Heart Disease, Diabetes and CardioChek®

Filed in archive Diabetics' Device on October 30, 2008

Did you know that 25% of Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes? November is Diabetes Month and heart disease is the cause of death for the majority of diabetics. It's time for Americans to take control of their health. With just a small drop of blood, CardioChek® allows Americans to easily test their glucose, cholesterol and other cardiovascular health indicators at home.

CardioChek® is the first and only handheld device cleared by the FDA for at-home testing of glucose, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and ketone levels-which can indicate risk for diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke and chronic diseases. Unlike other at-home health tests, there's no need to mail a blood sample to a laboratory for results. The monitor and test strips produce results in less than two minutes on a large digital screen.

According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly everyone with diabetes have an associated problem with abnormal cholesterol levels. But 60% of Americans with diabetes don't think they're at risk for cholesterol problems.

[Thanks to Margie Schaffner of BLASTmedia for sending the information above.]