Blood Sugar Meters – Do I Need One and How Can I Get One?

Have you been recently diagnosed with diabetes?
Have you been told by friends, family, or providers that you need to check your blood sugar with a meter? Unsure of how to get one or whether a prescription or insurance coverage is required?

Checking your blood sugar with a glucose meter is the BEST tool that you have available to you so that you are empowered to manage your diabetes effectively.

Check out this discussion we had with a pharmacist in the Southeastern US about what is required to obtain a meter, how you can calibrate the meter, and general instructions on what to do: