Meal markersīefore taking a blood sample, people can choose from one of three apple symbols on the Contour Next ONE screen: This 2017 study also showed that people with diabetes using color range indicators like this one offered on Contour Next ONE help improve blood sugar management and slightly improve A1C results. Green: Indicates your blood sugar is “in range,” which is the glucose targets you and your diabetes care team set.Īccording to Ascensia’s internal market research, 92 percent of users surveyed on the Contour Next ONE found it quicker and easier to interpret their blood sugars using the smartLIGHT feature than those who didn’t.
This meter embraces the industry trend of attempting to help PWDs answer the key question, “ What do my blood glucose numbers mean?” Ascensia’s trademarked smartLIGHT feature lights up in these colors after the result is displayed to indicate how your blood sugar is faring: This can also be very helpful for those trying to conserve test strips and not waste any due to insufficient blood droplets. Handy for those of us who sometimes have difficulty getting “bleeders” after a finger poke and need extra time to redo the sample. This is a small matter, but you have 60 seconds to apply a second drop of blood to the same strip if the first attempt wasn’t large enough. This is a huge factor for many people with diabetes (PWDs) who enjoy movie theaters or regularly test in the middle of the night. You double-tap the round OK button to turn this port light on. Seriously, even reading the manual cover to cover, you’ll never see a mention of the fact that you can make the port light work for up to 40 seconds before turning the meter on. But you might not know it at first if you just looked at the meter or even if you read every piece of marketing material Ascensia includes - because, for some reason, the port light is not described as a feature. Yes, you can use a port light to illuminate where the test strip is inserted. The display does not have a built-in backlight, though you don’t need it since the screen lights up enough to use efficiently even in the dark.
This meter has a black and white LED display with icons indicating your glucose log or settings. The Contour Next ONE has now scaled down to a single circle “OK” button with up and down arrows for scrolling through commands. While the form factor is mostly unchanged, it’s a bit thinner and sleeker in design than earlier models from then-Bayer that had three buttons on the meter face. Here are some of the main features: Slim design It uses the same Contour Next test strips as others in this product line. The Contour Next ONE sports a sleek modern design with subtle differences from its predecessors, and it’s the first app-enabled meter Ascensia offered in its Contour line.
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