More Efficient Than The Lab

Results in 5 Minutes

The test takes about 5 minutes and can be done right in the exam room providing patients with immediate A1C results which encourages immediate face-to-face counseling. Immediate, face-to-face counseling about A1C results may help motivate patients to follow through with physician recommendations.

Small (5μL) Blood Sample

Finger stick or venipuncture.
No need for a venous sample to be drawn.

Portable

Use in Multiple Exam Rooms
Easy to move from room to room.

Easy to Use – Minimal Training Required

CLIA Waived. DVD on testing method supplied.
Can be learned in just 5 minutes

No Maintenance

The test requires no calibration.
There is no capital investment required.
No service contracts.

The three simple steps with the A1CNow test creates a more efficient office.

A1C Then

A1C NOW

1. Venous sample drawn.

2. Sent to lab.

3. Lab work done.

4. Clinic contacted.

5. Patient chart reviewed.

6. Results reviewed.

7. Patient contacted.
7a.May require multiple calls.
8. Intervention documented.
9. Chart filed.

1. Finger stick or venipuncture.

2. Results in 5 minutes.

3. Chart filed.

With immediate results the physicians are twice as likely to modify treatment on the spot. [5]

Patients who get immediate feedback may lower their A1C by up to 1%.

Lowering A1C levels reduces the risks of long term complications such as eye, kidney and nerve disease by 40%.

For every 1% reduction in A1C, the risk of developing eye, kidney and nerve disease is reduced by 40%

Real-time results. Better outcomes.

The ADA recommends that healthcare professionals use A1C point-of-care testing for timely decisions on therapy changes [2]
Giving diabetes patients on-the- spot feedback on their A1C number may result in a 1% point reduction in their A1C [3]
A 1% point reduction lowers the risk of serious complications by 40% [1]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2002. Atlanta, GA:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2008. Diabetes Care, Volume 31, Supplement 1, January 2008.
Daniels, E. et al, Point of Care Testing to Improve Glycemic Control.Intl J or Health Care Quality Assurance 2008; 21 (3): pp. 325-335.
Data on file; Evaluation of the A1CNow SELFCHECK with lay-users. August 2008.
* Study results with healthcare professionals showed that the accuracy of A1CNow+ with fingerstick samples was, on average, 99%. This means that, on average, a true 7.0% A1C could read approximately 6.9%A1C. An individual A1CNow+ result may differ by as much as -1.0% A1C to +0.8% A1C from the true result. This represents the 95% confidence limits of a Bland-Altman plot.
Miller CD et al., Rapid A1C availability improves clinical decision-making in an urban primary care clinic. Diabetes Care 2003; 26:1158-1163.
Cagliero E et al., Immediate feedback of HbA1C levels improves glycemic control in type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients.
Diabetes Care 1999; 22: 1785-1789.