Glucose Monitor

New systems make diabetes monitoring easier, less painful

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 3rd, 2003

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) (BDX) has announced the U.S. availability of two new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared blood glucose monitoring products designed to help improve diabetes management.

The BD Logic Blood Glucose Monitor and the BD Latitude Diabetes Management System combine the thinnest lancets available with test strips that require a very small amount of blood and deliver accurate readings in a fast amount of time - only 5 seconds. No other device offers all of these features in one system.

"Diabetes remains one of the most prevalent health issues in America," said Edward J. Ludwig, chairman, president and CEO of BD....

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