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BLOOD GLUCOSE METERS AND STRIPS CONTENTS 1. METHODOLOGY 1 Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1 Disclaimers 2 Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3 2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4 Blood Glucose Strips: A Well Established Market 4 Blood Glucose Meters: Market with Substantial Growth 5 3. MARKET STRUCTURE 6 4. MARKET TRENDS AND ISSUES 8 Growth Drivers 8 Spot Monitoring Technology Trends 9 Technology Transforms Diabetes Management 9 Data Storage & Management Features Make Glucose Monitoring Patient Friendly 10 Home Diabetes Test Kits Corner a Lion’s Share 10 Painless Blood Glucose Tracking: Still a Much Awaited Reprieve 10 Real World Challenges Facing Non-Invasive & Painless Blood Glucose Tracking 11 CGM System: Providing Total Control Over Glucose Levels 11 Challenges Faced by the CGMS Market 13 Brand Loyalty - Gaining Significance 14 Bloodless Testing 14 High Price - The only Hurdle 14 The World’s First Non-invasive Glucose Sensor 14 GlucoWatch from Cygnus/Animas 14 Insurance Companies’ Willingness - A key Factor 15 Medicare Coverage - A Strong Positive 15 Absence of Insurance - Rendering Advanced Monitors Unaffordable 15 Products at Competitive Price Points 16 Diabetes Drugs Through Drugstores 16 Drugstores - Clearly Benefiting from the Diabetic Care Category 16 Drugstore Chains Increasingly Running Diabetes Care Programs 16 5. PRODUCT FACTS 17 Blood Glucose Meter 17 Blood Glucose Strips 17 6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 17 BodyTel Scientific Inks Distribution Pact with TeleHealth 17 LifeScan Inc Recalls BGM Test Strips 18 Healthnostics Acquires Majority Stake in GMD Inc 18 Insulet and DexCom Ink Development Agreement 18 t+ Medical Announces Partnership with Lifescan 19 Home Diagnostics Inks Exclusive Co-Brand Supplier Deal with Rite 19 DexCom Enters into Agreement with Animas 20 Smiths Medical Inks Distribution Agreement with Abbott 20 Roche Signs Marketing Agreement with Mankind Pharma 20 FDA Grants Approval to Abbott Glucose Monitoring System 21 ACCU-CHEK® Aviva System Receives Ease-of-Use Commendation 21 MDT Receives FDA Clearance for One Touch UltraLink Blood Glucose Meter 21 Abbott Launches FreeStyle Freedom® Blood Glucose Monitoring System 21 Home Diagnostics Launches New Blood Glucose Test Strip Platform 22 PHSS Unveils Two New Glucose Monitors 22 Tanita to Launch Urine Glucose Measuring System - UG-201 22 Medtronic Gets FDA Nod for OneTouch UltraLink Wireless Meter 23 Arkray & Piramal Together Unveil Glucocard 01 23 WaveSense Introduces WaveSense Jazz™ for Monitoring Blood Glucose 23 Medco to Acquire PolyMedica 23 Bayer Recalls Contour TS Strips 24 Medtronic Partners with Bayer Diabetes Care 24 BodyTel to Take Over GlucoTel 25 LifeScan Inks SMBG Meter Deal with Medtronic 25 Roche & LifeScan Bag Supply Contract from Premier Purchasing Partners 26 Bio Pharmetics Inks an Agreement with HMD 26 Arkray Acquires Hypoguard 26 Home Diagnostics & HealthVault Enter Into Collaboration 26 HealthPia Receives FDA Authorization for VX-5200 GlucoPhone Model 27 Aventir Biotech Receives Authorization for GlucosePilot 27 Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for CGM Devices 27 LifeScan Launches Blood New Glucose Monitor 27 Arkay Rolls Out PocketChem™ EZ 27 Home Diagnostics Unveils Data Management Software 28 Abbott Unveils FDA Approved FreeStyle Lite™ Blood Glucose- Monitoring Device 28 DexCom™ Unveils FDA Approved Glucose Monitoring System 28 BodyTel’s GlucoTel Meter to Take Up Clinical Trial 29 WaveSense Europe to Introduce Blood Glucose Meters and Test Strips in Europe 29 Bayer Launches Breeze®2 and Contour® Glucose Meters 29 Home Diagnostics Introduces TRUEread™ Glucose Monitor 30 ARKAY Introduces Assure® 4 30 7. MAJOR PLAYERS 30 Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. (US) 30 Arkray USA, Inc. (US) 30 Bayer Healthcare LLC, Diabetes Care (US) 31 DexCom, Inc. (US) 31 Home Diagnostics, Inc. (US) 31 LifeScan Inc (US) 31 Nova Biomedical (USA) 31 Roche Diagnostics Corp. (US) 31 Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (Japan) 31 8. MARKET ANALYTICS 32 9. THE UNITED STATES 35 Market Overview 35 Health Conscious Americans will Drive Diabetes Care Market 35 Emerging Technologies Threaten Conventional Products 36 Adoption of TGC Protocols is Key for POC Glucose Strips Market 36 Accuracy: A Major Cause of Concern Plaguing SMBGS 37 Pricing Facts 37 Competitive Scenario 38 Diabetics in America - A Few Startling Statistics 39 Potential and the Propellers 39 Challenges Facing Industry Participants 41 Distribution Dynamics 41 10. CANADA 43 11. JAPAN 44 Market Trends 44 Home Glucose Monitors up for Grabs 44 Aging Population 44 12. EUROPE 45 a. France 48 b. Germany 49 c. The United Kingdom 50 d. Italy 52 e. Spain 52 f. Rest of Europe 53 13. ASIA-PACIFIC 54 High Growth On Cards 54 Public and Private Sector Diabetes Care 55 Public Sector 55 Private Sector 55 Role of Healthcare Societies and Associations 55 Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes 56 A Peek into Indian Market 56 Glucometer Prices on the Downward Spiral 57 Market Restraints 57 Australia: A Growing Market for SMBG 58 China: A Primer 58 Market Share Findings in Key Regional Markets: Year 2006 58 India 58 China 59 South Korea 60 Thailand 62 Taiwan 64 Hong Kong 65 Singapore 67 Malaysia 68 Philippines 70 Pakistan 71 Indonesia 72 14. LATIN AMERICA 74 National Diabetes Programmes 74 Guidelines for Diabetes Care 74 Diabetes Incidence 74 Type-1 Diabetes 74 Type-2 Diabetes 74 15. REST OF WORLD 76 EXHIBITS Table 1: Market Shares of Leading Blood Glucose Testing Products Manufacturers in the World -2006 Table 2: Market Shares of Leading Glucose Strips Manufacturers in North America - 2006 Table 3: Market Shares of Leading Point-of-care (POC) Glucose Strips