Question: Alphatrak does not begin reading unless enough blood, right?

[Angel's mommie]

Hi all! Sometimes I wonder if my sample size is too small, so wanted to confirm that Alphatrak won't give a reading unless the sample size is enough, right? There's no such thing as Alphatrak giving an incorrect reading 'cos the sample was too small, right?

I know when the sample size is WAY too small, 'cos the Alpha Trak then refuses to even begin the little dance with the dashes indicating that it's reading the sample and about to give a result -- and that one can add in a little more blood on the other side within 60 seconds. (very useful to learn that, btw. I was wasting a ton of those very expensive strips before I learned that!)

Thank you.

 

[JanetNJ]

correct. I did have it happen ONCE that i felt the alphatrack misread. I had a too small of a sample, and then added more, but it was hesitant to read.... and the number was weird. so i waited 10 min and tried again and got a number that made more sense. when in doubt it doesn't hurt to double check. this only happened once though, so most of the time you are right, it just won't read it. After a while you get to know when a sample is too small or just right before testing just by looking at it.

 

[Shoeskitty-GA]

You can change your settings in the AT2 to beep when it has enough blood and starts the analysis. It won't read if not enough blood.

 

[Angel's mommie]

Thank you, Janet NJ and Shoeskitty, for your feedback. Appreciated!