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What is the chemistry of the current test strip? Is it possible to test for glucose using a reversible reaction, or a catalyst / enzyme not consumed by the reaction? |
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As a fellow diabetic, I approve of anything that makes testing easier. However, you'll have to find a way to refresh the strip's glucoreactive (not sure if that's even a real word, but it'll do for the moment) chemicals between testings - simply removing the blood won't do. |
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My wife hates it when I test her sugars, because I *never* fail to get enough blood. |
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I didn't think the strips had any (sic) glucoreactive stuffs in them, I though they were just a transport for the blood itself to get to the monitor. But it makes sense, the monitor would get ridiculously messy and contaminated. |
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Fog, yes, we use the ultra and just recently started using the ultra smart. If you have a chance to get an ultra smart please do, it's almost like a palm. You can put you insulin dosages and carb intake and exercise etc. in it and then it will go and graph it for you. |
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Tips:
Raise the opposite arm for a minute of the hand being sampled to encourage blood accumulation.
Before pricking, gently squeeze and move toward the finger tip in a movement to push the blood towards the end. When it is noticeably redder, then prick. Hope this helps. |
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I don't know about your test kit, but mine uses strips whose reactive bits change colour in the presence of glucose, and the reader just measures the colour. The
container actually has a colour guide on it, which you can use for a manual reading. |
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None taken - it is indeed ancient (well, 4 years old), but it was free, so I'm not overly fussed. Frankly, I don't test myself nearly as often as I should, anyway. |
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