- The current level of accuracy glucose meters are required to provide is quite poor. The current standard is +-20% of a lab standard 95% of the time in concentrations above 75 mg/dL. The strip technology used by the iBGStar a pretty big improvement. Not sure if Sanofi has any whitepapers on their site, But worth a look.
- I'm one of the designers of the iBGStar and we considered Bluetooth. We actually have another FDA cleared product that uses Bluetooth, but cost, battery life, and a bunch of technical issues led us to favor the 30 pin.
Feel free to email me if you have any other questions, or ideas!
Please don't forget the Android users. With Bluetooth or micro-usb (with an iPhone adapter), it would then be a software issue to support both rather than a hardware issue. While I don't have empirical evidence to back this up, my feeling is that Android devices may be slightly more popular for Diabetics because they are generally more budget friendly than an iPhone and diabetics have enough costs in their life already (my wife is Type 1.)
Regardless, please consider support both eco-systems.
Just a quick comment: I work in healthcare market access, and insurance companies won't give a crap about accuracy, which means you won't sell many units. They care about tangible benefits to them that reduce costs: better patient outcomes, lower costs.
- The current level of accuracy glucose meters are required to provide is quite poor. The current standard is +-20% of a lab standard 95% of the time in concentrations above 75 mg/dL. The strip technology used by the iBGStar a pretty big improvement. Not sure if Sanofi has any whitepapers on their site, But worth a look.
- I'm one of the designers of the iBGStar and we considered Bluetooth. We actually have another FDA cleared product that uses Bluetooth, but cost, battery life, and a bunch of technical issues led us to favor the 30 pin.
Feel free to email me if you have any other questions, or ideas!