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Glucose and ketones on the same meter!
Together with glucose, you can now check
also your blood ketones levels!
Reducing the risk of Diabetic KetoAcidosis
(DKA) emergency begins with education!
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Click on the button to learn
more about DKA and
blood ketone monitoring
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Available in: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
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Learn more about DKA and blood ketone monitoring
It is easy to understand the importance of blood glucose monitoring, but what about blood ketone monitoring?
Let’s begin by learning what ketones are: ketones are the by-product of fat metabolism.
As you know, in order to derive energy from the carbohydrates in the foods that we eat, the body needs insulin; in the absence of sufficient insulin, the body begins to metabolize fat and produces ketones.
Ketones can be very dangerous when the blood glucose level is high.
If the blood glucose and ketones levels continue to rise, one can get very sick very quickly.
The person begins to get dehydrated and acidotic, meaning that the body loses water and salts and the pH falls with a build up of acids, the ketones, developing DKA.
DKA is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening condition, with thousands of preventable episodes each year.
Why check blood ketones
Most DKA is preventable.
Checking blood ketones reduces the risk of DKA.
Checking blood ketones and reacting in a timely manner with extra insulin, fluids, and communication with the health care team can keep you healthy and avoid the need for emergency treatment.
The American Diabetes Association states that blood ketone testing is preferred over urine ketone testing as a more reliable method of diagnosing DKA.
Who may be at risk of developing DKA and would benefit from checking blood ketones
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Type 1 diabetes patients
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Children & teenagers
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Insulin pump users
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Pregnant women
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Insulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients
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How to interpret your blood ketones results
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- under 0.6 mmol/L - normal; consider rechecking blood ketone levels in 1-2 hours if blood glucose remains elevated, above 250 mg/dL (13.9mmol/L).
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- 0.6 - 1.5 mmol/L - indicates a need for extra insulin.
It is important to call or follow the rules provided by your diabetes health care team and continue to check your blood glucose and blood ketone levels in 1-2 hours
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- over 1.5 mmol/L - indicates risk of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Call your health care team IMMEDIATLY
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With the new portable GlucoMen LX PLUS meter you can check blood ketones levels anyway, at home, at school, at work!
Main Features
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No calibration is required.
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Glucose test requires 0.3 μL of blood.
It is possible to obtain this amount of blood by using the GlucoMen LX
accessories.
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Measuring starts only when the correct amount of blood is applied to the
strip.
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Glucose test results in 4 seconds.
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Pre-meal, Post-meal and Exercise markers.
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ALTERNATIVE SITE TESTING
Sampling also from alternative sites (AST).
MEMORY
400 results are automatically stored in memory with date and time, offering the possibility of taking a glucose average over 1, 7, 14 or 30 days.
SOFTWARE
Results can be downloaded to a PC using the GlucoLog software.
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Glucose
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ß-ketone
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Test Strip
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GlucoMen LX sensors
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GlucoMen LX ß-Ketone
sensors ONLY
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Test Range
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1.1 - 33.3 mmol/L
20 - 600 mg/dL
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0.1 - 8.0 mmol/L
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Test Time
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4 s
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10 s
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Sample Volume
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0.3 μL
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0.8 μL
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Meter Data Storage
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400 Results
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Operating Temperature Range
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5 - 45 °C (41 - 113 °F)
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Operating Humidity Range
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10 - 90% Relative Humidity
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Power source
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A 3V lithium battery CR 2450
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Battery Life
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Approximately 1000 tests (depending on the measurement conditions)
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Weight
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75 g (2.65 oz) approx.
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Size
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58 x 98 x 17 mm approx.
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Accessories
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Glucoject Dual S and Glucoject Lancets
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Comfort Zone Technology
It increases comfort when lancing targeting
the sensation and perception of pain, thus
disguising the lancing action to provide the
blood sample in a more comfortable way.
3 Force Adjustment Features
Designed to enable the user to alter the
force of the lancet, thus allowing people
with tougher skin to easily acquire a
suitable blood sample.
Penatration Depth Settings
7 penetration depth settings:
- 1 minimum depth
- 7 maximum depth
AST cap
To be used for Alternative Site Testing.
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