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HemoDownloader: Open source software utility to extract data from HemoCue HbA1c 501 devices in epidemiological studies of diabetes mellitus

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  • Martin Rune Hassan Hansen
  • Vivi Schlünssen
  • Annelli Sandbæk

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Diabetes mellitus is a serious disease with increasing global prevalence. Point-of-care analysis of glycated hemoglobin A (HbA1c) holds promise as a diagnostic test for diabetes mellitus in epidemiological studies in challenging environments with limited access to centralized biochemical labs. The HemoCue HbA1c 501 device can be used for point-of-care determination of HbA1c, but its usability in epidemiological studies is limited by its inability to export results in digital format. We have developed the open source HemoDownloader software to overcome this limitation of the device. HemoDownloader has an easy-to-use graphical user interface and can export data from HemoCue HbA1c 501 to standard spreadsheet file formats. The program has the potential to improve data collection and management in epidemiological studies of diabetes mellitus.

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  • Martin Rune Hassan Hansen & Vivi Schlünssen & Annelli Sandbæk, 2020. "HemoDownloader: Open source software utility to extract data from HemoCue HbA1c 501 devices in epidemiological studies of diabetes mellitus," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0242087
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242087
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