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Blood Glucose meter

2019-03-07 16:38:48
Is it recommended to keep a blood glucose or blood sugar checking meter at home? Which meter is good to buy? Or what parameters to see while buying meter to check blood sugar?
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Its better to have it at home to be able to check sugar levels during any episode of unusual symptoms. Buy in meter of good brand. Most of newer meters have comparable accuracy you can choose them based on various features like memory etc

Answered2019-03-08 03:54:25

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