One Touch Ultra Test strips are used for monitoring blood glucose levels by people suffering from diabetes. The test strips are used in conjunction with the One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Monitoring System meter. These strips can be purchased in pharmacies where diabetes control products are sold. They can also be purchased online. The One Touch Ultra 2 meter requires the blue One Touch Ultra Test Strips. The other accessories to be kept ready to test blood glucose levels are One Touch Ultra Control Solution, One Touch Ultra Lancing Device and One Touch Ultra Sterile lancets.

Accurate readings can be guaranteed only with freshly manufactured test strips. One Touch Ultra Test Strips that are past the expiry dates are likely to give wrong readings and should not be used. Check the code number on the test strip vial before inserting the strip into the meter. These are used to calibrate the meter with the One Touch Ultra Test Strips that are currently being used.

To insert the One Touch Ultra Test Strips into the blood glucose meter, ensure that the meter is turned on. Remove the test strip from the vial and immediately insert it into the test port. The three contact bars should be facing the user. The strip can be pushed in as far as it will go. The test strip should not be bent. The test strip, once removed from the vial, should be used at once. The strip should not be cut or modified in any manner. Also ensure that the One Touch Ultra Test Strips are never reused. 

One Touch Ultra Test Strips with the FastDraw design feature help to check the blood sugar level in a fast and easy manner. The channel in the test strip is gently brought against the edge of the blood drop for it to fill in. If the strip is pushed against the finger the channel may not fill completely. If the meter and test strip are held under the blood drop, it may flow in to the port and damage the meter. More than necessary blood should not be applied to the strip. The test strip should not be moved in the meter during the test. Wait for the confirmation window to fill completely to get reliable results. The blood glucose level can be read off from the screen. These numbers are automatically stored in the meter’s memory. 

One Touch Ultra Test Strips thus provide an easy way to regularly monitor blood glucose levels.