CareSens Dual Blood Glucose and Ketone Testing Monitor

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From 1 August 2018, a brand switch fee will no longer be paid for changing people to a funded CareSens meter.

CareSens N Premier with bluetooth functionality and CareSens N Blood Glucose test strips – not previously funded CareSens Dual meets the ISO 15197:2013 (the international performance standard for blood glucose monitoring systems)* You are using this meter for ketone testing alone or in conjunction with a CareSens meter for blood glucose testing Yes you do. The Special Authority is not “lifetime”, but was set up so that the doctors or nurses who prescribed the test strips for you didn't have to keep renewing the applications for you to access a Special Authority brand of test strips.

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You can use blood samples taken your fingertip, palm or forearm. A small sample of blood is required and your result is displayed in less than 5 seconds. From 1 August 2018, the CareSens II, Freestyle Optium/Neo and Accu-Chek Performa meters and their test strips will no longer be funded. All other brands of meters and test strips will be delisted from 1 August 2018 and Special Authorities for them will no longer be valid.

You will not need to change the meter you use but if you have Type 1 diabetes you can change to a CareSens Dual meter if you want. CareSens Dual meters use the funded CareSens PRO glucose test strips and KetoSens blood ketone test strips. You have access to Freestyle Optium blood glucose test strips through a Special Authority because you were using insulin and testing for ketones prior to 1 June 2012 Special Authorities for the Freestyle Optium and Accu-Chek Performa blood glucose test strips are valid until 31 July 2018.The CareSens N blood glucose monitor is designed to be easy to use; requiring only a small sample of blood, no coding required for the test strips and an easy to read display screen. If a person has type 1 diabetes and is using a CareSens N or CareSens N POP meter they do not have to change their meter but can change to a funded CareSens Dual meter if they want. They don't have to hand in their old meter. Meal markers can be attached to tests to show which tests were pre-meal tests and which were post-meal tests. The CareSens N Blood Glucose Monitor offers easy and accurate testing and there’s no coding required.