Diabetes test strips are an easy way to test blood sugar, aka glucose levels. This is important for people with diabetes. The strips work with glucose meters to “read” blood sugar levels. Knowing blood sugar levels helps to manage the disease.

First, it allows patients and clinicians to detect high or low blood glucose levels, thereby facilitating therapeutic adjustments to achieve long-term A1c goals. Second, SMBG helps protect patients by allowing them to immediately confirm acute hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.