Contour Plus Strips 50 Count

Product Information

Details of what test strip is used within each of the Ascensia Diabetes Care meters can be found below. If you do not have the correct test strip for your meter, then you will need to change your prescription: At my appointment with the practice nurse at my doctor’s surgery, I discussed my medication and requested to switch to CONTOUR ®NEXT strips. I was told that due to cuts in the NHS and under new guidelines, they weren’t allowed to issue prescriptions for these.”

Many meters on approved lists are selected primarily on price, which doesn’t take into account your wishes and needs.

Availability

Within the UK, Contour Test Strips and other blood glucose test strips are available either free on prescription or can be bought from pharmacies or online.

It’s true that your local Primary Care organisation/Health Board/Clinical Commissioning group will have a list of preferred meters, referred to as a ‘formulary’. But formularies typically give guidance on when it may be appropriate to choose something else – rather than advising on which meter might be right for you. In the UK, all people with type 1 diabetes, or otherwise on insulin, should qualify for test strips free on prescription. People with other types of diabetes, or on other treatments, may also be given test strips on prescription but this will be judged on an individual basis. How Long Do Blood Glucose Strips Last For? A small rise in the cost of your test strips far outweighs the financial burden of a diabetes-related health incident. Your engagement in managing your diabetes can outweigh this The Contour glucometer strips help in the regular monitoring of blood glucose levels for diabetic patients. Acid Reflux Heartburn is a burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid travelling up towards the throat (acid reflux). If it keeps happening, it’s called gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).of the measured glucose values needed to fall within either ±0.83 mmol/L of the average measured values of the reference measurement procedure at glucose concentrations <5.55 mmol/L or within ±15% at glucose concentrations ≥5.55 mmol/L. 99% of individual glucose measured values need to fall within zones A and B of the Consensus Error Grid (CEG) for type 1 diabetes. 3 Your doctor might offer you a cheaper alternative to CONTOUR ®NEXT ONE or CONTOUR ®PLUS BLUE. If they tell you that the cheaper meter is as good as your chosen meter, ask if it comes with all these features as standard: Acne Acne is a common skin condition that affects most people at some point. It causes spots, oily skin and sometimes skin that’s hot or painful to touch. Acne most commonly develops on the face. Like many patients, Sam didn’t face any objections when she asked her prescription to be changed. She showed her GP how her CONTOUR ®PLUS BLUE meter was making a difference to her health.