One Touch Select Glucometer: purpose, description, technical specifications

The One Touch Select Glucometer is designed 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.

General information about the One Touch Select device

Thanks to the system of monitoring the level of sugar in the serum, you can find out the level of glucose outside the patient's body. Such a device is an indispensable assistant in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of diabetes mellitus. The One Touch Select Glucometer is very easy to use, it is suitable for sick people to control the sugar level at home. Such a device can also be used by medical personnel to monitor the effectiveness of ongoing activities that are prescribed for the treatment of diabetes in patients (in medical settings). However, it must be remembered that this system is not designed for measuring glucose level, as well as diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in children.

The principle of conducting studies using the device One Touch Select is that the glucose, which is contained in a drop of blood, enters with the enzymes of the test cavity into an electrochemical reaction, 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 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

Measuring instruments from One Touch are represented by several models, which differ in shape, body and display dimensions, as well as the number of blood measurements needed. These devices are compact in size, but they have a fairly large monitor, which is very convenient for the elderly. They provide a Russian-language menu. Using a special connector, the meter can be connected to a personal computer. The amount of built-in memory allows you to store information about 350 studies (date, time, results, indicators before meals and after).

Devices of the trade mark One Touch are equipped with the function of automatic calculation of the average result for the selected period, which helps to determine the necessary dose of insulin.

With the help of the device, it is possible to conduct a puncture of the skin of the finger, palm or forearm, only 0.6 μl of blood is required for the test. A special capillary test strip draws in the amount of blood required for the analysis. The time of the study is 5 seconds.

After inserting the test strip into the One Touch Select, the instrument switches on, it turns off automatically, 2 minutes after the results are determined.

Conclusion

Patients with diabetes must have a device such as a One Touch Select meter. The patient's feedback about this device is reduced to reliability, ease of research and results viewing. The price of such devices, depending on the model, can be approximately 2 thousand rubles.