how the strips puncture for blood
217356
They don't. You need a medium-size drop of blood, drawn up by capillary action (rather than deposited on the strip like on the first One Touch). Any lancet device I've seen except the Delica (comes with the Verio meter) will work fine. I favor the Freestyle lancet device as it's stubby for storage, and easier to use than many, but you probably already have a lancet device that's perfectly adequate.
1376006
Yes. The core is aluminum so they are bendable and as long as there is no saturation from blood they can be wiped done and reused
1255181
You need blood strips just like any other blood monitor. You pick your finger add blood to the strip you have put into the monitor. Same an any thohter meter.
607839
There is definately a needle. However, its the most ouchless needle I have ever used.
528916
On mine I stuck strip in then hit arrow key up to 49. Tested against normal strips with the same blood drop and ranged from 30 to 57 pts higher than the normal strips.
1270342
I don't know, it came with a puncture and didn't use it ... I live outside the USA and it was more expensive to return it ... regards
1746110
It comes out when you squeeze it. Unfortunately, the needle did not have a sharp point, and I ended up purchasing another one that came with five sharply pointed needles.
1123943
Yes, after the blood is cleaned up. Otherwise you would be changing the pad often.
2175200
No though if you have delicate skin it will seem that way but it does not actually puncture the skin it promotes blood flow by causing mild irritation to the site
687578
There is a small spring loaded needle for pricking, and it is loaded into the bottom of the monitor where you will later insert your test strip. You can use it on either your finger or forearm, and I consider it painless. You remove the needle and insert the test strip into the monitor. You can see it inserted in the bottom of the monitor in this small thumbnail to the left. The strip has two "wicks" that work by capillary action to draw up a very small sample of blood. You see it as 2 dots on the bottom of the test strip. It uses only a tiny bit of blood for it to work. You push the button on the monitor to get your glucose reading. This monitor will also save all your readings and they can be downloaded so you can keep track of any trends, and so can your doctor. Ahem, so you can't cheat when the doctor can see your logs. But the doctor can also spot anything that seems to be getting out of whack, like a long term and steady rise in your glucose, indicating that your diabetes is worsening; or a steady decrease in your glucose levels, indicating that your diabetes is under control and your treatment plan is working.
1495677
The lancets are used to prick your finger to get the drop of blood that is then fed into the testing strip.
1792513
I have not had to use this yet, but I believe these are intended for use on smaller scraps and cuts, and punctures wounds. Good luck! For a gun shot or stab wound, I believe you would need its bigger brother, the clot packs in two different sizes.
1792518
I really don't know. It is to stop active bleeding. We have used it only on skin tears.
2178088
No it won't. It requires a smaller amount of blood than others. It has a little "drop" icon that showes until there is enough blood in the stick then it showes dashes until the testing is complete then it displays the result. I had mine tested at my doctors office and it resulted very close to their monitor. They said closer even than most others they have tested. Hope this helps. :)
777734
Make sure you are holding the test strip perpendicular to your skin. If the strip is at an angle, you get blood on the front or back and it will not read sample.
518981
At the bottom near the left (just a little off center) is where the blood test strip protrudes. From that vantage point, it can be used anywhere there is blood for the test strip to come in contact with.
1539782
I was using it for nosebleeds and it was the wrong idea because you couldn't stop the blood even for a second to use the Celox. Eventually I just had it cauterized and that did the trick. Good luck with dad.