Don’t focus on the meter’s price tag, which ranges from $9 to $84; the test strips can cost up to $1,750 a year for four tests per day. Check which brands of blood glucose meters and strips ...

In a statement, the company said 2.25 million people use these products. They are not being recalled. New glucose meters are being shipped with the proper unit of measurement locked in, the FDA said.

That's an annual savings of about $2,000. And Consumer Reports found the Up & Up meter easy to use and very accurate. It costs $15. Another good choice is the $15 ReliOn Micro from Walmart.

Socrates Health Solutions has gone to Indiegogo to crowdfund $125,000 for its noninvasive glucose meter technology, the Companion, by Nov. 12. The healthcare startup has Dallas roots as part of ...