For a complete start with a glucometer, test strips and lancets, the Ascensia Contour Next Blood Glucose Monitoring System All-in-One Kit is the top choice. There are multiple sizes of glucometers.

Put a test strip into your blood glucose meter. Prick your fingertip with the meter’s tiny needle (called a lancet). Squeeze out a drop of blood and touch it with the edge of the test strip.

Though, people with any type of diabetes can tell you it’s the test strips that get really expensive. “The best glucometer really varies from one person to the next,” explains Deena ...