AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose TEST STRIPS - 50 Count
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Manufacturer: AlphaTrakBrand: AlphaTRAK
Edition: Misc.
Publisher: AlphaTrak
Studio: AlphaTrak
Music Label: AlphaTrak
Product features:
- AlphaTRAK TEST STRIPS are validated for dogs and cats.
- Do not use if expiration date has passed.
- Do not use if box seal is broken or missing.
- Federal law restricts this device to use by or on the order of a licensed vet
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose TEST STRIPS - 50 Count
Customer Review: Dog or Cat Diabetes - At Home Monitoring
Summary: 5 Stars
What a life saver AlphaTRAK has been in helping me monitor my kitty's diabetes!
I had the benefit of an Abbot sales rep (the AlphaTRAK manufacturer) giving me a demo. Been using it for a year, but the first few months were touch and go (tho my kitty is cooperative). The way I overcame (sometimes works, sometimes not) was to reread the User Guide carefully, 2-3 times. Now measuring is smooth sailing. I've been at it for 1 year. Here are its features:
- Only needs a teensy spot of blood, from the fleshy side of the ear (paws, etc. I have not tried).
- Remains on about 2 minutes while you are finding a spot to lance.
- If you by chance do not get enough blood, will give you 60 seconds to add more.
- Easy to read, though my time display is a little too close to the right margin of the screen.
- Memory feature of 250, with a 14-day average.
- Easy to mark control tests: do get the control solution, included in the complete kit AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose Monitoring Meter Kit and separately available (though I cannot find a link to it at Amazon, you can try Entirely Pets or maybe Abbot Labs). When testing the strips or meter with the red control solution, mark it so it stays marked in the memory (but not in the 14-day average for your pet). I rely on the memory review and it is good to know that a reading is a control test, which I do about once a month.
- The beep (settable volume) will alert you when the meter has enough blood.
- Strips are well-marked for where to put the strip to the blood (two sides, hence two options), and what way is up when inserting strip into the meter.
- Quick turn off feature.
- Long lasting battery (cross my fingers)
Do nots and to do's:
- Don't bend the strips (push them gently into the slot).
- Don't leave the strips out in the humidity, it can alter the readings.
- Remember always to close / snap the container so humidity does not get in.
- Keep your hands clean and dry when fetching the strips.
IF YOUR DIABETIC PET IS A CAT, YOU NEED TO RECODE THE GLUCOMETER (BECAUSE TEST STRIP CODES MAY CHANGE FROM BATCH TO BATCH), AND RETEST WITH RED CONTROL SOLUTION TO MAKE SURE. DOG CODE IS ALWAYS THE SAME BUT NEEDS TO BE SET THE FIRST TIME.
My new vet is amazed at how precise I am in my pet's insulin measurements and BG monitoring. Many vets still don't understand how valuable an aid an at-home blood glucose monitoring kit like this is. Your pet can also benefit IMO if they are hypoglycemic (some cancers / ilnesses can cause low blood glucose) though the meter just says LOW when levels are below the meter's operating range (emergency time, if it were to happen and another reason to do regular control solution tests so you don't waste time making a control test at a time where your attention must be on your pet -- knowing what to do then is a separate issue).
With humans, diabetes monitoring has been the single most useful medical advance in controlling their diabetes, I think you and your pet deserve as much.
Description of AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose TEST STRIPS - 50 Count
AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose TEST STRIPS are validated for dogs and cats. To be used with the AlphaTrak Blood Glucose Monitoring System. Do not use if expiration date has passed. Do not use if box seal is broken or missing. Federal law restricts this device to use by or on the order of a licensed vetBlood Test Strips
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