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A system for measuring the blood glucose level in a sample of a patient's blood. Consumable test strips (5) are provided together with a code (7) which identifies the manufacturing batch of the strip (5). A measurement unit (2) is provided and is coupled to a mobile telephone (1). The measurement un

A system for measuring the blood glucose level in a sample of a patient's blood. Consumable test strips (5) are provided together with a code (7) which identifies the manufacturing batch of the strip (5). A measurement unit (2) is provided and is coupled to a mobile telephone (1). The measurement unit (2) is arranged to receive a test strip (5) and to determine a color change in a reagent (4) due to reaction of the reagent (4) with a blood sample. The identification code (7) is read at the same time by the measurement unit (3) and is transmitted by the mobile telephone (1) to a central database (9) provided by the test strip manufacturer. The database (9) contains identification codes (7) together with associated calibration data. Upon receipt of an identification code (7), the remote database (9) transmits the associated calibration data to the mobile telephone (1) which uses the calibration data to calculate a test result from the measured change in color. The result can be displayed to the patient on a display of the telephone (1).

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A measurement system comprising:measurement apparatus for measuring a physical parameter using a consumable reagent, said reagent having an identification code associated therewith;automatic telephone answering means;a database coupled to the automatic telephone answeri

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A measurement system comprising:measurement apparatus for measuring a physical parameter using a consumable reagent, said reagent having an identification code associated therewith;automatic telephone answering means;a database coupled to the automatic telephone answering means and containing a set of consumable reagent identification codes and respective calibration data;means for coupling the measurement apparatus to the automatic telephone answering means via a telephone link,the automatic telephone answering means being arranged to receive an identification code transmitted from the measurement apparatus over said telephone link, to subsequently access said database to identify the calibration data associated with said transmitted identification code, and to either transmit the identified calibration data to the measurement apparatus, or to calculate a test result using the identified calibration data and transmit the test result to the measurement apparatus.