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Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC TRENDS Volume 5, Issue 5, September 2011 in Diabetes Technology © Diabetes Technology Society Historical Achievements of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Technology Development in Japan Shigeki Yamada, B.Sc. Abstract Japanese companies were the first in the world to achieve a colorimetric glucose measurement meter back in 1973. Over the following 40 or so years, they succeeded in achieving a much greater level of user-friendliness and performance and in so doing, have contributed to the spread of self-monitoring of blood glucose. This article aims to unravel the history of blood glucose measurement’s technological developments; to look at the direction and features of the development path Japan is taking; as well as to introduce some Japanese products that are on the market. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2011;5(5):1300-1306 Introduction In 1973, ARKRAY, Inc. (company name changed from Of all SMBG products supplied throughout the world, Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Co., Ltd. in 2000) developed a 20% are Japanese made and are highly regarded for quantitative blood glucose monitoring system based on their manufacturing technology and quality control, the technology of colorimetric blood glucose test strips which provides safety and peace of mind to all patients developed in the United States in the 1960s. This system with diabetes. from ARKRAY, Inc., was a por