AlphaTRAK 3 Control Solution For Dogs & Cats (2 count)

Ensure Accurate Readings with Regular Control Tests

Product Description

AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution helps ensure reliable blood glucose readings for your pet. This red liquid contains a fixed glucose level, allowing you to test your AlphaTrak 3 Blood Glucose Meter and test strips without using animal blood. Regular control solutions verify meter functionality, support accurate monitoring, and give you confidence in managing your pet’s diabetes effectively.

Benefits 

• Reliable Meter Performance: Regular use confirms your AlphaTrak 3 meter is functioning accurately before testing your pet’s blood.
• Safe Testing Practice: Allows practicing blood glucose tests without using animal blood, ensuring safe and stress-free monitoring.
• Accurate Monitoring Assurance: Verifies test strips and meter work together, preventing false readings that could affect treatment decisions.
• Convenient Diabetes Management: Helps maintain consistent testing routines and provides confidence in your pet’s ongoing glucose monitoring.
• Easy-to-Use Formula: Red liquid control solution contains fixed glucose, designed specifically for AlphaTrak 3 Blood Glucose Meter use.

Ingredients

DI water, Sodium Benzoate, Glucose, Dye, Procillin, Other Ingredients.

How to Use

Directions for Use

Perform a Control Test

• Check Expiration: Verify both control solution and test strip expiration dates before starting a control solution test.
• Insert Test Strip: Insert the strip into the AlphaTrak 3 meter to automatically power the device on.
• Set Species Code: Press and hold “C” while simultaneously pressing “M” to select the correct species code.
• Select Control Test Setting: Press “C” for three seconds until the control solution bottle icon appears on display.
• Apply Control Solution: Carefully apply control solution to the front edge of the test strip for accurate results.
• Compare Results: Compare your test result to the control range printed on the strip vial.

Additional Information

Precautions

• Proper Storage: Store control solution in a dry place between 39°F and 86°F to maintain effectiveness.
• Not for Blood Glucose Measurement: Control solution range does not reflect your pet’s actual blood glucose level, only meter function.
• Child Safety: Keep control solution away from reach of children to avoid accidental ingestion or misuse.

Shipping & Return

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: When should I use AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution for my pet?

Ans: You should use AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution whenever starting a new pack of test strips. It ensures your meter and strips are working properly, allows practice without using animal blood, and confirms accurate readings before monitoring your pet’s blood glucose.

Q2: Can I use AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution to verify unexpected readings?

Ans: Yes, AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution can confirm your meter’s accuracy. Applying it ensures that the test strips and meter work together properly, preventing false results, and gives confidence that your pet’s blood glucose monitoring is reliable and consistent.

Q3: How should I store AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution safely?

Ans: AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution should be kept in a dry place between 39°F and 86°F. Proper storage preserves solution accuracy, protects its effectiveness for testing, and ensures children cannot access it accidentally.

Q4: Does AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution show my pet’s actual glucose levels?

Ans: No, AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution contains a fixed glucose amount and only tests meter functionality. It helps verify accurate readings but does not reflect your pet’s real blood sugar levels.

Q5: How do I perform a control test using AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution?

Ans: To use AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution, check expiration dates first. Insert a strip, set the species code, select control test mode, apply the solution to the strip, and compare the result to the range on the vial.

Q6: Is AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution safe for practicing blood glucose tests?

Ans: Yes, AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution allows safe practice without using animal blood. It ensures meter accuracy, teaches correct testing technique, and provides confidence in ongoing monitoring of your pet’s blood glucose levels.

Q7: Can children handle AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution safely?

Ans: AlphaTrak 3 Control Solution should always be kept out of reach of children. Proper storage prevents accidental ingestion and ensures the solution maintains accuracy for verifying meter and test strip functionality.