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glucometer

glucometer

1 5.3
A small device that measures blood sugar level
  • noun
  • /ˈɡluːkəˌmiːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glucometro
  • After the meal, he checked his glucometer for his current blood sugar reading.
  • glucometer, lancets
  • glucometer, test strips
  • glucometer, test

So get a glucometer and check your blood sugar one hour after a meal.

Examples

  • So get a glucometer and check your blood sugar one hour after a meal.

  • We are a tech family, and we have not come across a glucometer that is able to store the data on the phone.

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  • You need a "glucometer," and most blood glucose meter products are simple and very easy to use.

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  • If you are unsure about how a food will affect your blood glucose, use your glucometer to test the glucose-level effect of the food.

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  • iHealth Smart Glucometer is a smartphone-connected device that works in conjunction with an app from the App Store.

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  • Due to the cost of testing and the need to purchase testing kits, very few patients relied on glucometers to control glucose levels.

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  • Uh, last time I checked, Medicare required instruction on all glucometers dispensed.

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  • My suggestion is, why don't you invest some time to develop this product (Bluetooth 4.0 glucometer)?

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  • I used a glucometer to measure my blood sugar after lunch.

  • The doctor recommended that I buy a glucometer to monitor my glucose levels daily.

Synonyms

CGM
vsglucometer
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A small device that continuously measures blood sugar in real time

measures glucose in blood at single moments rather than continuously

How Accurate

CGM
  • Specialized
1 5.0
glucometer
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Surface Forms

glucometer singular
glucometers plural

Morphology

glucometer = meter (semi-transparent) = gluco + meter

The word is built transparently from a glucose-related combining form plus 'meter', but the specialized combining form makes it less obvious for many learners.

Etymology

Glucometer starts with gluco- from glucose, a word that means 'sugar' or 'sweet', and ends with -meter, a common ending that means 'measure' as in thermometer and speedometer. So a glucometer is a small device that measures how much sugar is in the blood.