SELFCHECK Blood Glucose Level Test – 2 Tests Included

• The SELFCheck Blood Glucose Level Test kit for diabetes contains 2 tests, is easy to use and requires only a small finger prick blood sample to perform the test. A visual result is available in less than 5 minutes.
• Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in the UK and symptoms include fluctuations in weight, poor sleep patterns, loss of appetite, thirstiness and blurred vision. Individuals from certain areas of South Asia also have a high risk of becoming diabetic.
• Those at high risk of having diabetes are individuals with a family history of the disease and people aged over 40 or overweight with a large waist measurement. Anyone having two or more indicators of higher risk should consider using a blood glucose screening test.
• The SELFCheck test is easy to use, requiring only a finger prick blood sample and producing a visual, easy to interpret result within minutes which can facilitate a visit to the doctor for further investigation and advice if necessary.
• There are thought to be as many as a million undiagnosed Type 2 diabetics in the UK. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to vascular/ circulation problems resulting in possible lower limb amputations, loss of vision, kidney failure and strokes. The most common and significant metabolic disturbance is diabetes mellitus. People with diabetes have too little insulin and are therefore unable to maintain stable glucose levels within the recognised normal range of 4-6mmol/L.

Indications Family history of diabetes, age 40 or older, overweight with large waist measurement, and two or more indicators of higher risk