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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High conductivity strips give you safer and more accurate results, glucose oxidase technology provides strong stability Your doctor or nurse will give you a blood glucose meter for free if you have type 1 diabetes or treat your diabetes with medication that can cause hypos. On rare occasions you will get a prescription instead. Remember, you don't pay for prescriptions if you have diabetes and it’s treated with any type of medication. You might also be able to get a strip free meter. What this means is that you don't need to insert strips into the meter because they come pre-installed. Instead of replacing a strip each time you use the meter there is a rotation of test strips in the meter, this is called a cassette.

In some other countries the preferred unit is mg/dL which is simply converted as described in the table below: Please note that on models supplied in the UK, blood glucose results are presented as mmol / L as the default unit of measurement – in accordance with UK and EU norms. It is less accurate than using a blood glucose meter but the test strips can often be cheaper. Where can I get test strips? Most meters will only take one type of test strip. So, you should make sure you know which strip your meter uses before buying. This is also important to remember with your prescription for test strips. Your local area may only have a limited range of meters available to them and will only prescribe strips for the meters they give out.

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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 strips

Write the discard date (6 months after first opening the vial) on the vial label when you first open it. Discard the remaining test strips after the discard date.If you have Type 2 and want to get test strips, you might not be able to get them on prescription. You will only be able to get test strips on prescription if your doctor or nurse wants you to self-monitor. How to use a test strip

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? 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

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These small disposable strips of plastic may look insignificant but they provide a very important role in helping people with diabetes to monitor and control their diabetes. The current between the terminals changes depending on the level of gluconic acid that has been produced. The blood glucose meter then uses an algorithm to work out the blood glucose level based upon the difference in current.