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Glucometer Elite XL Blood Glucose Monitor with Case

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Bayer
Description
Carrying case with blood glucose monitor, check strip, code strip, bottle of normal control fluid, two types of Glucometer Elite test strips, and instructions card.
Blood glucose monitor is light grey plastic with dark red print and barcode. Carrying case is red vinyl with black zipper and black mesh pockets and clear plastic sleeves. Clear, plastic bag contains check strip with white paper slip in English and Spanish. Clear, plastic packet contains green code strip. First set of test strips includes 4 individually packaged test strips. Packages are white with black print and expire in December 1999. Second set of test strips includes 5 individually packaged test strips. Packages are white with dark red print and expire August 2001. Instruction card is white paper with black and dark red print. Includes pictorial instructions for using the blood glucose monitor, recalling memory, marking control, deleting all memory, and deleting a test result.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Roe
about 1997
ID Number
2014.0140.05
accession number
2014.0140
catalog number
2014.0140.05
Object Name
blood glucose monitor
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
vinyl (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
mesh (overall material)
Measurements
blood glucose monitor: 9.6 cm x 5.5 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 25/32 in x 2 5/32 in x 19/32 in
carrying case: 18.7 cm x 11.9 cm x 2.5 cm; 7 3/8 in x 4 11/16 in x 31/32 in
place made
United States: Indiana, Elkhart
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Diabetes
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1464977
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-2186-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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