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Get a FREE Blood Glucose Meter Today
Thursday 12th July 2018
You can get a free VivaChek Blood Glucose Meter Starter Pack (RSP £24.99) during July 2018 by collecting in person from our laboratory in St Asaph, North Wales. Or see below how you can order online (a small charge of £3.95 towards p+p will be payable). VivaChek blood glucose test strips and lancets are available free of charge on prescription or to purchase from your pharmacy. If you wish to take advantage of this offer please visit our online partner Health Check Shop and use coupon code FREEVIVA when you 'View Cart' before checkout. The offer is limited to one pack per person. UK mainland only. We reserve the right to discontinue this offer or refuse to supply at any time.
Type 2 diabetes? Please take our quick survey
Wednesday 13th June 2018
We are always looking at ways to make blood glucose monitoring more affordable for type 2 diabetics and would appreciate your help to complete a (very) short survey regarding your use of blood glucose test strips. The survey can be completed in less than a minute and we really would appreciate your help. All responses are anonymous and we will not ask for any personal details. Please click here to start the survey. Thank you!
JR Biomedical Gains ISO9001:2015 Accreditation
Tuesday 24th April 2018
I am pleased to announce that JR Biomedical, the UK distributor for VivaChek blood glucose meters has today received certification to ISO9001:2015 in recognition of our ongoing commitment to quality and customer service. My thanks goes to Nicola, our Regulatory Manager, who once again has achieved certification with zero non-compliances. Dr John Rees FIBMS Director.
Free Diabetes Meters For Diabetics in North Wales
Thursday 4th January 2018
J R Biomedical Ltd
This January, we are giving away free blood glucose meters and test strips to diabetics living in North Wales. The VivaChek meter is simple to set up and is ideal for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics with uncomplicated diabetes. The meter requires one of the smallest amounts of blood of any blood glucose meter, giving a reliable result in 5 seconds. Replacement test strips are available on NHS prescription and customer care is available by phone, online chat, web and email. Most type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin have to buy their own meters from a pharmacy. If buying online, it is important to check that the device is approved for use in the UK and that…
Happy Christmas!
Tuesday 19th December 2017
We would like to wish all our VivaChek customers a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year! This year has been a very exciting time at our laboratory in North Wales with the launch of of the VivaChek blood glucose meter, a number of research collaborations completed and more planned for 2018. You can find out more about our products for medical research at www.jrbiomedical.com Happy Christmas!
VivaChek in Northern Ireland
Monday 23rd October 2017
We are pleased to announce that the VivaChek Ino blood glucose monitoring system is now available in Northern Ireland. The Health and Social Board of Northern Ireland has just published their Guideline on the Choice of Blood Glucose Meters and Test Strips for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (September 2017). The aim of the guideline is to assist healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care with the appropriate selection of blood glucose meters and testing strips for patients with type 2 diabetes to enable self monitoring of their blood glucose levels. With the current annual cost of prescribing test strips in Northern Ireland of over £8 million per year, considerable savings could be achieved by switching to the VivaChek system. Currently, 75% of…
Effect of haematocrit on blood glucose measurements
Monday 23rd October 2017
Over and under estimation of blood glucose levels due to the haematocrit level is a common source of error in self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Anaemia falsely elevates whilst polycythaemia and dehydration falsely depresses blood glucose levels. The magnitude of this effect may vary about 4 to 30% for every 10% change in haematocrit depending on the blood glucose meter used (1,2,3). According to the WHO, anaemia affects almost a quarter of the world population representing around half of pre-school children and 2 in 5 pregnant women (4). Although some blood glucose meters have errors as high as 40%, the innovative automatic haematocrit correction technology used by VivaChek ensures that the VivaChek Ino blood glucose meter provides accurate results for patients…
Diabetes UK shop to supply VivaChek test strips, lancets and meters
Wednesday 6th September 2017
We are pleased to announce that VivaChek customers can now obtain supplies of test strips, lancets and new meters from the Diabetes UK webshop. VivaChek test strips and lancets are also available on NHS prescription. JRBiomedical supplies GP surgeries and NHS diabetes clinics with free VivaChek starter packs. For further information please contact JRBiomedical Ltd.
VivaChek has its own Twitter account in the UK
Friday 18th August 2017
It's long overdue but we have finally decided to separate the VivaChek social media from the JRBiomedical account. We decided to set up @VivaChekUK on Twitter so that the information can be more specific for diabetics, CCGs and DSNs and provide an easy way for VivaChek users to contact us through social media. You can reach our new Twitter account here. The JRBiomedical account will continue to provide information on company news.
Impact of the New 2017 EU Regulations on Importers and Distributors of Medical Diagnostics
Monday 22nd May 2017
This article is a brief overview of the changes to be brought about by the new regulations for medical device importers or distributors and how these may impact current supply and distribution agreements. When revising new supplier and tendering agreements, these changes and obligations should be taken into consideration to be compliant with the new regulations and to prevent any individual liability issues that may arise. Background Since 1998, all medical diagnostic tests both for professional laboratory and home use, known as IVD's (in vitro diagnostic devices) have been regulated in the EU by the In Vitro Diagnostic Device (IVD) Directive 98/79 EC. These regulations were brought in to standardise the quality and acceptable performance (accuracy, sensitivity, reliability etc) of all tests marketed…