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When selecting your glucose meter there are several things you may want to keep in mind as there are dozens of prodcuts to choose from and each has it's own distinct features to suite your personal needs.
When reviewing meter descriptions and their features there are a definitions you should know that will help you when making your purchasing decision.
Accu-Chek Aviva Blood Glucose Meter Kit
For testing glucose in whole blood. Designed to: Fill on very first time. Detect and prevent unreliable results. Give 5-second results. Test from finger, palm, and more.* Accu-Chek Multiclix lancet device (included). Exclusive drum design for least painful and most convenient testing.** Pre-loaded 6 lancet drum means no lancets to see or touch. Safe drum design helps minimize accidental fingersticks. No side-to-side lancet motion reduces skin tearing. Choice of 11 depth settings provides personalized comfort. Test right the first time. The right technology helps make every strip count! Wide-mouth strip pulls in the tiny blood drop like a magnet. Over 150 quality checks detect and prevent unreliable results. The right choice for less pain! Choose from five other areas of your body to give sensitive fingers a break. Test from your palm, forearm, upper arm, calf, thigh or finger - whichever works best for you.* No matter where you test, the Accu-Chek Multiclix lancet device is the least painful.**
One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Meter Kit
Smaller Blood Sample: Requires just a tiny drop of blood.
Offers UltraSoft lancet with a thin tip for easy penetration.
More Choices For Testing: Option to take blood samples for fingers and arm.
UltraSoft sampler adjusts to individual needs to reduce pain.
Accurate Results in Just 5 Seconds: Large, easy-to-read display.
150-test memory with date and time.
Automatic 14 and 30-day averaging.
Can be downloaded into InTouch® software for data graphing and trending.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Selecting a Blood Glucose Meter
Categorized under: diabetes