Choosing A Convenient Glucometer
A person with diabetes needs to balance a few key areas in life - diet, exercise, medication etc. Some of the most important questions that bother them are -
What and how much should I eat?
How much physical activity do I need?
What should be my insulin and other medication dosage?
A single answer to these questions lies in the regular testing of one’s glucose. It can be self-monitoring or checked by experts. Self monitoring of blood glucose can be tested by an instrument known as glucometer. There are a number of products in the market and it is often confusing which one to choose.
Here is some advice. when choosing a glucometer, it is important to remember to choose one which is easy to use, convenient and accurate. One should try to avoid the inconvenience of coding (process by which a blood glucose meter is matched with the reactivity of of the test strips) glucometer as inaccuracies due to miscoding can largely impact therapy decisions. Instead one should use a glucometer that is built with no coding technology. It sets the correct code automatically, whenever a new test strip is inserted. Using fewer testing steps, it gives more accurate results and leaves less chance for inaccuracies caused by miscoded meters.