Glucose meter
A glucose meter is a medical tool that measures glucose in human blood. It is an important part of blood glucose checking for people with diabetes mellitus or hypoglycemia. A drop of blood is placed on a test strip. The meter reads the strip and displays the blood sugar levels.[1]
The tests are used for type 1 diabetes, latent autoimmune diabetes of adults and type 2 diabetes. Home tests for type 2 diabetes came more slowly than for type 1.
Glucose Meter Media
CDC image showing the usage of a lancet and a blood glucose meter
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Glucose monitoring with glucometer
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Glucose meter and test strips
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Two used Accu-Chek test strips. The lower one has had the cover peeled off to show the circuit.
References
- ↑ "Blood Glucose Meter: How to Choose". The Mayo Clinic. Retrieved Sep 20, 2016.
