Anyone who has suffered with diabetes knows the importance of managing and controlling your blood glucose levels. Regular testing of your blood glucose is vital and goes hand in hand with dietary planning, medication and exercise.
To self test your blood glucose first of all you need a blood glucose monitor, they usually consist of: a blood glucose meter, a test strip and a finger pricker.
To get an accurate reading you first need to wash your hands in warm water and dry thoroughly. Then you prick the side of your finger with the lancing device in order to obtain a drop of blood. Following the instructions apply the test strip. Simply wait for a few seconds and view your results. The last thing you need to do is just discard of the lancet and test strip proporly. Each device comes with a step by step guide of how to accurately test yourself and how to interprit the results.
Lloyds Pharmacy are currently offerin £5 off selected Accu Chek Blood Glucose Monitors. The range includes:
£5 off selected Accu Chek products (Blood Glucose Monitors)
Voucher Code: ACCU98 – expires midnight on 30th September 2009
Simply enter the voucher code at the checkout.
Accu Chek Compact Plus – 3142866
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
Accu Chek Aviva – 3171261
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
Accu Chek Aviva Nano – 3418167
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
Accu-Chek Compact Plus
This all in once device is built for convenience and minimal pain. The unique integrated 17 strip drum ultimately means that you never have to handle individual strips again. There are three simple handling steps which results in a reading in 5 seconds. Simply test and go.
Features include:
- Smart data management
- No coding
- Fast results
- Save results
- No strip handling
- Proven less painful
- Exclusive design provides one hand meter operation.
- Use lancet device attached or unattached.
- One button use
- No side-to-side lancet motion reduces skin tearing.
- Choice of 11 depth settings provides personalized comfort
Accu Chek Compact Plus
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
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Accu-Chek Aviva
- User-friendly design. The accu-check aviva is small and slender, featuring easy-to-hold rubber grips, the Accu-Chek Aviva meter offers a comfortable yet discreet choice for blood glucose testing.
- Tiny blood sample. Quick fill, reliable Accu-Chek Aviva test strips.
- Test reminders. The user can set up to 4 automatic reminders for different times throughout the day, to help remember when to test.
- Battery backup. An additional small battery in the meter keeps the time and memory for up to 72 hours when the main battery is removed or out of power.
- Preset time and date. The meter now comes with the time and date preset, so startup time is faster for the user, as well as the healthcare professional helping with initial setup.
Accu Chek Aviva
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
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Accu-Chek Aviva Nano
With its discreet design and smart simplicity, the Accu-Chek Aviva Nano system offers style and performance in a reliable small meter.
It’s the perfect device for quick, easy and accurate testing.
• Fast testing in any situation: Small, discreet, easy to use meter
• Test day and night with confidence: Glow in the dark display
• Proven least painful Accu-Chek Multiclix finger pricker : Unique Clixmotion technology
• Half the steps to test as no lancet handling: Safe, hygienic drum with 6 pre-loaded lancets
• Tiny blood sample: Same quick-fill, reliable Accu-Chek Aviva strips
• Convenient snapshot of results for better control: 500 test memory with 7, 14, 30 & 90 day test averages, meal markers and 4 test reminder alarms
The Accu-Chek Aviva Nano also comes with a black Multiclix finger pricker.
Accu Chek Aviva Nano
Normal price £15.26 – with voucher £10.26
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