Abbott Freestyle Optium Test Strips are intended to be used for self-testing of blood glucose. They play an important role in helping people with diabetes to monitor and control their condition.

Diabetes test strips are an easy way to test your blood sugar, aka your glucose levels. This is important for people with diabetes. The strips work with glucose meters to “read” your blood sugar levels.Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your disease. When you regularly check your blood glucose, you’ll learn which foods, medications, and activities affect your blood sugar in a good or bad way.

Main Features:

• The strips require only a small sample size (0.6 μL)
• 5 second test time
• 5 second sample reapplication
• Fill trigger ensures reaction starts only when sufficient sample has been applied
• Top or tip fill

How to Use a Test Strip

To check your blood sugar, you:

• Put a test strip into your blood glucose meter.
• Prick your fingertip with the meter’s tiny needle (called a lancet).
• Squeeze out a drop of blood and touch it with the edge of the test strip.
• Within seconds, the glucose meter will give you a blood sugar reading.

You can only use a test strip once. That means you’ll have to take out a new one every time you check your blood sugar. Your doctor will tell you how often to check. It may be as much as 10 times a day if you have type 1 diabetes. Or it may be just twice a day if you have type 2 diabetes.