{"id":14565,"date":"2023-10-31T11:39:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T06:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T05:47:57","slug":"diabetes-test-strips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/diabetes-test-strips\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Test Strips: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regular glucose monitoring is important in diabetes management, and glucometers<\/a> are a simple and convenient way to do it. They use diabetes test strips, that detect glucose levels in the blood effectively.<\/p>\n

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes recently or are looking to help a friend, family member, or colleague, then here is a complete read-through. Read on as we discuss what are diabetes test strips, the types, how they work, how to use diabetes test strips, and much more.<\/p>\n

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What are Diabetes Test strips?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Glucose test strips, glucometer strips, <\/b>or <\/span>diabetes test strips<\/span><\/a> are small, plastic, disposable attachments to a glucometer that detect on-the-spot blood glucose levels. First developed in 1965 for clinical use by doctors, they were called the haemoglucostrips, which used a drop of blood to initiate a color change to estimate blood glucose levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, with the advent of electronic glucometers, users could get a digital readout of their blood glucose. The older strips often showed a range for blood glucose, whereas the newer ones can pinpoint the exact reading. <\/span>Glucometer strips <\/b>were later popularised for home use in the 1980s. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that each glucometer brand usually has its own set of compatible <\/span>glucose test strips<\/b>. Another kind of strip used in diabetes management is a ketone test strip that uses urine instead of blood to check for ketone bodies in the body. However, our focus today is solely on glucometer test strips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Do Diabetes Test Strips Work?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Let us help you understand <\/span>how they work:<\/span><\/p>\n