What are glucose machines?

What are glucose machines? Blood glucose machines are unit that are used by diabetics to measure blood sugar levels. Diabetics have to have these or risk major health effects and even death. Diabetes is a severe disease where the body doesn’t create the amounts of insulin created for the body to function correctly. Insulin is a very important chemical that is created by the pancreas that changes the glucose (sugar) in the human’s blood into fuel that the body can use. If too little of the chemical is produced the glucose levels rise and can…

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Do you know the history of blood glucose machine?

The blood glucose machine has been around for around 31 years with the first units appearing in 1980. The blood glucose machine is used to calculate the concentration of glucose in the blood that is scanned. The blood is gotten by pricking the finger or a different area with a lancet and is placed in a disposable test strip that is then scanned by the unit and then displays the glucose concentration on a screen that is easy to read. This has been a excellent addition to the diabetic’s arsenal as it helps with reducing…

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