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Greener - new meter from CC

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http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...itor-developed-by-Cambridge-Consultants.aspx
Ideas generated to reduce the environmental impact ranged from efficient packing of unused and used components, to safe reuse of ‘single-use’ lancets and test strips. The winning concept achieved a 65% reduction in environmental impact by integrating the functionality of three previously discrete consumables and getting the device to do the handling – not the user. The final challenge was then to create a single consumable cartridge, which was both reliable and suitable for manufacturing.
 
Hmmm, I wonder what the cost of this super eco meter will be every 28 days? And does that mean it only has 28 tests per cartridge and if not how many per day does it allow for as many people test many times a day. More questions than answers it seems to me.

With more and more GP's reducing and even refusing test strips and meters for their T2 patients and even some T1's means any increase in overall cost would be the kiss of death to regular testing IMHO.
 
I agree, I question the need for connectivity etc, it suits some but not all. What industry should be striving for is a cheap, convenient, but accurate and reliable, easy to use meter with the cheapest consumables. One day.... 8)
 
Thanks for your interest in our new eco-friendly blood glucose monitor concept. Cost is a valid point and keeping the cost down for both the consumable and durable elements of the system were two of our key criteria in creating this concept.

Although the focus of the project was to design a more environmentally friendly monitor, by reducing the materials used to create the consumables we believe costs could also be significantly reduced. For example, we estimate that the test areas require less than a third of the surface area of a normal test strip – and the lancing parts of the cartridge are estimated to be a tenth of the cost per test compared with a normal single use lancet.

The device is designed to be easy to use and carry around due to its compact size, reduced number of steps per test and having no need to carry test strips, lancets and a separate lancing device in addition to the monitor itself. Once the cartridge has been loaded, the user has 28 tests before needing to replace the cartridge. These tests could be carried out as frequently as the user requires – so a user testing 4 times a day would only need to replace the cartridge once a week.
 
Hi CambridgeC... its good to see a manufacturer/developer who is prepared to discuss a product on an open forum - respect :clap:

Not sure about the lancet argument though as I like many others am guilty of not changing them that frequently, I know I should but the truth is I dont.

I can see the one unit idea as being appealing especially to T1's who have enough to carry around with them, but I still am not sure about overall costs, I'm sure you are aware of the problems within the NHS right now and many GP's are now reducing the amount of strips available on prescription and refusing then completely to many T2's regardless of control or how they use their meters. It has been reported here on several occasions that some GP's are only prescribing strips for certain meters, obviously the cheapest or those who will offer the best priced consumables.

On the other hand many people chose to buy quite expensive meters for their features ie the iPhone plug in meter. And I can see the advantages of an all in one unit.

Good luck with this launch I hope it proves to be successful for you :thumbup:
 
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