MANILA, Philippines - To a diabetic, one of the most important tools needed in his daily battle against the disease is the glucose meter. While there are many different brands on the local market that boast unique features, it’s best that the glucometer you choose really gives an accurate reading and provides fairly consistent results to help you manage your diabetes better. Contour TS Glucometer from Bayer HealthCare is precise, painless, requires only a minimal amount of blood, and more importantly, it doesn’t have to be coded. It takes a mere eight seconds for the patient to check his/her glucose levels in between times easily and quickly. A tiny 0.6 µl of blood is sufficient for the measurement and the user is notified promptly if the quantity is too low. It has an auto shut-off (when you forget to shut it off), alarms (when you make a mistake), has a large display (when you need a little extra help reading), different colored test strip port (when you need that little extra help seeing small things), and larger buttons (so you won’t make a mistake). Distributed exclusively by Fernando Medical Enterprises., Inc. (telephone numbers 727-1532 and 399-7389 and available at Mercury Drug.