Patent ID: 6844149

Claim:
A method of measuring, digitizing, and storing blood component data comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a blood sample on a test strip having two or more distinct regions for detecting and indicating the presence and concentration of blood fractions including (i) blood glucose and (ii) at least one other blood component chosen from the group consisting of glycosylated hemoglobin, cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, hemoglobin, and clotting factors; said test strip having at least one portion for measuring blood glucose, said portion comprising a fibrous, polyamide matrix containing immobilized glucose oxidase and immobilized glucose peroxidase; (b) measuring, digitizing, and storing indications of blood fraction concentration in an associated meter configured to read blood fraction presence and concentration indications, digitize the indications, store the digitized indications, and transmit the digitized indications; and (c) transmitting the stored indications of blood fraction indication to a server.