Technology for Your Blood Glucose Monitor from Hocks Online

In the last couple of years the technology involved in making blood glucose monitors and their accessories has jumped forward. Not only have prices for the monitors come down, but the quality and features built into standard monitors has greatly increased. This means that the average person can benefit from glucose-reading technology that may have only formerly been available in very expensive monitors or at your doctors office. These monitors' technology includes:

• The ability to download information about your glucose levels to your PC
• The ability to save glucose tests along with the date and time
• Built in averaging of results
• Alternate site testing

Each of these features - described in greater detail below - can make testing with blood glucose monitors far easier and more comfortable.

PC Downloading
By downloading your glucose test results to your computer you can track your results over a very long time base, allowing you to see long term trends and averages in your glucose levels. This enables you and your doctor to make informed decisions about your ongoing treatment. Many manufacturers of blood glucose monitors make and sell software designed exclusively for their meters and there are also many other low or no cost solutions created by independent software developers.

  Sample Monitors

• Accu-Chek Active Blood Glucose Monitor Kit
• Ascensia Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Monitor Kit

Built In Memory and Result Averaging
Many monitors now have a built in memory that allows for the storage of hundreds of individual tests, along with the date and time the tests were performed. This is perfect for people who may not want to download their test results to their computers, but would to be able to view not only results over a longer period of time, but also would like to see longer term averages, which is also possible in many monitors.

  Sample Monitors

• Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose Monitor Kit
• True Track Blood Glucose Monitor

Alternative Site Testing
Many blood glucose monitors now allow you to test in other areas than the fingertip, such as the upper arm, forearm, base of the thumb, and thigh. Although this can be very convenient, there can be some differences between testing done on your fingertips and testing done in alternate areas. Because of this, you should talk with doctor before beginning to use glucose monitors to test in alternate areas.

  Sample Monitors

• Accu-Chek Compact Plus Blood Glucose Monitor Kit
• Ascensia Contour Blood Glucose Monitor Kit