There are various steps people with diabetes can take in order to prevent complications, treat, and prevent further complications that develop as a result of being diabetic.
Diabetic care is an important aspect in managing the disorder and staying healthy if you are diabetic; however, most be people do not know how to go about this and they get confused with blood glucose levels and how they can be monitored effectively.
Determining your blood sugar levels is one of the important aspects of understanding your diabetes, which will give you a better understanding of the differences between hypoglycemia (when sugar levels are too low) and hyperglycemia (when sugar levels are extremely high). As well, knowing what sugar levels you should be striving for makes it easy for you to take the necessary steps towards achieving that goal. One of the best ways to monitor your diabetes is to purchase a glucose meter, because it will help you in making most of the decisions in regard to your blood glucose levels.
You can find the following type of products on our website:
- Blood Glucose meters
- Blood Glucose test strips
- Diabetic Lancet devices
- Blood Glucose solutions
Blood Glucose meters
What are they?
Glucose meters are medical devices used by individuals to determine or approximate their blood glucose levels in the body.
How do they work?
The finger is pricked using a lancet. A small drop of blood is then placed on a test strip and inserted into the meter, which reads and calculates the blood sugar levels.
Why people use them?
These meters are used by patients or individuals who wish to determine or approximate their blood glucose levels.
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Blood Glucose Test Strips
What are they?
Disposable strips are very important when testing or helping an individual control and monitor their diabetes. It is important to note that each test strip is coded to a specific brand of glucose meter; therefore, the test strip meter cannot be used for another brand.
How do they work?
After placing a drop of blood on the test strip, it is inserted into the glucose meter. The test strip contains a chemical called glucose oxidase and it reacts with glucose in the blood sample to form a substance called gluconic acid, which is easily analyzed by the meter.
Products available
- Accu-Chek Advantage Test Strips (Accusoft)
- Accu-Chek Aviva Test Strips
- Accu-Chek Compact Test Strips
- Accutrend Glucose Test Strips (Gc Meter)
- Contour Next Test Strips 50Pack
- Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips 50pack
- One Touch Ultra Test Strips (Lifescan)
Diabetic Lancet Devices
What are they?
Lancets are medical devices used for blood sampling. They are used to puncture the skin in order to collect small blood samples. They are all disposable.
How do they work?
They are used to prick the area where a blood sample is being taken.
Products available
- Lancets Accu-Chek Multiclix 102pack
- Lancets Accu-Chek Softclix
- Lancets Coaguchek Softclix
- Lancets Fingerstix For Glucolet 2 Device
- Lancets Freestyle (Therasense)
- Lancets One Touch Delicate (Lifescan)
- Lancets One Touch Ultra Soft (Lifescan)
- Microlet Lancet
Blood Glucose Solutions
What are they?
These are control solutions used to check the functions of glucose meters/kits used to test the blood sugar levels.
How do they work?
These solutions mimic glucose readings to prove that your glucose meter is working correctly. A functioning glucose meter will always give readings that are within a specific range as specified by your meter.
Why people use them?
These control solutions are used by patients to ensure that their glucose meters are working correctly. It takes about 12 seconds to complete a test.
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