Diabetes Test Strips Blood Glucose Test Strips x 50 & Diabetes Lancets x 50, Blood Glucose Strips, Blood Sugar Test Strips for UK Diabetics in mmol/L (Compatible with Exactive EQ Impulse)

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Just insert your strip into the slot and the meter will automatically give you a reading in just 5 seconds

Some blood glucose test strips allow the reapplication of more blood to the same test strip if needed during the test. The amount of blood required by a test strip can vary between manufacturers. Generally, between 0.5 μl to 1 μl of blood is required. You can also buy a blood glucose meter from a pharmacy or online. Our shop sells meters and test strips. You should speak with your healthcare team before you buy your own meter. Test stripsYou will also use a blood glucose meter if you manage your diabetes with some other medications like sulphonylureas. Remove a new test strip within the valid expiration from vial. After taking the strip, immediately cover the vial. To avoid losing efficiency. Insert test strip into the strip slot, the test strip is suggested to use up within 3 minutes.

Blood glucose test strips should meet specific International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accuracy standards when used with the meter they are designed for. Extremely easy to use and lightweight, requiring only 0.6ul blood sample to deliver results* in 5 seconds. No coding required, simply insert the test strip, add the blood sample when indicated and you are all set. In the vast majority of cases, each meter will take one type of test strip only. There are some blood glucose meters however that take blood ketone strips as well, to test for ketone levels. How do diabetes test strips work?In some other countries the preferred unit is mg/dL which is simply converted as described in the table below: Depending on how you treat your diabetes then you might need to use a monitor and test strips to manage your diabetes. Here we’re going to take a look at what monitors and test strips are, and how you can get them. Blood glucose monitors When blood is placed onto the test strip, it reacts with a chemical called glucose oxidase producing gluconic acid from the glucose in the blood. At the other end of the test strip, the meter transfers a current to the test strip. The test strip has electric terminals which allow the meter to measure the current between the terminals. High conductivity strips give you safer and more accurate results, glucose oxidase technology provides strong stability