The One Touch Select meter is for people with diabetes. It allows not only to determine the level of glucose (sugar) in the patient’s blood, but also to view the results of previous tests stored in the device’s memory.
One Touch Select General Information
Thanks to the control system for blood sugar levels, you can find out the level of glucose outside the patient’s body. Such a device is an indispensable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of diabetes. The One Touch Select meter is very easy to use, it is suitable for sick people to monitor sugar levels at home. Such a device can also be used by medical workers in order to monitor the effectiveness of measures taken that are prescribed for the treatment of diabetes in patients (in medical facilities). However, it must be remembered that this system is not designed to measure glucose levels, as well as diagnose diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in children.
The principle of research using the One Touch Select device is that glucose, which is contained in a drop of blood, enters into an electrochemical reaction with the enzymes of the test cavity, and as a result an electrical signal (current) appears. Its value depends on the level of glucose in the blood. One Touch Select allows you to measure the strength of the current, calculate the blood sugar level and, of course, view the previous results from the device’s memory on the monitor.
Specifications and description of the meter
One Touch measuring instruments are represented by several models that differ in shape, size of the case and display, as well as the amount necessary for taking blood measurements. These devices are compact in size, but at the same time have a rather large monitor, which is very convenient for older people. They have a Russian-language menu. Using a special connector, the meter can be connected to a personal computer. The amount of internal memory allows you to save information about 350 studies (date, time, results, indicators before meals and after).
Devices of the One Touch brand are equipped with a function of automatically calculating the average result for a selected period, which helps to determine the required dose of insulin.
Using the device, you can puncture the skin of a finger, palm or forearm, for the test only 0.6 μl of blood is required. A special capillary test strip independently draws in the required amount of blood for analysis. The duration of the study is 5 seconds.
After introducing a test strip into One Touch Select, the device turns on, it turns off automatically, 2 minutes after determining the results.
Conclusion
People with diabetes should definitely get a device like the One Touch Select meter. Patient reviews about this device come down to reliability, ease of research and viewing results. The price of such devices, depending on the model, can be approximately 2 thousand rubles.