How to Measure Blood Sugar | Glucose Monitoring Devices | Dr. Curnew MD

In this video, our Sugar Club explores several different ways that you can measure blood sugar. Here, we offer relevant and important information on three of the most common glucose measuring devices available: Freestyle Libre, Dexcom G6, and the traditional Glucometer.

Are you interested in learning more about these different devices, how they work, how much they cost, and how much might be covered by the Ontario government? If so, we feel that this might be a great video for you to check out!

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to discuss with Dr. Curnew at your next appointment. Thank you for checking out our educational videos, and we hope that you enjoyed!

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Freestyle Libre: what it is, how it works
02:02 - Freestyle Libre: measuring blood glucose
03:35 - Freestyle Libre: cost
04:01 - Freestyle Libre: coverage by Ontario Government

04:52 - Dexcom G6: what it is, how it works
05:50 - Dexcom G6: cost
06:22 - Dexcom G6: coverage by Ontario Government

07:09 - Traditional Glucometer: what's included, how it works
08:10 - Traditional Glucometer: cost
09:02 - Traditional Glucometer: coverage by Ontario Government

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[johnlewis]

Nice video, I use the Libre sensor with Blucon and love them for tracking my blood glucose values. The alarms are nice and loud enough to wake me up. You can adjust your glucose ranges to whatever you want. The best part about blucon is that it updates the glucose readings on the phone and watch without scanning the sensor or pricking your finger.