“Worlds Smallest Blood Glucose
Monitor” TheraSense,
Inc. unveiled at the American Diabetes Association 63rd Annual Scientific
Session the FreeStyle Flash(TM) system which includes the world's smallest
glucose meter. The FreeStyle Flash meter will be a sleek, feature-packed
meter designed for children and adults with diabetes, especially frequent
testers. The FreeStyle Flash meter is designed to have other new features
including a faster test time of about 7 seconds, plus a backlit panel
display and lighted test strip port for easy testing at night or in dark
conditions. Another FreeStyle Flash meter innovation is its four customizable
daily alarms, which can be set to remind children and adults alike that
it's time to test. It will be the first system to offer a free data cable
that allows downloading of test data to FreeStyle's personal computer
and internet-based data management systems. It is expected to be commercially
available in the United States in the fourth quarter of this year.
TheraSense,
Inc. unveiled at the American Diabetes Association 63rd Annual Scientific
Session the FreeStyle Flash(TM) system which includes the world's smallest
glucose meter. The FreeStyle Flash meter will be a sleek, feature-packed
meter designed for children and adults with diabetes, especially frequent
testers. The FreeStyle Flash meter is designed to have other new features
including a faster test time of about 7 seconds, plus a backlit panel
display and lighted test strip port for easy testing at night or in dark
conditions. Another FreeStyle Flash meter innovation is its four customizable
daily alarms, which can be set to remind children and adults alike that
it's time to test. It will be the first system to offer a free data cable
that allows downloading of test data to FreeStyle's personal computer
and internet-based data management systems. It is expected to be commercially
available in the United States in the fourth quarter of this year.