Katrina Diabetes Patients Receive 1st Shipments of Bayer Blood Glucose Testing Equipment
6th Sep 2005, 21:26 GMT
In response to urgent requests for diabetes testing equipment for Hurricane Katrina victims, Bayer is providing more than 45,000 Ascensia BRIO blood glucose monitors and enough Ascensia EASYFILL test strips for 45,000 people with diabetes to test for approximately one month at the recommended American Diabetes Assoc guideline level.
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