New Blood Glucose Meter Provides People with Diabetes an Accurate, Affordable Solution for Glucose Testing-Without Insurance Copays
ABBOTT PARK, Ill.,
Now a new, slim-designed Abbott blood glucose meter with high accuracy is available over-the-counter at major U.S. retailers at a lower cost than other branded meters and test strips, and without the need for insurance paperwork and copays often needed to purchase branded diabetes supplies. This new meter, the FreeStyle Precision Neo Blood Glucose Monitoring System™, received
"People with diabetes depend every single day on trusted, high-quality tools to monitor their glucose levels," said
According to the
In addition, the process associated with healthcare insurance paperwork can be a challenge for some individuals. To help provide a solution, Abbott developed FreeStyle Precision Neo—the first system from Abbott's FreeStyle family of products that is available over the counter with preferred copay pricing, giving patients the option to pay out of pocket to obtain their monitor and test strips.
The FreeStyle Precision Neo System features include:
- Monitor's memory holds up to 1,000 readings
- Slim design; the device is thinner than a "AAA" battery
- Large touchscreen display with simple icons; easy-to-read numbers
- Fast, five-second test time
- Small blood sample size
- E-Ink screen, short for electrophoretic ink, which displays the appearance of a printed page
Individuals with diabetes who are interested in Abbott's FreeStyle Precision Neo System should visit https://www.myfreestyle.com/freestyle-precision-neo-blood-glucose-monitoring-devices.
About Abbott:
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 73,000 people.
Visit Abbott at www.abbott.com and connect with us on Twitter at @AbbottNews.
ihttp://www.diabetes.org/advocacy/news-events/cost-of-diabetes.html Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2012, commissioned by the
ii http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/usda_food_plans_cost_of_food/CostofFoodJan2012.pdf
Based on a family of two, 19-50 years in age, moderate-cost plan at
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