The most popular meter on diabetesmagazijn.nl is the Diatesse XPER. This meter can measure both glucose and ketones and can be connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth. In this blog we describe how this works.
Bluetooth can be turned on and off on your meter (and on your smartphone). Bluetooth must be enabled on the Diatesse XPER. In the manual you will find more information in chapters 6 and 10.
To step
Pairing is easy. There are a number of steps you need to go through.
- Turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone. Bluetooth can be recognized by this symbol:
- Install the Procheck App. Download via App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android).
- Now turn the meter on and immediately turn it off again. Press the big button to turn on. And press the same button twice in a row to turn it off. After switching off, Bluetooth is active. You will now see the Bluetooth signal flashing on your meter. You can now connect the meter to your smartphone.
- Grab your smartphone. In the ProCheck App, go to Settings > Bluetooth Smart Meter. Then press 'Search'.
- Then you can add the Diatesse XPER meter. This appears in the ProCheck App as 'Diatesse XPER xxxx'. The 'xxxx' is a unique combination linked to your meter. These 4 symbols can be found on the back of the meter. These are the last 4 numbers/letters of the 'Bluetooth Mac' code.
- You can now add the meter. Press the button with the arrow pointing down. And then press 'Yes' to save the meter.
- The ProCheck App now asks for a code. You will also find this code on the back of the meter. This concerns the last 7 digits of the serial number (SN), minus the last digit. Enter these 6 digits and press 'Link'.
- The devices are now connected to each other. After each measurement the Bluetooth indicator will light up. When you open the ProCheck App, the meter automatically sends data to the app.
Explanation video
The steps are shown graphically in the video below.
Test and import data
After you have set up the meter and smartphone, measuring your glucose – and exporting data – can begin. Turn on the meter. Insert the test strip into the meter to measure your glucose levels. You can then remove the test strip (via the eject function). The Bluetooth signal will flash and you will see on the smartphone that the data is being imported. The Bluetooth signal remains continuously on while the measurement data is being imported.
More information can be found on the website Diatesse.
Doesn't work that smoothly and it also takes a very long time before the connection is established, after which there is no request for code
Linking fails.
First open the App and then remove the strip from the meter or turn off the meter. Place the telephone nearby or preferably next to the meter. It ALWAYS works!
An important piece of information can be found on the Diatesse website:
“Smartphone settings:
Dutch provider (required).
Settings: Dutch language and region (required). See Settings, General, Language and Region.”
So I initially didn't see any connectable device in the ProCheck app, until I read this and took my phone off English as the default language and suddenly poof, there it is. After pairing, continue in English again. But I think that is an important piece of information.
Thank you! It worked for me.
Linking fails. The app always asks for the PIN code. I think this is xxxx. But this PIN code does not work. I do not receive a message that the PIN code is incorrect.
Hi Guillermo,
The PIN code is never XXXX. These are really 4 symbols. The 'xxxx' is a unique combination linked to your meter. These 4 symbols can be found on the back of the meter. These are the last 4 numbers/letters of the 'Bluetooth Mac' code.
This is explained in the article.
PIN code for Bluetooth is the last 7 digits/characters of the longest number there.
Minus the very last one!
So you enter 6 numbers.
This is very clearly visible in the video above.
The ProCheck App now asks for a code. You will also find this code on the back of the meter. This concerns the last 7 digits of the serial number (SN), minus the last digit. Enter these 6 digits and press 'Link'.
The app now works and also transfers information, but the date is not correct, for example 25-1-2026? Where can that change!
The PIN code that you must enter in the app is the last 4 numbers/letters of the bottom code on your device, just to the left of the QR code.
For me, these are also the last 4 characters of the name that I see in Bluetooth.
For me it is 2 numbers and 2 letters.
PIN code for Bluetooth is the last 7 digits/characters of the longest number, also to the left of the QR code.
Minus the very last one!
So you enter 6 numbers.
For me there are 6 numbers, the 7th one that I have to leave out is a letter.
Both can be seen very clearly in the video above, take a look!
Then turn the measuring device on and off again and all data will be taken over by the app.
cannot be connected to a tablet or telephone
This app is worthless, iOS 14 cannot find it even after a long search.
Android keeps throwing it out, quickly removing it again
Everything works, but the app shows the value 77 instead of 4.3 mmol as we are used to in the Netherlands. Can that be set?
Hi Gerben, this seems to be the mg/dl setting. This should be adjustable. Could you send an email to info@diabetesmagazijn.nl?
Good morning
The app doesn't work at all
Phone and meter next to each other. I go to settings and then search, add okay and then nothing, no xxxx for the code. No video, but good explanation please.