From:
"ytonytcla"
Date: 2006-11-20 23:05:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: BG home testing
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
There was a recent announcement about a patent for new
BG device that was implanted under the skin and read by a
scanner.
EXTRACT
Hand-held glucose meters measure glucose in the entire blood
sample -- glucose that is present in the plasma and the red
blood cells (RBCs). The glucose from the RBCs equilibrates with
the glucose from the plasma portion as the test is being
performed. However, in cats and dogs, the distribution of
glucose between the RBCs and plasma is significantly different
than in humans. This causes the meters that are calibrated to
human blood to read low. The AlphaTRAK glucose monitor has
been developed to account for these differences in RBCs, thus
providing extremely accurate glucose results.
END EXTRACT
http://www.abbott.com/global/url/pressRelease/en_US/60.5:5/
Press_Release_0282.htm
Tony, Sugar and Suki.
In memory of Sally and Sue.
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