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NOTHING BEATS A
BLOOD TEST
Is blood glucose monitoring still relevant? It seems to me that
it very much is. As mentioned previously, not everyone yet has
access to glucose monitoring sensors, so there are plenty of us
still stabbing our fingers. By Sue Marshall
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s well as whatever your
clinician advises you
to do, there are other
times when doing a
quick check can come in
useful, for example if your blood sugars
are going up/down rapidly you might want
to do a few more checks. Check before
you get in the car to drive if you have
diabetes and are on insulin. Additionally if
(Part 2)
you have had a hypo and are intending to
drive you should ensure your levels have
come up and you are safe to do so). If
you do use a sensor, you may need to
calibrate it. Or you might want to do a test
to cross-check readings on your meter
to see if they tally up, or if your sensor
reading does not reflect how you feel.
Furthermore, don't blame your tools!
Look around and invest in a good finger
pricker; it can be the difference between
testing, or not. Take time to look at results
and learn from them. Don't necessarily
worry over each test result; look for
patterns of highs and lows so you know
what the results mean.
Here are some of the movers and
shakers in the blood testing market, in
alphabetical order by company name
(manufacturer or supplier).*
*Note: this is not a comprehensive A-Z.
AGAMATRIX
The WaveSense Jazz Wireless blood test meter's results
automatically sync to the AgaMatrix Diabetes Manager app via
Bluetooth technology. The meter itself is compact and easy to
handle with an easy to read LED display. Results shown in five
seconds and needs only a small blood sample. With its synching
ability, you can track and store multiple types of data including
blood glucose readings, carbohydrate intake, insulin dose and
even your weight, should you wish to. Your blood glucose results
can be shared using real time automatic notifications every time
a test takes place and/or send a preformatted report with blood
glucose data and other diabetes related data from the last 7, 14,
30 or 90 days, at the press of a button.
www.agamatrix.co.uk