Bayer has celebrated many firsts in diabetes management. We are proud of them and are committed to making a positive difference to human health.

Over the last thirty years the company's passion for innovation has lead the way in the industry with more than a dozen firsts.
Our History
Firsts in Diabetes Care Management from Bayer
1969
Ames ™ Reflectance Meter first portable blood glucose meter
1981
Glucometer ® Blood Glucose Meter first personal blood glucose meter
1985
Glucometer ® II Blood Glucose Meter With Memory first blood glucose meter with memory
1986
Glucometer ® M Blood Glucose Meter first blood glucose meter with event markers and computer interface
1987
Glucofacts ® Data Management System first PC application for analyzing blood glucose data in physicians offices
1989
Glucofacts ® Data-Link Modem first telephone linkup with a blood glucose meter
1994
Glucometer Elite ® Diabetes Care System first capillary draw biosensor for blood glucose monitoring
1997
MICROLET VACULANCE ® Automatic Lancing Device first lancing device designed to enhance sample acquisition from body sites other than the fingertips
  Glucometer ® DEX ® Diabetes Care System first reagent cartridge system for self-blood glucose monitoring
Building on consumer demand for a reagent cartridge system, in 2003 the BREEZE ® System and the 10-in-one AUTODISC ® Test Strip Disc were launched
2003
CONTOUR ™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System: the first single-strip system that does not require coding and automatically corrects for many other common variables that affect accuracy.
2006
The BREEZE ® meter becomes the first meter to be awarded the Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation ®
About Us

Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care is one of the largest self-test diagnostic businesses in the world, supporting customers in 100 countries. Bayer has long since been a leader in the area of self-testing diabetes care and offers a variety of products, services and support to help people who are living with diabetes, and those who support them. Since the introduction of Clinitest ® reagent tablets in 1941, Bayer has led the way in diabetes care product innovation. The company changed the face of diabetes care in 1969 when it introduced the first portable blood glucose meter and test strips. We have a rich heritage of innovation and, through the years, have have continued to evolve and advance our efforts to help provide diabetes care solutions that help make it easier for people with diabetes live healthy, fulfilling lives.

Today, our Hong Kong product offerings include the BREEZE ® 2 Blood Glucosing Monitoring Systems, with easy-to-use, helpful features and benefits, such as No Coding Required, that make them the easy way to get accurate results. Our Products section of this website offers more information on these Systems, as well as our WinGlucofacts diabetes management software. Bayer also provides and publishes a number of educational programs and literature pieces to help provide clear and useful information about a range of topics relating to diabetes care, such as the information provided within this website.

Bayer Diabetes Care also sponsors the Bayer Dream Fund contest in Hong Kong  - an multi-national scheme for people with diabetes 18 and older to win up to $50,000 to achieve their life's dream, which will serve as an inspiration to others living with diabetes.