Checking Your Blood Sugar with the Accu-Chek Aviva or Active Meter

[Sergio702HSR]

hello, i dont' have diabetes but my mom does, i was wondering what the control solutions for? and she barely got her Accu-check aviva thing today and still setting it up. please reply soon <3

[vraklis]

@Sergio702HSR The control solution is used to make sure your meter is reading your blood sugar accurately. There should be a guide that comes with the solution that tells you what number you should get when you apply the solution to your test strips. If the number is off, either your meter is off or your strips are not working accurately and you should contact the company.

[jalind1]

Warning - she thew the used lancet into a trash container. Furthermore, it was uncapped with the sharp exposed. One should ALWAYS DISPOSE OF SHARPS IN A SHARPS CONTAINER CLEARLY MARKED AS BIO-HAZARD WASTE. Lancets can be temporarily put into a hard plastic bottle, such as a small medicine bottle, until they can be put in a sharps container. Sharps containers are readily available and very inexpensive and, if used only for lancets, will last a very long time before full, possibly years.

[jalind1]

Warning - she used his lancing device. Just as one should NEVER EVER SHARE A LANCET or USE ONE MORE THAN ONCE, one should NEVER EVER SHARE A LANCING DEVICE. If the lancet is changed, then the lancet won't be shared, but even so, the lancing device can have blood around and in the end where the lancet operates and can potentially contaminate subsequent users.

[vraklis]

@jalind1 This is my own device. Thanks for the advice. I always use my own lancet bunches of times before replacing and have done so for ten years without infection, but I know that is not recommended. I think most diabetics would agree they do the same as me.

[jalind1]

@vraklis Thanks for the reply. My comment was about sharing the lancing pen/device. There is the chance that microscopic blood from previous lancings can get into a lance from in and around the device's lancing hole which means one should never share the device either. Sharing the device (not the lancet) or re-using one's own lancets may have a small probablility of problems but the consequences are very serious, especially for a diabetic who already has impaired healing in fingers and toes.

[DeathMetalShredd666]

what's the mini-marshall amp doing on your desk :P

[vraklis]

@DeathMetalShredd666 Good eye! I guess that's something you would notice, though, with a name like deathmetalshred666--LOL! That's my husband's, it was the only size he could afford at the time. It got good sound, but now it's broken and he has a bigger one. :)

[oobuc5]

total lack of volume !

[vraklis]

@oobuc5 Sorry, I use a really cheap camera and it doesn't do very well picking up on sound.

[calmguy1]

my problem is a bit strange...i cannot poke my tip enough to take out the drop of blood...dont know what is the matter..may be my skin is too soft..

[vraklis]

@calmguy1 You can adjust how deep the needle goes but spinning the dial to a higher number. Press it firmly against your finger. You can also shake your hands and rub them together before poking to warm bring blood to the fingertips, then after poking, squeeze in an upward motion to force the blood to where you poked it.

[productions345]

Excellent Friend..you Rock...

[JanieLynnda]

what all comes with this meter? do you have to buy the testing strips separately?

[vraklis]

@JanieLynnda I think you get a small pack of strips with the meter but once those are gone, you'll have to buy them separately.

[christina20081000]

Great demonstration!!! Thanks....

[xlacolmenax]

Thank you

[truth17]

Thanks this helped me ckeck my grandmas' sugar

[Bunkysmom65]

I always wondered why people on commercials for newer test kits said their fingers always hurt...then I got diagnosed and found out. If you test on side of the finger tip, instead of the pad, it doesn't hurt. Give it a try and see if it helps.

[vraklis]

@Bunkysmom65 My fingers never hurt but I test all over the pads, usually the sides but also all over the pad itself so I'm not poking the same spot each time. It is recommended to use the sides of your finger pads.

[smartdon007]

Ok....So tht is a Accu chek Aviva, right ? How different is it from Accu chek Compact ?

Coz I had Accu chek Active which got discontinued.....

[vraklis]

@smartdon007 I have never used the Accu-Chek compact so I'm not sure how different it is--sorry! Yes, in the video I'm using an Aviva and explaining it as if I were using an Active since I was mailing an old Active to a friend. The video was intended for her.

[petersj16]

well done this is great for first timers.

[KyotoBloom]

I cant thank you enough , this helped me check sugar for a friend.

Thank you!

[DrewT30]

This example is better than reading directions thanks a bunch!!!

[illusionswithstryker]

good job. thanks

[smiggle2003]

just a recommendation when throwing out the old lancet put the the cap back on than throw it out. alot safer