Abbott launches FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system

27 April 2007

Alameda, Calif., USA. Abbott Diabetes Care has launched its FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system that allows people with diabetes to test quickly and more easily.

The new system has an innovative automatic calibration feature that eliminates the manual coding step usually required by most blood glucose meters before starting a new vial of test strips.

The system provides rapid, accurate blood glucose results in an average of just five seconds and offers virtually pain-free testing due to the very small blood sample size (0.3 microliter) required, a drop about the size of a pin head. The meter is small in size, yet has a large, high contrast display and a backlight for easy, on-the-go testing. Similar to other meters in Abbott's FreeStyle line, the FreeStyle Lite system allows people with diabetes to test on alternate parts of the body such as the forearm, thigh and palm, instead of having to use sensitive finger tips.

"FreeStyle Lite, Abbott's newest blood glucose meter, exemplifies Abbott's innovative approach to blood glucose testing and our commitment to making diabetes-related technology easier to use for people with diabetes," said Chip Hance, senior vice president, Diabetes Care Operations, Abbott.

The FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system will be available in the United States beginning in May 2007.

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