Display and Promotion

Most pharmacists keep the blood glucose test kit either with other test kits or behind the counter. THe strips are almost always kept behind the counter, due to possibilities of shoplifting. Home testing for blood gucose has helped diabetics to mailtain a steady control of the disease with a minimum of guesswork.

There are 14 million diabetics in this country, with half of them not knowing they are diabetic. Some promotion techniques used, such as free samples for hospitals or doctors working with diabetics, and television or magazine advertisements, awareness of diabetes has grown. A suggestion for helping to improve awareness would be to assist groups promoting diabetes care.

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