[MelodyL]

Hi.

I was looking on ebay and found a seller selling a testing meter for people on anti-coagulants. Never heard of such a thing. The gadget (which looks exactly like a diabetic meter), sells for over $1000. I could not believe this.

Here's a link to a similar product.

http://www.roche.com/prod_diag_coagu-xss.htm

Now I know that I test my sugar every day. I read the info on this little gizmo and it's for people who are on anti-coagulants, blood thinners, etc. and it has to do with testing for Vitamin K antagonists.(can't remember the whole thing). Now here is where i get confused. I went to many of these sites and all they talk about is Warfarin. Not once do they mention Plavix. And I thought Plavix was similar to Warfarin in that it's a blood thinner.

So am I to ascertain that people might use this device if they are on warfarin, but it's not necessary if they are on plavix?

It seems that when Alan goes to the doctor for his blood tests, they must be doing some PT test on him.

The info on this site says "test yourself at home, you don't have to travel to anti-coagulant centers (I didn't even know they WERE anticoagulant centers).

Now, of course, I'm not about to buy this gizmo. I am just wondering what you all think of this gadget, and whether you have heard of this before???

Thanks much.