General Questions

Is the Accu-Chek Aviva blood glucose monitoring system approved for use in clinical settings such as hospitals?

In the UK and Ireland it is not approved for use in clinical settings, although the Accu-Chek Aviva system is cleared to test capillary, venous, arterial, and neonatal blood samples.

General Questions

Can code chips from other Accu-Chek meters be used in the Accu-Chek Aviva meter?

All black code chips with 111 on them can be used in the Accu-Chek Aviva, Accu-Chek Aviva Nano or Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meters.

Test Strips

What are the chemistry integrity checks?

Before the user doses the test strip, the Accu-Chek Aviva meter runs quality checks of the strip chemistry to make sure the strip will give a valid test result. This ensures that the strip has not been exposed to outside environmental factors, such as humidity.

Test Strips

Does maltose interfere with the Accu-Chek Aviva test strip?

No

Test Strips

Can an expired test strip be used?

No, as this could cause measurements to be incorrect. Please ensure that you carry enough valid test strips.

Test Strips

Can a test strip from another Accu-Chek system be used in the Accu-Chek Aviva meter?

No. Accu-Chek Aviva meters are designed exclusively for use with Accu-Chek Aviva test strips.

Test Strips

How long is the test strip shelf life?

The target expiration date is 18 months from the date of manufacture.