Unlike most meters that need to be manually coded to ensure accurate results, Bayer’s new Contour TS blood glucose meter automatically sets to the correct code any time a Bayer test strip is inserted. Manual coding may lead to miscoding. In fact, a recent study found that approximately 16 per cent—or one out of six—persons failed to properly manually code their blood glucose meters to the lot of test strips being used.

Over 40% of glucometers that are miscoded offer very “off” results that provide inaccurate treatments and therapies. That is very scary. You don’t want to administer yourself too much insulin! And by the way, this new little glucometer also uses a very small blood sample size. I will keep you posted on when it will be offered to all.

via Express Health Care Newswire

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Bayer Diabetes Care Introduces New Contour TS Glucometer

The new FreeStyle Lite system has an innovative automatic calibration feature that eliminates the manual coding step usually required by most blood glucose meters before starting a new vial of test strips. The easy-to-use FreeStyle Lite meter allows people with diabetes to test quickly and more easily.

In a nut shell, this will allow for a smaller blood sample size.

Similar to other meters in Abbott’s FreeStyle® line, the FreeStyle Lite system allows people with diabetes to test on alternate parts of the body such as the forearm, thigh and palm, instead of having to use sensitive finger tips.

I have found that the forearm and thigh area is inaccurate. I always seem to test lower there than my fingertips. Others have shared the same concerns.

We will see if the new FreeStyle Lite offers a more accurate blood sugar in alternate places.

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Free Style Lite Glucometer By Abbott Available In May 2007