Arkray has recently launched Glucocard 01, a highly advanced glucometer. Glucocard 01 offers a high level of accuracy and precision in the self-monitoring of blood glucose due to the use of sophisticated and unique biosensor technology. In addition, Glucocard 01 ensures a virtually pain-free testing experience for the diabetic patient. Biosensor technology is accepted as being superior, since its accuracy and precision are far greater than obtained with photometer technology, which is commonly used in other glucometers.

In photometric technology, used in traditional glucometers, the enzyme on the strip reacts with the glucose in the blood to produce a colour, which is read by the meter. In biosensor technology, as is used in Glucocard 01, the glucose in the blood reacts with the enzyme on the strip to produce a current, which can be measured by the meter. Measuring the current provides superior accuracy in comparison to measuring colour intensity, which can in turn be affected by temperature and light variation.

Glucocard 01 uses a unique combination of a Ruthenium-based mediator and thin film, carbon-coated electrodes, which makes the testing strips (all glucometers require disposable testing strips) free from temperature and humidity interference, thus ensuring accurate and precise results. In addition, the new glucometer provides automatic calibration (minimising chances of manual errors) and a temperature compensation mechanism (using an in-built thermistor). As the blood sample required for testing is minimal (0.3 microlitres) for Glucocard 01, this ensures a virtually error-free and pain-free testing experience for the patient.

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