About Us
Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care is one of the largest self-test diagnostic businesses in the world, supporting customers in 100 countries. Bayer has long since been a leader in the area of self-testing diabetes care and offers a variety of products, services and support to help people who are living with diabetes and those who support them.
Since the introduction of Clinitest® reagent tablets in 1941, Bayer has led the way in diabetes care product innovation. The company changed the face of diabetes care in 1969 when it introduced the first portable blood glucose meter and test strips. We have a rich heritage of innovation and, through the years, have continued to evolve and advance our efforts to help provide diabetes care solutions that help make it easier for people with diabetes to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
Today, our product offerings include the CONTOUR® and BREEZE®2 Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, with helpful and easy-to-use features and benefits, such as No Coding™ technology, that help simply diabetes management.
Our Products section of this website offers more information on these systems, as well as our WINGLUCOFACTS® diabetes management software. Bayer also provides and publishes a number of educational programs and literature pieces to help provide clear and useful information about a range of topics relating to diabetes care, which are also available on this site.
Our History
Bayer has celebrated many firsts in diabetes management. We are proud of them and are committed to making a positive difference to human health. Over the last 30 years the company's passion for innovation has led the way in the industry with more than a dozen firsts.
Firsts in Diabetes Care Management from Bayer
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1969 |
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Ames™ Reflectance Meter: first portable blood glucose meter. |
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1981 |
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Glucometer® Blood Glucose Meter: first personal blood glucose meter. |
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1985 |
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Glucometer® II Blood Glucose Meter With Memory: first blood glucose meter with memory. |
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1986 |
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Glucometer® M Blood Glucose Meter: first blood glucose meter with event markers and computer interface. |
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1987 |
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Glucofacts® Data Management System: first PC application for analyzing blood glucose data in physicians' offices. |
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1989 |
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Glucofacts® Data-Link Modem: first telephone linkup with a blood glucose meter. |
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1994 |
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Glucometer Elite® Diabetes Care System: first capillary draw biosensor for blood glucose monitoring. |
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1997 |
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MICROLET VACULANCE® Automatic Lancing Device: first lancing device designed to enhance sample acquisition from body sites other than the fingertips.
Glucometer® DEX® Diabetes Care System: first reagent cartridge system for self-blood glucose monitoring.
Building on consumer demand for a reagent cartridge system, in 2003 the BREEZE® System and the 10-in-one AUTODISC® Test Strip Disc were launched. |
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2003 |
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CONTOUR™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System: the first single-strip system that does not require coding and automatically corrects for many other common variables that affect accuracy. |
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2006 |
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The BREEZE® meter becomes the first meter to be awarded the Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation®. |
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