July 1997 Reminder for glucose monitoring By Sonya Felix Regular monitoring of blood sugar levels might have prevented a recent car crash that killed two U.S. residents. The driver of a van that flipped over at a tollbooth in New Hampshire suffered episodes of confusion due to hypoglycemia, according to his wife. A similar accident occurred recently in Brantford, Ontario, when a man who had earlier changed his insulin dosage crashed his car. He probably hadn't checked his blood sugar before getting in the car. Such incidents could be prevented with careful glucose monitoring throughout the day.
Many pharmacists only display one or two but there are six or seven available.
Some are better than others and some are cheaper than others. Pharmacists could also help by knowing which meters are covered under provincial drug plans.