GlucoNavii Blood Glucose Monitor Kit

useful tool easy to self test but only 10 strips so you need to order a new batch quite quickly

Great little kit for money. Was never intended for daily use, so small number of strips not an issue. But nice and compact and in a little case, so perfect for intended use as a back up kit to leave in car.

I recently purchased two different testing kits, this product and the AILE kit, for comparison. In my experience, this kit showed a better-quality reaction on the test strips.

It’s important to read the instructions on these, for readings above 5.5 mmol/dl the technical data states a possible inaccuracy of plus/minus 15% so you reading could be a whole 1 mmol/dl off true. This is not a problem if you are using it to plot a long term trend because the error will average out, but for spot reading you must accept your number will be somewhere within a 2 mmol/dl range. Or take 3 or 4 tests to get a mean reading. I don’t think other meters are much better, testing blood glucose in plasma is subject to a few variables and simple, cheap equipment like this is never going to be anywhere near lab standard. Otherwise, a nice and easy to use unit, with the cheapest test strips.

Works well

Works just fine

Work well

I bought this kit during the isolation period for the Corona Virus. My Mother was previously advised by the GP that she needed to be careful about what she eat due to blood sugar levels but it was not a concern & she was not on medication. She has also has suffered from severe respiratory issues for a few years, had many investigations, but a definite cause has not been found. The Profs can only highlight that COPD causes increasing breathlessness however we're advised the disease has not progressed enough to cause the level of breathlessness Mum is experiencing; saying it could be psychological. Needless to say this is a constant worry & the NHS seem to have developed compassion fatigue, run out of ideas & therefore also the inclination to progress further. Mum began to have periods of light headedness & I suspected that her blood sugars may be the cause, but my Mother did not want to risk going to the GP/nurse unless necessary (due to the virus). I therefore ordered this kit. I also did some investigation on line into the association between diabetes & breathing difficulties. Turns out that they can be linked. The kit came & Mums glucose levels were very high, so she had to go to the GP & is now on medication. We are now using the kit to monitor the reduction of her glucose levels. Although Mum has yet to discuss the possibility of a link between her breathing difficulties & the diabetes, she has found a definite correlation between when her glucose levels are high & increased difficulty in breathing. When the NHS is progressing more normally, we hope to get the necessary professional clarification which will put our minds at rest but it certainly looks as though controlling the diabetes will also contribute hugely to controlling Mums breathing difficulties. Sadly, these kits are not provided on the NHS (in N Yorks at least) unless you suffer from Type 1 diabetes. I cannot recommend having one of these kits more highly.