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Description: Four blood glucose meters. Top left: Reflolux S (Accu-Chek III in the U.S.), by Boehringer Mannheim, introduced 1991. (Reflolux series introduced 1983.) 2 minute read time, based on reflectance. Top right: ExacTech Card, by MediSense (now Abbott). Introduced 1987. 30 second read time, electrochemical test stripe. Used much less blood and capillary fill. Bottom left: FreeStyle, by TheraSense (now Abbott). Introduced 2003. 15 second test time, electrochemical. Bottom right: Freestyle Mini, by Abbott. Introduced 2004, this is a smaller version of the FreeStyle. 7 second test time.
Title: Glucose meters
Credit: This photograph was taken by me, Christopher Tidy. It may be used and distributed freely.
Author: Christidy at English Wikipedia
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