The prevalence of diabetes in our population has resulted in a competitive situation among producers of diabetes treatments, while at the same time public policy promotes diabetes awareness and the incentives to get diabetics into testing and medication programs.
There are several ways to get a free glucose meter provided that you are in fact diabetic, whether Type I or Type II.
Anyone covered by Medicare can get one free.
Also, meters can be acquired from the Foundation for Diabetes Education (FDE).
The FDE will look for government, pharmaceutical companies, and other sources for the potential to get the meter free for you.
There are also a number of equipment providers, mostly accessible online that will provide a free meter, provided that you purchase a certain number of testing strips when you request the free meter.
For starters, there are numerous companies that offer free diabetes testing, so that if you feel you may have some of the symptoms, you can have your condition assessed.
This is certainly an enormously important benefit to the average person, because diabetes is often progressive in its development, becoming more serious and causing serious effects if untreated.
Once you start looking into free glucose meters, you should focus on two things: - What type of meter is most appealing to you, and - How much the testing strips will cost over the long haul.
There are several different technologies, in terms of intrusion into your skin, length of time for test results etc.
Then of course, some providers have better follow-on costs than others.