As the diagnostics industry launches high-throughput systems to large labs for HbA1c testing, clinicians also see a market need for point-of-care testing.
The test on the Alinity platform is for use in the POC or clinical laboratory setting, and for the quantitative measurement of glucose in arterial and venous whole blood.
The first-ever study looking at diabetes in youths in the five major ethnic and racial groups in the US could not determine a reason for the spike in diabetes diagnoses.
The mySugr app will give Canadian users quick access to diabetes data and enable them to synchronize glucose levels with Roche's diabetes management system.
The firm launched the service in part because it recognized that consumers increasingly prefer to pay for their healthcare services out of pocket and without having to get physician referrals.