Manufacturers in North America - 2006 Table 4: Market Shares of Leading Point-of-Care Glucose Strips by End-Use in North America - 2008 Table 5: Market Shares of Leading Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) Strips Manufacturers in North America - 2006 Table 6: Market Shares of Distribution Channels for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) Strip in North America - 2008 Table 7: Global Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 9: Global Blood Glucose Meters Market by Region for the Period 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Blood Glucose Meters Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 11: Global Blood Glucose Meters Strips by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Blood Glucose Strips Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 13: Projected Market Penetration of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the US (Units in Thousands) Table 14: Market Shares of Leading Glucose Test Kits Brands in the US - 2007 Table 15: Market Shares of Leading Glucose Test Kits Brands in the US - 2007 Table 16: Market Shares of Blood Glucose Strips by Type in North America - 2008 Table 17: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 19: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 21: Market Shares of Leading Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems Manufacturers in Japan - 2005 Table 22: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 24: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 26: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 28: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 30: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 32: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in UK for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 34: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 36: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 38: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 40: Market Shares of Leading Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in India - 2006 Table 41: Market Shares of Leading Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in India - 2006 Table 42: Market Shares of Leading Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in India - 2006 Table 43: Market Shares of Leading Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in China - 2006 Table 44: Market Shares of Leading Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in China -2006 Table 45: Market Shares of Leading Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in China - 2006 Table 46: Market Shares of Leading Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in South Korea - 2006 Table 47: Market Shares of Leading Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Strips Manufacturers in South Korea - 2006 Table 48: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in South Korea - 2006 Table 49: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in South Korea - 2006 Table 50: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Thailand- 2006 Table 51: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Thailand - 2006 Table 52: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Thailand- 2006 Table 53: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Thailand- 2006 Table 54: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Taiwan - 2006 Table 55: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Taiwan- 2006 Table 56: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Taiwan- 2006 Table 57: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Taiwan - 2006 Table 58: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Hong Kong- 2006 Table 59: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Hong Kong- 2006 Table 60: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Hong Kong- 2006 Table 61: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Hong Kong- 2006 Table 62: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Singapore - 2006 Table 63: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Healthcare Sector in Singapore- 2006 Table 64: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Singapore - 2006 Table 65: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Singapore- 2006 Table 66: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Malaysia- 2006 Table 67: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Malaysia- 2006 Table 68: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Malaysia- 2006 Table 69: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Malaysia- 2006 Table 70: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Philippines- 2006 Table 71: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Philippines- 2006 Table 72: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Philippines- 2006 Table 73: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Philippines- 2006 Table 74: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Pakistan- 2006 Table 75: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Pakistan- 2006 Table 76: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Indonesia- 2006 Table 77: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips by Hospital Category in Indonesia- 2006 Table 78: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers in Indonesia- 2006 Table 79: Market Shares of Retail Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Manufacturers by Sector in Indonesia- 2006 Table 80: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 81: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 82: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 83: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 84: Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 85: Percentage Breakdown of Blood Glucose Meters and Strips Market by Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012 COMPANIES PROFILED