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  2. OneTouch Ultra - Wikipedia

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    OneTouch Ultra blood glucose meters provide blood glucose test results in five seconds. The device offers alternative test site options, as well as various memory and flagging features. The results are displayed as plasma values. It is used to measure glucose levels for both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in children and adults. [2] [3]

  3. Blood glucose monitoring - Wikipedia

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    Blood glucose monitoring is the use of a glucose meter for testing the concentration of glucose in the blood . Particularly important in diabetes management , a blood glucose test is typically performed by piercing the skin (typically, via fingerstick ) to draw blood, then applying the blood to a chemically active disposable 'test-strip'.

  4. Glucose meter - Wikipedia

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    Glucose vs. plasma glucose: Glucose levels in plasma (one of the components of blood) are higher than glucose measurements in whole blood; the difference is about 11% when the hematocrit is normal. This is important because home blood glucose meters measure the glucose in whole blood while most lab tests measure the glucose in plasma.

  5. “Continuous glucose monitoring might be the best tool we have for precision nutrition, out of all metabolic, genomic, and other testing,” says Kazlauskaite, citing a study from the journal ...

  6. LifeScan - Wikipedia

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    LifeScan manufactures and markets the OneTouch Ultra and OneTouch Verio families of products for home use. [1] The company philosophy is to "create a world without limits for people with diabetes." During its existence, LifeScan revolutionized blood glucose monitoring by introduction of its "One Touch" systems.

  7. People without diabetes can use continuous glucose ... - AOL

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    "If I didn't have to wear this device, if I didn't have to listen to the low glucose alarms at 3 a.m. and wake up to fix them, if I wasn't like a walking beeper all the time − I would love that ...

  8. US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - -Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the U.S. Surgeon General said in an advisory on Friday, noting that their consumption ...

  9. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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    The test works by taking a small blood sample of blood using a lancet (a sterile pointed needle) to prick a finger (Image 1). The blood droplet is usually collected at the bottom of a test strip, while the other end is inserted in the glucose meter. [6] The drop of blood is drawn into the meter and can directly measure the glucose in the sample.