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CardioChek Cholesterol Test Strips 3 ea
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Price: $12.50 $11.65
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tests total cholesterol to be used with 15ul capillaries and Cardiochek Analyzer includes 3 total strips, 3 lancets, and 3 plastic capillaries
For use only with CardioChek™ Brand Analyzers
For measuring Cholesterol in whole blood with CardioChek™ brand analyzers
Contains:
3 Test Strips
1 MEMo Chip™
3 Safety Lancets
3 Blood Collectors
Suitable for self testing.
Questions? 1-877-870-5610 (Toll Free in US)
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CardioChek HDL Test Strips
CardioChek Triglyceride Test Strips
CardioChek Portable Blood Test System
CardioChek Capillary Tubes - 15ul (use with single tests) - FREE SHIPPING on orders that total $30 or more!
CardioChek Cholesterol Test Strips 6 ct.
Customer Reviews:
Reliable results, everything you need is included, short shelf life
I bought 2 of these because I thought there would be a learning curve and lots of errors. The good news first:
1) Very easy, so I got it right first time
2) Everything you need is included (i.e., lancets)
3) Reliable results (the whole reason for having a monitor) I would say plus or minus 5 points, maybe even more accurate than that.
The bad news is that I bought these in August and they expire in December. So I'll be testing my cholesterol a lot over the next 4 months. :)
Great product, strips are easy to use... technique is important
This is a great product. I have had consistent results. Reviews that I see for this product which talk about readings being inaccurate may be due to poor technique in many cases. For example, your finger has to be clean and grease free. You also should not be squeezing the blood sample out of your finger as this changes the composition of the blood sample your are squeezing out and can provide inaccurate results (eg. you are also squeezing out oils on the surface of your finger, etc.) You also need enough blood sample to analyze (albiet it is still very small... just a drop). The technique that I use, and I think is easiest, is applying the blood sample directly to the test strip rather than using the enclosed capillary tube, which I find isn't always easy to use.
Good Tests 4 stars
We've had good luck. I know I've been told by my doctor that the cardio check may be a couple points different but not enough to be a problem. I had my total cholesterol checked by the doctor and it was 235, a bit high went on a strict diet and 1 month later, used cardio check and my reading was 222. I believe it probably was quite close. My husband has a greater problem and we've checked his right after the doctor and it's quite close actually.
Not easy to use
I was dissapointed by this purchase. This testing devise is not at all user friendly. I had to take blood from my finger many times(which is not pleasant). The readings were different every time, so how do you know which one you can rely on? My lab reports were not even close to those on the home testing.
For use only with CardioChek™ Brand Analyzers
For measuring Cholesterol in whole blood with CardioChek™ brand analyzers
Contains:
3 Test Strips
1 MEMo Chip™
3 Safety Lancets
3 Blood Collectors
Suitable for self testing.
Questions? 1-877-870-5610 (Toll Free in US)
Related Products:
CardioChek HDL Test Strips
CardioChek Triglyceride Test Strips
CardioChek Portable Blood Test System
CardioChek Capillary Tubes - 15ul (use with single tests) - FREE SHIPPING on orders that total $30 or more!
CardioChek Cholesterol Test Strips 6 ct.
Customer Reviews:
Reliable results, everything you need is included, short shelf lifeI bought 2 of these because I thought there would be a learning curve and lots of errors. The good news first:
1) Very easy, so I got it right first time
2) Everything you need is included (i.e., lancets)
3) Reliable results (the whole reason for having a monitor) I would say plus or minus 5 points, maybe even more accurate than that.
The bad news is that I bought these in August and they expire in December. So I'll be testing my cholesterol a lot over the next 4 months. :)
Great product, strips are easy to use... technique is importantThis is a great product. I have had consistent results. Reviews that I see for this product which talk about readings being inaccurate may be due to poor technique in many cases. For example, your finger has to be clean and grease free. You also should not be squeezing the blood sample out of your finger as this changes the composition of the blood sample your are squeezing out and can provide inaccurate results (eg. you are also squeezing out oils on the surface of your finger, etc.) You also need enough blood sample to analyze (albiet it is still very small... just a drop). The technique that I use, and I think is easiest, is applying the blood sample directly to the test strip rather than using the enclosed capillary tube, which I find isn't always easy to use.
Good Tests 4 starsWe've had good luck. I know I've been told by my doctor that the cardio check may be a couple points different but not enough to be a problem. I had my total cholesterol checked by the doctor and it was 235, a bit high went on a strict diet and 1 month later, used cardio check and my reading was 222. I believe it probably was quite close. My husband has a greater problem and we've checked his right after the doctor and it's quite close actually.
Not easy to useI was dissapointed by this purchase. This testing devise is not at all user friendly. I had to take blood from my finger many times(which is not pleasant). The readings were different every time, so how do you know which one you can rely on? My lab reports were not even close to those on the home testing.