Blood glucose (blood sugar) monitoring is the main tool you have to check your diabetes control. This check tells you your blood glucose level at any one time.
Keeping a log of your results is vital. When you bring this record to your health care provider, you have a good picture of your body’s response to your diabetes care plan. To help keep track of your levels, we have Blood Glucose Monitoring System (Glucometer) Called Exactive Vital and Strips as well.
Who Should Check?
People that may benefit from checking blood glucose include those:
- taking insulin
- that are pregnant
- having a hard time controlling blood glucose levels
- having low blood glucose levels
- having low blood glucose levels without the usual warning signs
- have ketones from high blood glucose levels
Talk to your doctor about whether you should be checking your blood glucose.
How Do I Check Blood Sugar using Exactive Vital?
- After washing your hands and wipe with dry clean clothing
- Insert a test strip into your meter.
- On the side of your fingertip prick yourself using a lancets Mounted on Lancing device
- Squeeze the prick to avail blood around 0.6ul
- Make the tip of the test strip be contact with blood on the finger tip (the machine will suck sample by itself and it should beep)
- Wait for 5 seconds , as the meter will show count down
- Your blood glucose level will appear on the meter’s display.
Need any help to use Exactive Vital to check your sugar levels, call us on +254-720-952-727
