Blood Glucose Meter Comparison Chart - Walgreens
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2Blood Glucose Meter Comparison Chart
Manufacturer
Abbott Diabetes Care
Abbott Diabetes Care
Abbott Diabetes
Bayer
Bayer
Home Diagnostics Home Diagnostics Home Diagnostics
Inc.
Inc.
Care Inc.
Meter
FreeStyle
FreeStyle
Precision Xtra
Breeze 2
Contour
Walgreens
Walgreens
Walgreens
Freedom
Flash
(True Track Smart
(Sidekick)
(Prestige)
System)
Coulometry
Coulometry
Electrochemical
Electrochemical
Electrochemical
Biosensor
Electrochemical
Reflectance
Technology
Battery
3-volt Li
3-volt Li
AAA (2)
3-volt Li (1)
3-volt Li (2)
CR 2032 (1)
Built into meter and
AAA
CR 2032 (1)
CR 2032 (1)
never needs to be
changed
Strips
Freestyle
Freestyle
Precision Xtra
Breeze 2
Contour
Walgreens
Comes with 50
Walgreens Prestige
50s & 100s
50s & 100s
50s & 100s
50s & 100s
50s & 100s
True Track
Walgreens True
50s & 100s
(Ascensia Autodisc
(Ascensia
50s & 100s
Track test strips
will work in Breeze 2
MICROFILL will work
meter)
in CONTOUR meter)
Testing Time/
5 sec/0.3 uL
7 sec/0.3 uL
5 sec/0.6 uL
5 sec countdown/1 uL 5 sec/ 0.6 uL
10 sec/1 uL
5 sec/1 uL
10-50 sec/4 uL
Sample Size
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Alternate Site
Testing
Cleaning
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Required
Meter
Manual
Manual
Automatic—Smart
Automatic
Automatic
Check strip
Automatic
Check strip
Calibration
Chip
Yes/250
Yes/250
Yes/450
Yes/420
Yes/480
Yes/365
No
Yes/365
Download
Capability/
Memory
Software
Precision Link 2.6
Precision Link 2.6
Precision Link 2.6
WinGLUCOFACTS
WinGLUCOFACTS
No
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Date on vial
Date on vial
Date on foil packet
Date on foil packet
6 months
3 months
120 Days
3 months
Strip Shelf-Life
(after opening)
Features
Virtually pain-free
Backlit display. 4 daily
True Measure
No coding required.
No coding required.
Chip coding
Disposable after 50
Easy-to-read screen.
testing. Largest
alarms. Free data
Technology. Blood
Automatically draws
Quick & easy
capillary action.
tests. Vial of 50 test
Large, easy-to
numeric display of any
cable via mail-in offer.
glucose and blood
blood into strips.
pre/post meal test
Audible test strip fill
strips with built-in
handle test strips.
leading meter makes it
Unaffected by
ketone testing.
Automatic underfill
markings with post-
detection.
meter. Great second
easy to read.
differences in oxygen
Simple, easy-to-use,
detection.10-test disc.
meal test reminder
meter for the gym,
Ergonomic design
or high levels of
easy-to-read meter.
No individual test strip
alarm.
work, school,
makes it easy to hold.
interfering substances.
New Smart Chip
holding. Received
Automatic hematocrit
babysitters, etc.
4 programmable
Can fill strip from either
calibration, 5-second
Ease-of-Use
correction, underfill
alarms. 14-day result
side. Can reapply
blood reapplication
Commendation from
detection, control
time. Strip
the Arthritis
average. 60-second
sample for up to 60
marking &
sample reapplication
seconds.
technology designed
Foundation. Breeze 2
temperature control
time.
to minimize effects
test strips will only
ensure accuracy. 7
on common
work with Breeze 2
day Hi/Lo Test Result
interfering
meter.
summary.
substances.
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