An electrochemical test strip powered by a power source comprising: a working electrode comprising at least one first finger, a working electrode contact pad in a contact zone for contacting the power source, a working electrode trace for connecting the working electrode and the working electrode contact pad, a conductive working sense line formed on substrate comprising a working sense trace, and a working sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the working sense line is operatively coupled to the working electrode, said working sense line intersecting the working electrode in a point, and wherein the distance between said point and the contact pads (814b, 826b) in the contact zone is greater than the distance between any point on said working electrode and the contact pads (814b, 826b) in the contact zone, the test strip further comprising: - a counter electrode, - a counter electrode contact pad in the contact zone for contacting the power source, - a counter electrode trace for connecting the counter electrode and the counter electrode contact pad, - a conductive counter sense line formed on substrate comprising a counter sense trace, and a counter sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the counter sense line is operatively coupled to the counter electrode, said counter sense line intersecting the counter electrode in a point, and wherein the distance between said point and the contact pads (216b, 224b) in the contact zone is greater than the distance between any point on said counter electrode and the contact pads (216b, 224b) in the contact zone, wherein said counter electrode comprises a plurality of second fingers, wherein the counter electrode and the working electrode are interdigitated. a working electrode comprising at least one first finger, a working electrode contact pad in a contact zone for contacting the power source, a working electrode trace for connecting the working electrode and the working electrode contact pad, a conductive working sense line formed on substrate comprising a working sense trace, and a working sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the working sense line is operatively coupled to the working electrode, said working sense line intersecting the working electrode in a point, and a working sense trace, and a working sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the working sense line is operatively coupled to the working electrode, said working sense line intersecting the working electrode in a point, and wherein the distance between said point and the contact pads (814b, 826b) in the contact zone is greater than the distance between any point on said working electrode and the contact pads (814b, 826b) in the contact zone, the test strip further comprising: - a counter electrode, - a counter electrode contact pad in the contact zone for contacting the power source, - a counter electrode trace for connecting the counter electrode and the counter electrode contact pad, - a conductive counter sense line formed on substrate comprising a counter sense trace, and a counter sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the counter sense line is operatively coupled to the counter electrode, said counter sense line intersecting the counter electrode in a point, and - a counter electrode, - a counter electrode contact pad in the contact zone for contacting the power source, - a counter electrode trace for connecting the counter electrode and the counter electrode contact pad, - a conductive counter sense line formed on substrate comprising a counter sense trace, and a counter sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the counter sense line is operatively coupled to the counter electrode, said counter sense line intersecting the counter electrode in a point, and a counter sense trace, and a counter sense line contact pad in the contact zone, wherein the counter sense line is operatively coupled to the counter electrode, said counter sense line intersecting the counter electrode in a point, and wherein the distance between said point and the contact pads (216b, 224b) in the contact zone is greater than the distance between any point on said counter electrode and the contact pads (216b, 224b) in the contact zone, wherein said counter electrode comprises a plurality of second fingers, wherein the counter electrode and the working electrode are interdigitated.