Looking for a photo...

parrotletzoo · #1 (**permalink**) 10-27-2007, 11:38 AM

of Bayers Glucometer Blood Glucose Meter - first personal blood glucose meter. It came out in 1981. I know someone out there has one they can photograph for me!!

Thanks.

BriOnH · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 03:06 PM

Google images returned this. The one in the left upper corner? Man that one brings back memories. Having to wait a min to let the blood 'set in', wiping the blood off with a cotton ball, then a minute to get results.

palefacegirl03 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 03:34 PM

My first meter was this Ames one, in 1990, I think you only had to wait, 30 seconds to wipe the blood off then you put the strip in the machine and waited some more,lol.

gettingby · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 04:51 PM

My mom kept my very first glucose meter for a long time. Not sure if she still has it or not. I'll have to ask. Still looking for a pic of my original one. It was made by Ames.

parrotletzoo · #5 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007, 05:25 AM

hrm, nope on the meters pics. it was dark grey about the size of a game boy, and the strips stuck up out of the top face of the meter on the right hand side. I think there was only one button on it to turn it on and get it started. It might have had two, but I'm not sure. I most definitely didn't have memory because I was sad when then next meter we got had memory and I couldn't fudge my numbers any longer.

*sigh* Thanks for looking

Periodically I do a search for it but have yet to find it. one of these days...

mortis505 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007, 10:28 AM

any chance of this one?