This bundle contains 1 Nova Max Plus Meter + 180 Ketone Test Strips. Please click the following links if you want different quantities of Meters or Test Strips. Nova Max Plus incorporates advanced technology for accurate and precise self-monitoring of ketones for people with diabetes and for farmers and veterinarians testing their cattle for ketosis. Nova Max Plus has the most comprehensive features for fast, easy, and error-free ketone monitoring. The Nova Max Plus Meter automatically converts itself from a Blood Glucose meter to a Ketone meter by inserting the Nova Max Plus Ketone strip. Nova Max Ketone Test Strips Nova Max Ketone Test Strips are designed for use with the Nova Max Plus meter. Nova Max Ketone Test Strips measure ketone levels in blood with a very small sample just 0.8 microliters. Results are available in only 10 seconds. The American Diabetes Association recommends blood ketone testing whenever the blood glucose level is greater than 250 mg or during sick days. One box of ketone strips contains 2 vials each with 5 test strips. Nova Max ketone test strip provides a 2-year shelf life from the date of manufacture. The test strip vial can be stored in the Nova Max Plus carrying case so that ketone strips are readily available. A pamphlet explaining ketone test results is included in each test strip box. No coding is required for ketone testing with Nova Max meters. Nova Max Plus prevents falsely elevated glucose results due to non-glucose sugars in the blood such as maltose. Test strips that use the glucose dehydrogenase PQQ methodology can have glucose errors due to maltose, galactose, and xylose. Nova Max does not have these interferences since it does not employ the glucose dehydrogenase PQQ methodology. Ketone measurements are important because Diabetic Ketoacidosis & DKA is a life-threatening metabolic complication of diabetes with a high mortality rate. It is the leading cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and death for children with type 1 diabetes. Test ketone levels on sick days and whenever blood glucose is between 250-300 mg in order to avert DKA.
