Bayer’s DIDGET™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Bayer’s DIDGET™ is the only blood glucose meter that plugs into a Nintendo DS™ or Nintendo DS™ Lite system. This unique meter helps encourage consistent testing with reward points that children can use to buy items within the game and unlock new game levels. And, since the DIDGET™ meter is based on Bayer’s trusted CONTOUR™ system, you know you’re getting a meter that’s reliable.
Features
- Converts test results into reward points that children can use to unlock new levels and buy in-game items.
- Includes Knock ‘Em Downs™: World’s Fair video game and Mini Game Arcade for use with the Nintendo™ DS and Nintendo™ DS Lite gaming systems.
Two Modes for Children to Grow Into
Bayer’s DIDGET™ meter offers two testing levels to grow with your child’s ability and testing routine:
BASIC MODE (L1)
Simple testing right from the start. Just insert the test strip and test.
- Fast 5-second test time.
- Small 0.6 μL blood sample.
- 480 test result memory.
- Large, easy-to-read display.
- Ready to test out of the box.
- No Coding™ technology.
- Auto detection of control solution.
- 14-day average.
- 7-day HI/LO Summary.
ADVANCED MODE (L2)
The same easy testing as Basic Mode plus advanced, customizable features. Advanced Mode supports the need for personalized treatment goals for children.
- Easy personalization of HI/LO blood glucose target range setting.
- HI/LO test result summary shows tests above and below your child’s glucose target level.
- Pre- and post-meal marker helps children quickly identify tests taken before and after eating.
- Selectable post-meal reminder can help children remember to test after meals at a time that works for their routine.
- 7-, 14- and 30-day averages.
Developed with a Parent
Bayer's DIDGET™ meter was developed in conjunction with Paul Wessel – the parent of a child with type 1 diabetes. Paul noticed that although his son Luke was constantly losing his blood glucose meter, he could always find his Nintendo™ Game Boy. Paul left his job to become a medical technology entrepreneur and pioneer in 2000, founding his own company, Guidance Interactive Healthcare, which, with support from Nintendo, developed a product that would help his son manage his diabetes.
Nearly a decade later, Bayer, motivated by his inspiration, worked with Paul (now a Bayer Diabetes Care employee) to develop Bayer’s DIDGET™, a first-of-its-kind blood glucose meter, designed to directly address the challenges kids and their parents face when dealing with diabetes. It is the first and only blood glucose monitoring system that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DS™ Lite gaming systems to help kids manage their diabetes by rewarding them for consistent testing habits.