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What is Blood Glucose Monitoring?

Medical Supplies — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:18:32 +0000

ACCU-CHEK® Aviva System Blood Glucose Monitoring System

After years of discussions on the accuracy of blood glucose levels and how accurate they really need to be. It is going in the direction of a mandate that would vary based on use in hospital, lab, or OTC. It appears that a two layer level of jurisdiction and distinction will be made by the FDA. There will be the Home use lay user, and the tight glycemic control designations. The consensus appears to be going to plus or minus 15%. That is compared to today’s limits of plus or minus 20% in the 8 year old ISO standard in use today.

How to Save on Diabetic Supplies

Medical Supplies — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:27:02 +0000

The average diabetic patient can spend thousands of dollars in a year in testing product supplies alone . The economy, changes in the healthcare system, and reduction in insurance providers reimbursement’s, the hardship of the cost of testing supplies has fallen on the patient.

A brief history of glucose meters and glucose test strips

Medical Supplies — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:51:41 +0000

OneTouch® UltraMini™ Blood Glucose Meter

The first glucose testing in laboratories was a procedure known as the folin wu test. This test was cumbersome for even the confines of a testing laboratory. It involved boiling in a special tube with chemicals in it, setting up standards and graphs so that the results could be calculated, and producing a protein free filtrate to be tested. This type of testing improved quickly over the years. This type of testing is recorded in scientific papers back as far as 1955.

Absorptive Dressings – Wound Care Tips

Medical Supplies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:27:32 +0000

Invacare Silver Alginate Dressing

Absorptive Dressings in wound care have become commonplace. In some medical Practices, they are used almost exclusively in the treatment of wounds. Absorptive dressings are evident in the clinical pathways of many wound care centers. The description of absorptive dressings is easy to understand, they absorb moisture rather then have a pre-moistened state during use. They are great for wounds with large amount of exudate because they can absorb over 20 times their weight.

Transparent Dressings – Wound Care Tips

Medical Supplies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:22:09 +0000

3M™ Tegaderm™ Hydrocolloid Thin Dressing

Chronic wounds are a frequently found problem in elderly and diabetic patients. This is usually due to poor circulation. A second reason is the bedridden patient gets pressure sores that don’t heal. Additionally, chronic wounds can also be due to a pathological invasion, most commonly bacterial or fungal.