GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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For rapid determination of blood glucose in suspected diabetics, in
suspected hypoglycaemic states and in diabetic patients when no
quantitative method for self monitoring is available. |
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HOW TO
- Remove the protective cap of the lancet by twisting (shown below):
- Press the open end of the lancet against the side of your fingertip (it
will hurt more on the front of the fingertip) and press the side lever on the
lancet until a click is heard to prick your finger. Gently press the fingertip
to extract a hanging drop of blood from your finger.
- Put this drop of blood on the reactive strip inside the blue zone shown
bythe arrow. Make sure the drop completely covers the inside of the blue
zone.
Wait 40 seconds.
- After 40 seconds quickly turn the card over and compare the colour change
through the hole with the matching colour on the comparative card.
This should be done within 25 seconds of turning the card. The numerical value next to colour gives you the glucose value.
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
Since the test result is a semi-quantitative judgement based on colour, shade and intensity, it is useful to get the opinion of a second person on final result. It is important to make the color comparison within next 25 seconds, otherwise the colour will be going to be darker and the evaluated concentration will be higher than the real one. Each colour block corresponds to a glucose value.
Lightest colour is glucose 40 mg/dL. A reactive strip with a color lighter than 40 mg/dL has to be considered as a glucose level lower than 40 mg/dL.
A reactive strip with a colour darker than 500+ has to be considered as a glucose level higher than 500 mg/dL.
Normal Blood Glucose Values: at fast normal glycaemia values in a non-diabetic person are: 70-110 mg/dL (3,9 – 6,1 mmol/L).
Important! Caution is recommended in the interpretation of glucose values below 50 mg/dL or above 250 mg/dL. Consult a physician as soon as possible if such values are obtained.