Historical achievements of self-monitoring of blood glucose technology development in Japan.
Japanese companies were the first in the world to achieve a colorimetric glucose measurement meter back in 1973. Over the following 40 or so years, they succeeded in achieving a much greater level of user-friendliness and performance and in so doing, have contributed to the spread of self-monitoring of blood glucose. This article aims to unravel the history of blood glucose measurement's technological developments; to look at the direction and features of the development path Japan is taking; as well as to introduce some Japanese products that are on the market.
ARKRAY Global Business, Inc., Kyoto, Japan. yamadashi@arkray.co.jp
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Yamada
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan
D001786:Blood Glucose