Blood Glucose Test Strips : Blood Glucose Monitoring

The Area Prescribing Committee have approved a Blood Glucose Testing Strip / Meter Fomulary for Surrey Heartlands.

Please refer to the formulary document for further information on the test strips and meters that have been agreed for:

• general use in adults (GlucoRx Q and FineTest Lite)
• paediatric use (Instant, 4SURE)
• gestational diabetes (WaveSense JAZZ, Contour Plus)
• carbohydrate counting (4SURE, CareSens Pro)
• ketone testing (GlucoRx HCT Glucose, GlucoRx HCT Ketone, KetoSens, 4SURE beta-ketone)
• visually impaired (GlucoRx Nexus)
• manual dexterity issues (Instant)

Patients with flash glucose monitoring systems should be supplied with the strips recommended for general use in adults (GlucoRx Q or FineTest Lite)

NOTE - the formulary does NOT include recommendations for insulin pumps or CGM devices - ensure that compatible strips are prescribed. If there are no specific strip requirements, please prescribe strips recommended for general adult use (GlucoRx Q or FineTest Lite).