Diabetes Test Strips
Blood glucose test strips (diabetes test strips) are one of the components of a diabetes monitoring system. Diabetic test strips are an essential part of monitoring blood glucose.
A wide variety of diabetes test strips are available on the UK market. For more information on blood glucose testing:
- Teenage diabetes and blood glucose testing
- Blood glucose monitors and management systems
- Diabetes, blood glucose and blood sampling
How do diabetes test strips work?
Diabetes test strips do not work on their own, they are used in conjunction with a blood glucose monitor. A diabetic pricks themselves in order to draw blood, which is then applied to the test strip. The blood glucose monitor is then able to detect how much blood glucose is present. Other diabetic test strips can test for ketones, although these are less common that blood glucose testing strips.
Who makes diabetes test strips?
Blood glucose test strips for diabetics are made by a variety of companies, both within the UK and abroad. Diabetes test strip manufacturers include the following:
Abbott: Freestyle Lite Testing stripsFor blood glucose testing (Abbott also sell lancing devices, ketone testing strips and monitors)
Bayer: Breeze 2 Test Strip Disc & ContourBayer sell test strips and new Breeze 2 10-test strip discs, for blood glucose testing under brand Ascensia. Bayer also sell meters.
Home Diagnostics:
Truetrack Smart System Test StripsHome Diagnostics sell test strips to accompany their Sidekick, Truetrack, Trueread and Prestige Meters.
Lifescan: OneTouch Ultra Fastdraw Test StripsLifescan sell test strips for use with their OneTouch range of meters.
Roche: Accu-Check Aviva Test StripsRoche sell a variety of test strips under the Accu-check brand, including Aviva, Active and Advantage. Accu-check also sell meters.
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