OneTouch Ultra is a blood glucose monitoring device for

people with diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased app ...

that is manufactured by

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. It is the foundation product for LifeScan's OneTouch Ultra family of blood glucose monitoring systems. OneTouch Ultra blood glucose meters provide blood glucose test results in five seconds. The device offers alternative test site options, as well as various memory and flagging features. The results are displayed as plasma values. It is used to measure glucose levels for both hypoglycemia and

hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. This is generally a blood sugar level higher than 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL), but symptoms may not start to become noticeable until even ...

in children and adults. OneTouch meters are sold in kits containing a carrying case, a lancing device, control solution, sample quantities of lancets, and a replacement cap for use with the sampling device when using alternative site testing. The OneTouch Ultra 2 Meter is similar in design and operation to the OneTouch Ultra, with features including Before and After Meal Flags, Comments, and a list-style memory recall. This meter also provides 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day averages, with the option of averaging "before meal" or "after meal" records. Currently, there are two products in the LifeScan OneTouch family: OneTouch Select Plus Flex meter and OneTouch Plus Meter. They use the same strips to monitor blood sugar. It is a code free meter.

Notable ad campaigns

* B.B. King had type 2 diabetes for 25 years. He was in an ad campaign for OneTouch Ultra, describing how blue he feels from diabetes. There was also a commercial with him and Matthew Cooper, a young musician from

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who has had Type 1 Diabetes since age one and also plays blues music. The campaign promoted the use of alternative site testing. King also worked in collaboration with '' American Idol'' contestant

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(who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six) to spread awareness about diabetes. King and Bowersox were also involved in the LifeFirst diabetes awareness campaign through OneTouch Ultra. *

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has had diabetes since 1995. She was in an ad campaign for OneTouch Ultra 2 Meter, describing how she collapsed on stage and discovered she had diabetes. Labelle re-recorded her 1980s hit "New Attitude" for one of the commercials. *OneTouch has in the past been the main shirt sponsor of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, highlighting

LifeScan LifeScan, Inc., is a diagnostic systems manufacturer with products focusing on the diabetes market, specifically blood glucose monitoring systems. History LifeScan was a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) company. It was acquired by J&J in 1986, and in Ju ...

's presence as a major employer in the

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