Bayer CONTOUR USB Blood Glucose Meter With Built-In Diabetes Management Software
Here’s some good news for all those who monitor their blood glucose on a regular basis. Bayer has just launched a blood glucose meter with built-in USB connectivity and diabetes management software that will allow you to monitor your blood glucose level and identify issues pertaining to your blood sugar level.
One great advantage of this blood glucose meter is that since it has a built-in diabetes management software, you can adjust your insulin and pills based on the trend of blood sugar readings and thus avoid dangerously high and low blood sugar levels. This is really helpful for those people with type 1 diabetes who are recommended to check their blood glucose level at least three times a day, and those with type 2 diabetes on an oral medication or insulin check at least once a day. Bayer’s CONTOUR USB will help patients and healthcare professionals to better interpret results.
“People with diabetes can plug in and instantly access information about trends and patterns in their blood glucose levels with the integrated Glucofacts® DELUXE software. Bayer’s CONTOUR USB is as simple to use as any standard blood glucose meter. The meter stores up to 2,000 test results, which patients can access on any computer, whether at home, at the doctor’s office, or on the go with their laptop.”
Other key features of CONTOUR USB are as follows:
- Simplify it – As easy to use as any standard meter, but with built-in technology that simplifies tracking and interpreting your results.
- See it – A bright colour OLED display screen visible in any light that flags average, high and low blood sugar readings.
- Customize it – Customizable features such as intuitive pre- and post-meal marking to help track blood glucose trends.
- Store it – Stores 2,000 blood glucose test results, plus 500MB extra memory for storage of personal files.
- Charge it – Rechargeable battery that can charge from any USB port or via the optional CONTOUR USB wall charger.
- Live it – Slick and discreet design features make it a great fit for your plugged-in lifestyle.
One important thing to note though. It seems to works only with Windows operating system and the software doesn’t seems to be compatible with Mac OS. So, if you have Windows OS on your computer, you should go ahead and explore this product further. For those with Mac OS, you might have to wait a little bit before the software is fixed to work with Mac OS.
Bayer’s CONTOUR USB meter is available for as low as $77 on Amazon and a pack of 100 test strips will cost you another $50. 
