Medical Equipment Buying Guide: To avoid major health problems, necessary tests should be done from time to time. After Kovid, it has become more important. People have started testing themselves for fever, oxygen level, and even sugar level tests at home with necessary medical equipment. This is a good thing, but it is very important to keep some things in mind while buying these medical devices. Many times we play with our health in the pursuit of cheapness.
Thermometer
Although there are many types of thermometers available in the market, according to your convenience, choose a strong digital thermometer from a good company. If the quality of plastic feels light and rough as soon as you take it in hand, do not buy it. The battery should also be good. Do not choose a thermometer with a backlight. In this, the battery gets spent very quickly. If there is a newborn baby in the house, choose a thermometer that is placed behind the ear. During Kovid, the trend of infrared thermometers to take the temperature from a distance had increased, but their readings would not be accurate.
- Check the battery position on the display before taking the temperature. If the signal of a low battery is coming, then there is a possibility of the temperature being wrong.
It would be better to put the thermometer in the mouth instead of the armpit. If placing the thermometer on the armpit, add 1 degree to its temperature.
Two minutes by placing the thermometer in the mouth or armpit. Keep it still until you hear the alarm and remove it.
Do not put the thermometer in the mouth immediately after eating. Wait for half an hour for this.
Glucometer
Choose a glucometer that is easy and convenient to use. Nowadays such sugar test kits are also available in the market, which have the facility to connect to the computer. This makes it easy to save essential readings.
Buy equipment that has the facility to take a limited amount of blood samples for testing. The less blood that comes out of the fingertip, the more painless the test will be.
Always take a small size glucometer because the smaller its size, the more convenient it is to use. Change the cells of the glucometer after every three months.
Keep the testing strip in an air-tight box. Otherwise, the result of the test may be wrong due to moisture.
Usually, a 70-110 sugar level is considered correct in the morning on an empty stomach. If the glucometer reading. If you are seeing less than 70 or above 300, then you should consult a doctor without delay.
Even if the reading of the sugar level in the glucometer is correct, if there is a problem of frequent urination, body pain, and excessive hunger, then a doctor must be consulted.
Pulse oximeter
Earlier doctors used it only in hospitals, but in the Covid era, people started keeping it at home to check their oxygen levels. If there are senior citizens or asthma patients in the house, then definitely keep this yantra at your home. It is very easy to use. After pressing it on the finger, it tells the oxygen level and heart rate, buy it only of a good brand.
