How to choose a glucose meter

How to choose a glucose meter.

There are at least 25 different glucose meters are commercially available now. However, they are different in several ways including these criterias:


1) The amount of blood needed for each test
2) The speed of the testing
3) The ability to save all the test results in the glucose meter's memory
4) The cost of the glucose meter
5) The cost of the test strips that being used
6) The overall size of the glucose meter.

A latest models of the glucose meters often have the special features that make them easier to use than older models. Some of the new model meters are allow you to get blood from places other than your fingertip, which from the Alternative Site Testing.

Also, several new models will show you the timing automatically, error codes and indication, or barcode readers to help you with calibration. On top of that, some glucose meters now have a large display screen or spoken instructions for people with visual impairments.