Core Blood Glucose Meter Test Kit

The Core OKmeter is a blood glucose meter, made for simple use at home. Designed to help diabetics keep an eye on their glucose levels, the Core OKmeter is user friendly to aid this. Making sure your glucose levels are normal is a key part in managing diabetes. If they aren't closely adhered to, it can significantly impact your health. 

With the strip ejection button and self coding features, this meter allows for a simple and quick 5 second reading. Along with this, it accepts alternative site testing and only requires a very small sample which makes it ideal for home use. Not only does the meter have a 450 downloadable memory capacity with date and time, it is also DVLA compliant for truck drivers. It also has a pre and post prandial tag function and neonatal testing mode. These are very helpful features to ensure each reading is as accurate as possible. 

You no longer need to go to the doctors to check your sugar levels and with 4 different alarm settings, you can relax knowing you won't forget to take your next reading. 

Contents:

• Blood Glucose Meter (with battery)
• Blood Glucose Test Strip X 10
• Lancing Device, Lancets x 10, User Guide
• Test Strip Instruction
• Log Sheet
• Carrying Bag
• Warranty Card

Summary of features: 5 second reading time, no coding needed, alternative site testing, small blood sample, 450 downloadable memory capacity with date and time, neonatal testing mode, wide measuring range, strip ejection button, pre and post prandial tag function, 4 alarm settings, case included. 

The control solution is sold separately.

Why perform a control solution test?

1. To ensure that your meter and test strip are working properly together.

2. To allow you to practice testing without using your own blood.

When should the control solution test be performed?

1. When you first get your OKmeter Core meter. Before using this system to test your blood, you can practice the procedure by using control solution. When you can do three tests in a row that are within the expected range, you are ready to test your blood.

2. Once a week (to make sure that you continue to get accurate results)

3. When you begin using a new vial of test strips.

4. Whenever you suspect that the meter or test strips are not working properly.

5. When your blood glucose test results are not consistent with how you feel, or when you think your results are not accurate.

6. When test strips are exposed to extreme environmental conditions.

7. If you drop the meter.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How can I download my results?

There is a USB port on the device which can connect the meter to a laptop or computer via a USB cable. This will then allow you to download the results. 

How do I change from mg/dL to mmol/l or vice versa?

Turn the machine on by pressing the 'S' button on the side of the meter. The date setting will flash to begin with but to move on, press the S again until you see either mg/dL or mmol/l flashing at the bottom. To switch the unit of measure, hold down the one of the arrow buttons until it beeps and the other unit of measure then starts flashing. Then keep pressing the 'S' button until the device displays 'OFF'.  

Why are my readings inconsistent?

This may be because you are comparing results from different times of the days. When you are monitoring your glucose levels, you essentially need to be comparing 'apples with apples'. This means you should take a reading each day at the same time, for example, just after you've woken up before you have had any breakfast. This is because your glucose level will vary throughout the day when you eat and drink so by taking a reading in the morning before you have eaten anything, means there isn't these variable affecting how 'true' the reading is. 

Another reason could be the blood sample isn't big enough or when you prick your finger you haven't discarded the first drop of blood. Refer back to the user manual to follow the instructions on the best practice when taking a glucose reading.