BNF for Children (BNFC) 2018-2019

Meters and test strips

Meter (allN) Type of
monitoring

Compatible test strips Test strip net price Sensitivity range

(mmol/litre)

Manufacturer

Accu-Chek®Active Blood glucose Active® 50 strip= £ 9. 95 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes
Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®
Advantage
Meter no longer
available

Blood glucose Advantage Plus® 50 strip= £ 0. 00 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes

Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®Aviva Blood glucose Aviva® 50 strip= £ 16. 09 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes
Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®Aviva
Expert

Blood glucose Aviva® 50 strip= £ 16. 09 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes

Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®Compact
Plus
Meter no longer
available

Blood glucose Compact® 3617 strips= £ 16 .53 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes

Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®Mobile Blood glucose Mobile® 100 device= £ 0. 00 0. 3 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes
Care Ltd

Accu-Chek®Aviva
Nano

Blood glucose Aviva® 50 strip= £ 16. 09 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Roche Diabetes

Care Ltd

BGStar®
Free of charge from
diabetes healthcare
professionals

Blood glucose BGStar® 50 strip= £ 14. 73 1. 1 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Sanofi

Breeze 2 ® Blood glucose Breeze 2 ® 50 strip= £ 15. 00 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Bayer Plc

CareSens N®
Free of charge from
diabetes healthcare
professionals

Blood glucose CareSens N® 50 strip= £ 12. 75 1. 1 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Spirit Healthcare

Ltd

Contour® Blood glucose Contour® 50 strip= £ 9. 95 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Bayer Diagnostics
Manufacturing Ltd

Contour®XT Blood glucose Contour®Next 50 strip= £ 15. 04 0. 6 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Bayer Diagnostics
Manufacturing Ltd

Element® Blood glucose Element® 50 strip= £ 9. 89 0. 55 – 33. 3 mmol/litre Neon Diagnostics
Ltd

FreeStyle®
Meter no longer
available

Blood glucose FreeStyle® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Freedom®
Meter no longer
available

Blood glucose FreeStyle® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Freedom
Lite®

Blood glucose FreeStyle Lite® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle InsuLinx® Blood glucose FreeStyle Lite® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott
Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Lite® Blood glucose FreeStyle Lite® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott
Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Mini®
Meter no longer
available

Blood glucose FreeStyle® 50 strip= £ 16. 10 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Optium® Blood glucose FreeStyle Optium® 50 strip= £ 16. 00 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott
Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Optium® Blood ketones FreeStyle
Optium®b-ketone

10 strip= £ 21. 53 0 – 8. 0 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Optium
Neo®

Blood glucose FreeStyle Optium® 50 strip= £ 16. 00 1. 1 – 27. 8 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

FreeStyle Optium
Neo®

Blood ketones FreeStyle

Optium®b-ketone

10 strip= £ 21. 53 0 – 8. 0 mmol/litre Abbott

Laboratories Ltd

GlucoDock®module Blood glucose GlucoDock® 50 strip= £ 14. 90 1. 1 – 33. 3 mmol/litre
For use with iPhone®,
iPod touch®, and iPad®

Medisana

Healthcare (UK)

Ltd

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