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Need to get a diabetes glucose monitor kit. what brand is recommended for accurate reading?
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Ask your PCP.: On Healthtap, the guidelines given to doctors say that we cannot recommend a particular brand. Please ask the doctor who wants you to check your blood sugar. See this page by Consumer Reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/12/test-yourself-at-home/index.htm
Answered 6/30/2020
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