Glucose Meter Reviews

ReliOn glucose meters are offered exclusively at WalMart and Sam’s Club. ReliOn is owned by WalMart and does not manufacture its three glucose monitors. WalMart has decided to offer the meters as a super low cost option for its customers. I would concur with this. A sample of customers found that they could do without … Read more

Nipro Diagnostics glucose meters are primarily sold in the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and has over 500 employees. Nipro Diagnostics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nipro Corporation, a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Japan. Nipro Diagnostics came into existence in 2010, when it acquired Home Diagnostics. … Read more

The Lifescan blood glucose meter family of products, called the OneTouch, is the company’s sole line of business. LifeScan is completely focused on diabetes testing. In fact, over three million people use OneTouch glucose meters to manage their diabetes daily. Despite its smaller testing focus, LifeScan is actually part of a much larger corporate umbrella … Read more

The Bayer glucose meter family has a long and storied history. Bayer Healthcare introduced the first portable glucose meter in 1969. Since then, the company has been a tireless innovator of diabetes products. This focus has made Bayer one of the largest self-test diagnostic companies in existence. While they may be one of the largest … Read more

Agamatrix is a developer and manufacturer of the WaveSense blood glucose monitors. The company is located in Salem, New Hampshire and was founded approximately 10 years ago in 2001. Since its founding, the company has developed a popular group of glucose meters and monitoring software. The meters are known for their accuracy, as detailed below. … Read more

Abbott glucose meters are some of the most popular on the market. The company has a knack for developing products that people want. Like other companies producing blood glucose meters, Abbott Laboratories is a large conglomerate of medical and health related companies. Abbott Diabetes Care is the subsidiary that markets the glucose meters. Over the … Read more

Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) offer some of the most exciting advances in blood glucose monitoring on the market. Nonetheless, is monitoring right for you? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the best (only) systems that offer the features you need? We discuss all this and more below. WHAT IS CGM? CGM systems record … Read more

A FREE blood glucose meter? The Internet is loaded with free glucose monitor offers. All you have to do is fill out a simple form and…Voila!…your monitor is on its way to you. But, is anything really ever free? I mean, why would anyone give you something for free, while others pay for it? Are … Read more

Learning the proper approach to blood glucose testing is critical for monitoring your blood sugar and controlling your diabetes. Here’s a great video from the folks who actually test and approve your meters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration covers the basics on how to use your blood glucose meter or monitor to get the … Read more

Talking Glucose Meters, from most standpoints, are no different than any other blood glucose monitor. Some have advanced features, while others are more basic in function. However, talking monitors do vary on several key factors when it comes to the talking feature. Thus, it is important to really pay attention to what you need the … Read more