Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for testing the percentage of sugar in wine or must.
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- noun medicine A
glucose meter , a device for measuring the concentration of glucose in the blood
Etymologies
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Examples
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'glucometer', and tell anyone who asks that you're checking your glucose (even if you're just silencing an alarm).
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2009
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'glucometer', and tell anyone who asks that you're checking your glucose (even if you're just silencing an alarm).
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2009
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Then they are sent home with their glucometer and their testing strips, their insulin needles, and a phone number to call every night.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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Then they are sent home with their glucometer and their testing strips, their insulin needles, and a phone number to call every night.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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A glaring example is the glucometer, the instrument diabetics use to measure the sugar in their blood—information they use to adjust their diet, exercise and medication.
Diabetic Tester That Talks to iPhones and Doctors Walter S. Mossberg 2012
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She tries to concentrate on everything he tells her, tries to be interested in how the ancient lab equipment works, and the donated slit lamp and glucometer.
Healer Carol Wiley Cassella 2010
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I ask if she has her glucometer, and she pulls a One Touch Ultra from her purse.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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Paul gets more frightened than she does when her glucometer shows a 200 reading.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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If you and a family member are trying to economize, it's OK to share a glucometer machine, but you should never share the lancets that you use to stick your fingers, since the blood could transmit disease.
Erin N. Marcus, M.D.: Practical Diabetes Tips for the Budget Conscious 2010
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They grab a carton of OJ, some sugar, and a glucometer and manage to raise her blood sugar a little bit.
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