CareSens Dual Blood Glucose and Ketone Testing Monitor

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Special Authorities for the Freestyle Optium and Accu-Chek Performa blood glucose test strips are valid until 31 July 2018. CareSens Dual is compatible with CareSens PRO blood glucose strips and KetoSens blood ketone test strips. CareSens N Premier with bluetooth functionality and CareSens N Blood Glucose test strips – not previously funded From 1 August 2018, you will need a prescription from your diabetes healthcare professional eg your GP or diabetes specialist.

Meal markers can be attached to tests to show which tests were pre-meal tests and which were post-meal tests. CareSens Dual meets the ISO 15197:2013 (the international performance standard for blood glucose monitoring systems)You have access to this meter through a Special Authority because you were using an Accu-Chek Combo Insulin pump prior to 1 June 2012 From 1 August 2018, you'll need to change to a CareSens Dual meter and test strips if you want to use a funded meter and strips.

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. 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. You can continue to use the meter and test strips you have until you run out. You'll have to change to one of the 4 funded CareSens meters when you want to use funded test strips. I have a lifetime special authority for access to an alternative brand of test strips – do I have to change my meter?

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CareSens N, N POP and Premier meters use the same funded glucose strips – the CareSens N test strips. You will need to change the meter you use. You are eligible to change to one of the funded CareSens meters. You are using this meter for ketone testing alone or in conjunction with a CareSens meter for blood glucose testing The CareSens Dual is an innovative combined blood glucose and ketone meter. Providing rapid test results for both blood glucose and ketone levels, it features a range of benefits, including:

Australian Customers: Please note the meter does not come with batteries inserted and time set, due to the different time zones in Australia 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.Using the latest technology, CareSens N monitors use a highly specific glucose oxidase reagent that will only measure glucose. The CareSens N Blood Glucose Monitor offers easy and accurate testing and there’s no coding required. The CareSens N meter features a large display and no-skid rubber pads on the meter, so it’s easy to handle. CareSens Dual meets the ISO 15197:2013 (the international performance standard for blood glucose monitoring systems)* CareSens Dual meters use the funded CareSens PRO glucose test strips and KetoSens blood ketone test strips.

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.

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Sole supply arrangement for CareSens brand products finished 30 June 2022. This does not affect the funding for meters and consumables. Meters and consumables remain funded. Funded diabetes meters and test strips If you use any of these meters, you’ll need to change to one of the 4 funded CareSens meters and test strips. What if I haven't changed meters by 1 August 2018? 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 x Blood Glucose Test Strips. For the Dual meter this is PRO BGTS, for the other meters this is CareSens N BGTS. From 1 August 2018 until 2022, CareSens will supply the only funded diabetes meters and associated test strips for New Zealanders to monitor and manage their own diabetes.