The study, The U.S. Diabetes Glucose Monitoring Market?Forecasts and Competitor Analysis, examines all the major trends and issues affecting the
diabetes monitoring device industry. The report provides a detailed analysis of each of the six major device categories?
- Point-of-Care (POC) blood glucose meters
- Blood glucose meter test strips,
- Lancets and lancing devices,
- Non- and minimally-invasive blood glucose meters,
- POC glycated hemoglobin testing products, and
- Urine glucose/metabolite monitoring strips.
The report provides: market forecasts in wholesale dollars, units and average wholesale prices for years 2002-2008 for all product categories;
analyses of product trends, including discussions of new products and technology, line extensions, and pipeline information; a detailed market
environment; pricing and distribution trends; and competitor strategies? Including market shares and company profiles of all the major manufacturers.
The report also covers diabetes incidence and prevalence by type; disease management; patient compliance; complications of diabetes; managed care; and
prevention. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to clinical laboratory testing and its position in the market in terms of point-of-care (POC) in the
professional setting.
Both primary and secondary research was conducted for this report. Secondary information contributed to background information and was provided
through literature searches, directories, journal articles, and medical textbooks.