ease of use: Accu-Chek Voicemate: 4; One Touch SureStep: 3.5; One Touch Basic^a: 1; One Touch Profile^a: 1.

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