Blood Glucose Meter, Accu-Chek bG Model 750

Blood Glucose Meter, Accu-Chek bG Model 750

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Description
A glucose meter (or glucometer) determines the amount of glucose in a sample of blood. An inscription on the front of this example reads “Accu-Chek bG / Blood Glucose Monitor.”
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
blood glucose monitor
Other Terms
blood glucose monitor; Medicine
date made
1985
maker
Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc.
place made
United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
Physical Description
plastic; metal; paper; electronics (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall, booklet: 3/8 in x 8 in x 4 in;.9525 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm
overall: 18 cm x 9.6 cm x 3.7 cm; 7 3/32 in x 3 25/32 in x 1 15/32 in
ID Number
1986.0001.01
accession number
1986.0001
catalog number
1986.0001.01
Credit Line
Gift of Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc. through Edward J. Goebel, Director of Marketing
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Comments

My daughter was only two when she was diagnosed in 1985 with Type I Juvenile Diabetes. This meter, along with prayers, research, and an amazing team of doctors and superior healthcare has led to her being a strong, healthy mother of two and a business owner. I’m forever grateful to the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Colorado and Dr. Luther Travis in Texas for the life they gave her.

Linda Thune

Fri, 2022-05-06 08:20

I was fortunate to have been able to acquire this very unit in early 1985. After living with juvenile diabetes for more than twelve poorly managed years, I was finally able to properly monitor glucose levels and adjust insulin doses. I will soon reach the mark of 50 healthy years with JD. That meter and the others I used after it made my survival possible.

David Taylor

Fri, 2021-03-26 08:53

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