Diabetes mellitus is frequently described as diabetes, it is considered as high blood glucose levels that result from the body’s difficulties to produce enough insulin or inability to utilize the insulin. Blood glucose levels can be checked through a glucose meter with test strips. There are multiple factors that play crucial roles in term of accuracy in readings:

  • Compatibility of meters and strips

As mentioned above the blood glucose is a sensitive issue therefore the material we used to monitor diabetes is also sensitive. Each company works on the compatibility of meters and strips according to their own brands. Accuracy of results can be checked by multiple factors like manufacturing materials of different brands of both meter and strips, blood concentration, time exposure, the resistance of a material against environmental changes, expiry and sensitivity.

  • Manufacturing materials of strips

Multinational companies are using highly sensitive materials but generally use less sensitive and diverse materials. So, meters and strips should be homogenized for more accurate results rather than different brands with various accuracy measuring issues.

  • Blood concentration incompatibility of different models of meters and strips

It is a common observation that each meter shows the different results of different blood concentrations on different strips. It may be due to different models’ calibration or sensitivity and technology.

  • Time duration of blood exposure to strip and meter

Various reports in America show that time duration is also an important factor for the reading of blood glucose measurement by meter and strips. Each strip gave different results on the same meter. It is due to the calibration of meter testing reading with respect to exposure of blood with the meter.

  • Date of manufacturing and usage date also affects on both

Some literature denotes that the date of manufacturing of strips, moisture and heat also affects strips of different brands. Same acclimatized products of the same companies show more accurate results than different brands expired product strips with the same meters.

  • Temperature-dependent meters

The meter reading is also influenced by different products at various temperatures. Some brands work more accurately at low temperatures and some at higher temperatures. Test strips show different results in different brands at different temperatures with the same meter.

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