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The logo of Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is pictured on the front of its building in Berlin April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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Credit: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

FRANKFURT | Wed May 9, 2012 1:14am EDT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer is considering the sale of its blood glucose meters business, a German newspaper reported.

Bayer has held talks with prospective buyers of its Diabetes Care unit, which has annual sales of about 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion), Financial Times Deutschland said in its Wednesday edition, citing sources close to the possible suitors and in the financial industry.

The paper said that Bayer declined to comment.

($1 = 0.7695 euros)

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Ed Lane)
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