FAQs for Kiss & Tell

“Kiss & Tell” is our award-winning product that tests
for high blood glucose levels using saliva instead of blood. Due to the
non-invasive and painless nature of using saliva to test for blood glucose
levels, users are more receptive to performing the tests multiple times a day.
As a result, users can personally become more aware of how diet, exercise,
stress, or other lifestyle choices may affect their glucose health levels, thus
encouraging them to adopt a healthier lifestyle that is best suited for them.
The product is ideal for Type II diabetic patients to monitor their high
glucose conditions.

Home-based blood glucose monitoring (e.g. Kiss & Tell or
any other finger-pricking blood glucose monitors) are intended for health
screening or routine monitoring to increase the self-health awareness of the
users. It allows an individual to better understand the relative changes within
his/her body. It is not meant for disease diagnosis. A person’s blood glucose
level goes up and down all day. The blood glucose test will only show the
result of the glucose level at that one point in time. For example, if you
prick two different fingers at the same time, the results may vary too. That is
why physicians encourage patients to test multiple times a day to get a better
estimation of the glucose levels of the patient.

For clinical evaluation, physicians usually use another
laboratory test called hemoglobin A1c to support the prognosis of the patient.
Hemoglobin A1c represents the average blood glucose levels over the last three
months.

For Type II diabetic or gestational diabetic patients, we
recommend testing 7 times a day, similar to the doctor’s recommendation. When
this is done consistently on a daily basis, the results will be able to
generate an average number which is an index that may be a closer estimate of
the hemoglobin A1c number. For health management or screening purpose, we
recommend the user to test once or twice every day. Our suggestion is to test 2
hours after dinner. If the result is high, engage in some exercise that evening
to consume the extra glucose before going to bed.

“Kiss & Tell” has been tested with thousands of samples
in the laboratory and with people. It has demonstrated a high percentage of
accuracy in the detection of normal to high glucose levels. Kiss & Tell is
not suitable for testing glucose levels below normal. Therefore, it is not
intended for Type I diabetic patients or patients using insulin. We have also
tested to show other types of sugars (non-glucose) do not interfere with the
test results unless the concentration is exceptionally higher than the normal
physiological levels.

Saliva glucose concentration is highly correlated with
blood, especially when the glucose level is above normal. Such correlation has
been studied in the past 30 years and published in multiple international
academic publications. In our laboratory, we have also tested such correlation
ourselves. The change of glucose levels due to diet or exercise is reflected in
saliva, in a pattern similar to blood. The key differences are that there may
be a time lag between the saliva and blood and the absolute amount of glucose
is much smaller in saliva than blood. Saliva is “fresher” than urine, easier to
get than tears or sweat.

You can purchase Kiss & Tell in all the Watson’s stores with pharmacy throughout Hong Kong.

Please check here for purchase from online stores and other channels in Hong Kong.

Please check here for purchase of Kiss & Tell outside Hong Kong.