abstract |
A device (13) for determining a present value of a physiological parameter over time, the device (13) comprising a body fluid extraction unit (2) adapted to extract a body fluid sample from a body under investigation (1), a coupling unit (6) adapted to bring the extracted body fluid sample in functional contact with one of a plurality of test units (8), each of the test units (8) being indicative of the present value of the physiological parameter when brought in functional contact with the extracted body fluid sample, and an evaluation unit (10) adapted to determine the present value of the physiological parameter based on an analysis of the one of the plurality of test units (8) brought in functional contact with the extracted body fluid sample. |