Company Roche Diagnostics LifeScan Abbott Diabetes Care Bayer BD HDI-Home Diagnostics, Inc.
Meter ACCU-CHEK® Aviva ACCU-CHEK® Compact Plus ACCU-CHEK® Advantage ACCU-CHEK® Active OneTouch® Ultra® OneTouch® UltraSmart® OneTouch® Basic® FreeStyle Flash FreeStyle® Precision Xtra Ascensia® Contour® Ascensia® Breeze® Ascensia® Elite® XL BD Logic® TrueTrack Smart System®
Minimum Blood Sample Volume 0.6 pL 1.5pL 4pL 2pL 1pL 1pL 5pL 0.3pL 0.3pL 0.6pL  (Glucose)
5pL (Ketone)
0.6pL 2.5pL-3.5pL 2pL 0.3pL 1pL
Test Time
5 seconds 5 seconds 26 seconds Sec.  Dosing
5       in-meter
10  out-of-mtr
                 
5 seconds 5 seconds 45 seconds 7 seconds 7 seconds 5 sec. (Glucose)
30 sec.(Ketone)
15 seconds 30 seconds 30 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds
Alternate Site Testing

(AST) # of Sites
Yes

6
Yes

6


No
Yes

6
Yes

2
Yes

2


No
Yes

6
Yes

6
Yes (Glucose)
No (Ketone)
3
Yes

5
Yes

5
Yes

5
Yes

3
Yes

1
Memory
(Date & Time)
500(Y) 300(Y) 480(Y) 200(Y) 150(Y) 3000 records 75 (Y) 250 (Y) 250 (Y) 450 (Y) 240 (Y) 100 (Y) 120 (Y) 250 (Y) 365 (Y)
Test Averaging <7,14 and 30 day <7,14 and 30 day <7,14 and 30 day 7 and 14 day 14 and 30 day 14 day or custom 7,30,60,90 No 14 day 14 day 7,14 and 30 day 14 day 14 day 14 day 7 and 14 day and 4 time-specific 14 and 30 day
Integrated System No Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Download Capability Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Coding Code Key No Coding Code Key Code Key Button
(49 codes)
Button
(49 Codes)
Button
(16 Codes)
Button
(50 Codes)
Button
(50 Codes)
Calibration Strip No Coding No Coding Code Strip 0-12 Button Code Chip
Ability to Double-Dose Yes (within 5 sec.) Yes (within 25 sec.) Yes (within 15 sec.) No No No No Yes (within 60 sec.) Yes (within 30 sec.) Yes (within 30 sec.) No No No No No
Operating Temperature 43-111°F 50-104°F 57-104°F 50-104°F 43-111°F 43-111°F 59-95°F 40-104°F 40-104°F 50-122°F 50-104°F 50-104°F 50-104°F 59-102°F 50-104°F
Hematocrit Range (%) 20-70 25-65 20-65 @ <200
20-55 @ >200
Outside 20-70
Inside 30-55
30-55 30-55 30-55 0-60 15-65 30-60 20-60 20-55 20-60 @<=300 25-60 30-55
Operating Humidity 10-90% <85% <85% <85% 10-90% 10-90% 0-90% 5-90% 5-90% 10-90% 10-93% 10-80% 20-80% 10-90% 10-90%
Battery Type 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) AAA(2) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) AAA(2) AAA(2) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032) Replaceable 3-volt coint cell (1) (DL2450) 3V Lithium (1) (CR2032)
Battery Life 2000 tests 1000 tests 1000 tests 1000 tests or 1 year 1000 tests 6 months at 3/day 18 months at 2/day 500 tests Approx. 1000 tests 1000 tests 1000 tests 1000 tests 1000 tests 1460 tests 1100 tests or 1 year
Cam-Driven Lancet Device Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Lancet Device with Integrated Lancets Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Strip Expiration Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip vial Unused drums stable up to the exp. date on the vial.
Used Drums shoud be used within 90 days 
Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip vial Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip vial 3 months after opening 3 months after opening 4 months after opening Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip vial Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip vial Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip packet 6 months after opening Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip disc Remains stable up to the exp. date on the test strip packet 3 months after opening 2 months after opening