HealthNews Digest -- For nearly three decades, individuals with diabetes have relied on glucose meters to evaluate their glucose status and determine appropriate insulin doses, exercise regimen, and dietary changes. These home-use devices have served an important function in diabetes care, helping patients avoid the devastating complications of poorly controlled diabetes, including neuropathy, retinopathy and kidney damage. In addition, professional versions of these handheld meters are an integral tool used in clinical settings for determining patients’ glucose levels.
