First time glucose checker. No idea what I need or how. Not a fan of cutting myself for blood! Suggestions or walk me through process, please. Thanks
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I am associated with an HMO. When measuring glucose strips are not me enough I buy from you. They are very good quality. Thanks a lot
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These are a great product however the things you use to poke yourself with are called lances I would suggest the 33 gauge one's if you don't have a lot of callous on your fingers they don't hurt as much and this is the cheapest you'll find test strips so an awesome purchase.
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Me too! Just been a few days. Researched lots. Bought the True2Go kit at Walgreens for about $15. Comes with just 10 strips <buy these for extra!>, and has a bag of lancets but you'll need more after a few days.Go with 33gauge for comfort.Works on tough skin, too by adjusting the depth setting on the lancer from 1-5. I began with 1 and went up until it pricked my finger with the 3. Highly suggest the True2Go. Takes the littlest dtop of blood, very gentle on the skin once you find the depth dial you need. I use 3, my bf needed a 5 <he tested the unit for me>, holds many readings in memory, too! Me too! Just been a few days. Researched lots. Bought the True2Go kit at Walgreens for about $15. Comes with just 10 strips <buy these for extra!>, and has a bag of lancets but you'll need more after a few days.Go with 33gauge for comfort.Works on tough skin, too by adjusting the depth setting on the lancer from 1-5. I began with 1 and went up until it pricked my finger with the 3. Highly suggest the True2Go. Takes the littlest dtop of blood, very gentle on the skin once you find the depth dial you need. I use 3, my bf needed a 5 <he tested the unit for me>, holds many readings... » Read More Me too! Just been a few days. Researched lots. Bought the True2Go kit at Walgreens for about $15. Comes with just 10 strips <buy these for extra!>, and has a bag of lancets but you'll need more after a few days.Go with 33gauge for comfort.Works on tough skin, too by adjusting the depth setting on the lancer from 1-5. I began with 1 and went up until it pricked my finger with the 3. Highly suggest the True2Go. Takes the littlest dtop of blood, very gentle on the skin once you find the depth dial you need. I use 3, my bf needed a 5 <he tested the unit for me>, holds many readings in memory, too! « Show Less
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One more thing that really helped me was to get my hand/fingers very warm in very warm water. Brings the blood drop out MUCH easier. Also read somewhere not to squeeze as that can bring up other fluids that can mess up results.
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The strips are placed in a TRU TEST meter--about $10. A tiny drop of blood is taken by the part of the strip outside the meter and the side with bars goes into the meter. You will need lancets--33 gauge recommended. The lancet is pushed into the FINGERTIP, not the main part of the finger. It is recommended you purchase a spring loaded device to snap the lancet into the skin--less pain and less squeamishness from the user--it is not easy to stab oneself!
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Bayer Contour next blood glucose test strips - will say for use with all Bayer's Contour Next meters, no coding. I have ordered this twice for my meter.
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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.
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They have a kit you can buy that includes meter, 25 strips and the blood prick. Just look and you will find one for about $10 that's all you need.
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Go to 'FreeStyle Lite® Blood Glucose Monitoring System - MyFreeStyle.com' also check pg 24 in theOwner's Booklet.Amazon has the data cable in stock.
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I am back again, this is Loretta. I just read another post that said it was to be used every month or so. I will try to find the directions and get back to you. Just cked the directions. Apparently it is just to make sure it is within the numbers on the bottom of the test strips' box. I never did this. I hope it is. I will try it tomorrow and see if my results have been accurate!!! So I guess it is wise to see if the strips for the meter match up to the meter's parameters. I never really knew about this. So thank you for bringing it to my attention. And the solution does come with the meter. I am back again, this is Loretta. I just read another post that said it was to be used every month or so. I will try to find the directions and get back to you. Just cked the directions. Apparently it is just to make sure it is within the numbers on the bottom of the test strips' box. I never did this. I hope it is. I will try it tomorrow and see if my results have been accurate!!! So I guess it is wise to see if the strips for the meter match up to the meter's parameters. I never really knew about this. So thank you for bringing it to my attention. And the solution does come with the meter.
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There is an option to disable tagging.Turn on the machine, Settings > Tool Settings > Tagging: off.The recall is about meter shutting down if your glucose reading is higher than 1024. If your glucose is that high, you'd know it or you are already in hospital. I have no issue with accuracy.
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I have bought One Touch test strips. The first time I got strips that were close to end date. I wrote to the store and they exchanged one box, which worked for me as I only test daily. That was choosing the lowest possible price. I just bought again, paid a little more, bought from a Diabetic Supply Co. and my dates are next year. That is how I will proceed in the future, pay a little more than the bottom price and try to get them from an existing business. But the first guys took my return and gave me good dates. They treated me great.
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Checked the bottle and did not find anything. My sugar has gone down, guess I didn't give it long enough to take affect.
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I noticed some low or no sugar recipes on the website 'fresh preserving dot com' . Just go to Recipes & pick the filter FreshTECH Automatic Jam / Jelly Maker so it narrows the results. You can narrow it further by choosing a specific fruit. God bless you!
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I was getting that at first as well, a lot. It has to do with timing. Now I put the test strip in first, let it start cycling. Prick and get a blood droplet ready. Once you see the drop symbol flashing on the meter then add your blood to the strip gently, just enough to fill the little groove. Then it'll give you a reading.
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I am not diabetic, but I check my fasting glucose bi-weekly just to be sure my diet is good. As a result, my test strips sit in the sealed container a long time. I get good, clear responses even after six-ten months. I think it is very important to keep the strips in a tightly-sealed container. If given regular use, the test strips probably will run out long before they cease to be effective. I am very happy with my True2Go meter and Truetest strips.
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i really do not know since it was so long agao i bought that.i preferred no sugar life savers as some no sugar ones were pretty bad tasting and i think i reviewd it and said so.maybe there is an ingrediant list below the product page after you click it but before buying.usually is stating ingrediants?
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It's been a while since I've used them (I was only a pre-diabetic and dodged the bullet), but as I recall they were dated about a year or so forward. They were long gone before they expired - and that was testing only once a day for the last couple of months. BTW, did you check the previous Q&As? I think this question was asked before.
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Hello, Thank you fot the message. We asked this from the manufacturer and they told us the item might be work for measuring residual sugar. But there is no example before, Hope it works, Thanks
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It doesn't matter where you get the drop of blood from. That's completely up to you. Once you have the drop you just touch the end of the strip into the blood drop. The device counts down then gives you the reading. I'm doing ketone and glucose twice a day and it works great. Just insert the strip (glucose or ketone) in the device (same device does glucose and ketone) then get the blood drop then touch the strip to the drop, wait a few seconds until the countdown stops and gives your reading, then pull that strip out (if you're measuring both glucose and ketones like me) stick the other strip in and touch it to the same blood drop and get the measurement of the other substance. When you insert the strip make sure the unit acknowledges it (it says ketone or glucose depend on which strip you put in the unit). It acknowledges 95% of the time. If it doesn't pull it out and reinsert and it has always acknowledged the second time. I haven't lost a single strip using this method and I've been through way more than a hundred of glucose and ketone strip.
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You are not running you glucose often enough. I bought it I don't sell it best check with seller.