Features and Benefits:
- These test strips can only be used with the GlucoNavii Monitor
- Just insert your strip into the slot and the meter will automatically give you a reading in just 5 seconds
- GlucoNavii test strips - no need for re-coding strips or re-setting the meter for every new batch of strips purchased
- The GlucoNavii is an upgraded meter from SD Biosensor, the makers of the top-selling SD Codefree Blood Glucose Meter. This new meter has all the benefits of the Codefree but boasts greater accuracy due to a wider haematocrit (HCT) range of 0-70% and GDH-FAD enzyme technology. This means that the results are not impacted by extremes in HCT nor variations in oxygen concentration respectively. The strips also require a much smaller blood volume of just 0.5uL helping you to avoid getting sore fingers.
What do I get in this pack?
You will receive replacement Blood Glucose Test Strips for the GlucoNavii blood glucose meter.
These test strips are solely for use with the GlucoNavii Blood Glucose Monitor. If you do not have the Monitor you can buy it HERE.
You will also receive full instructions on how to use the strips and the strips will have a minimum of 12 months to expiry and most of the time will have nearly 2 years to expiry.
Importance of Self-Monitoring your Blood Glucose Levels
Many people think that there is no point in self-testing because they believe that they know when their blood glucose levels are too high. Unfortunately this is often not true and unless your blood glucose level is very high, the way you feel is not always a good or accurate guide to what is happening.
The GlucoNavii Blood Glucose Monitoring System gives an accurate picture of your blood glucose level at the time of the test. It involves pricking your finger with the lancing device and putting a drop of blood on a testing strip. GlucoNavii Meter will read the result automatically. Using the Self-Test diary included in the pack to record your results will help you and your healthcare team work out whether your treatment needs to be adjusted.
Testing Procedure
Full detailed instructions are included with the meter which you should read through before using the meter but here is a quick guide:
Insert a test strip face-up into the slot on the meter. The meter will turn on automatically.
Use the lancet and lancing device to obtain a blood drop. You only need 0.5uL of blood:
Touch and hold the drop of blood to the edge of the strip until the yellow window is completely filled with blood. The blood will automatically be drawn into the strip.
The results will then be displayed in just 5 seconds.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a common life-long health condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. This is because your pancreas does not produce any insulin, or not enough, to help glucose enter your body's cells - or the insulin that is produced does not work properly (known as insulin resistance). There are 2.8 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK and an estimated 850,000 people who have the condition but do not know it.
More than three-quarters of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes mellitus. This used to be known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes mellitus. In type 2 diabetes, not enough insulin is produced or the insulin that is made by the body does not work properly. It tends to affect people as they get older and usually appears after the age of 40, but increasingly is seen in younger, overweight people. Depending on its severity, type 2 diabetes may be managed through diet and physical activity alone, oral medications or insulin injections, though a combination of these therapies are ideal for most cases.
The remainder have type 1 diabetes mellitus, which used to be known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, the body is unable to produce any insulin. It usually starts in childhood or young adulthood and is treated with diet control and insulin injections.
For more information on diabetes, please visit the Diabetes UK website.