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Monitoring precision of diabetes & blood disorders test methods

Bio-Rad offers a variety of independent diabetes quality controls intended to monitor the precision of test procedures for analytes used in diagnosing and monitoring the treatment of diabetes and other blood disorders. These include a comprehensive line of glucose and hemoglobin controls as well as HbA1c linearity controls suitable for low- to high-volume labs. Our diabetes controls are available for most major platforms and in a variety of configurations, ranging from standard vials to load-and-go barcoded tubes with value assignment for streamlining automation. Our human whole blood-based assayed diabetes controls add convenience and help monitor the precision of your testing. Together with our leading Unity software, Bio-Rad’s diabetes and hemoglobin quality controls help maintain confidence in the reliability of your test results.

Leading provider of diabetes & hemoglobin controls

Key benefits of diabetes controls

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Comprehensive diabetes controls and linearity analytes enhance testing capability

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Variety of configurations add convenience

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Available for most major manufacturers’ analyzers

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Monitor precision at clinically relevant ranges

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Long shelf lives reduce labor and save money

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Unity software offers large peer group for improved test performance

Top diabetes and hemoglobin quality controls

InteliQ Diabetes Control

InteliQ Diabetes Control
Features
  • For monitoring diabetes HbA1c test method's precision
  • Liquid, human whole blood–based
  • 2 mL—levels 1, 2, 3
Open-vial stability 
  • Refrigerator storage—All instruments, off-board, 10 days (2 to 8°C)
  • Instrument storage—Siemens Atellica, on-board, 45 days (2 to 8°C)
Shelf life
  • 36 months (–20 to –70°C)
Barcoded Load-and-go Diabetes HbA1c monitoring

Liquichek Diabetes Control

Liquichek Diabetes Control

Features

  • Standard and compact vials
  • Liquid, human whole blood-based
  • 1 mL standard, 2 mL compact vial
  • Levels 1, 2, 3, trilevel MiniPak
  • Hemoglobin A1C

Open-vial stability 

  • 1mL - 45 days (2 to 8°C)
  • 2 mL - 30 days (2 to 8°C)

Shelf life

  • 1 mL standard – 36 months (-20 to -70°C)
  • 2 mL compact – 36 months (-20 to -50°C)
Three levels Longer OVS Diabetes HbA1C monitoring

Lyphochek Diabetes Control

Lyphochek Diabetes Control

Features

  • For diabetes monitoring of hemoglobin tests
  • Lyophilized, human whole blood-based
  • 0.5 mL–bilevel, bilevel MiniPak
  • Hemoglobins A1, A1C, and F, …

Open-vial stability 

  • 7 days reconstituted stability (2 to 8°C)

Shelf life

  • 36 months (2 to 8°C)
Two levels Multi-analyte

Lyphochek Hemoglobin A1C Linearity Set

Lyphochek Hemoglobin A1C Linearity Set

Features

  • Verifies linearity throughout reportable range
  • Human whole blood-based
  • 0.5 mL–six levels
  • Hemoglobin A1C

Open-vial stability 

  • 7 days reconstituted stability (2 to 8°C)

Shelf life

  • 36 months (2 to 8°C)
Six levels For major analyzers

Lyphochek Hemoglobin A2 Control

Lyphochek Hemoglobin A2 Control

Features

  • For measuring hemoglobin variants, including hemoglobin A2
  • Lyophilized, human whole blood-based
  • 0.5 mL–bilevel, bilevel MiniPak
  • Hemoglobin A2, hemoglobin F, hemoglobin S

Open-vial stability 

  • 21 days reconstituted for most methods (2 to 8°C)

Shelf life

  • 24 months (2 to 8°C)
Bilevel

Meter Trax Control

Meter Trax Control

Features

  • For testing on point-of-care instruments
  • Liquid, human whole blood-based
  • 2 mL–levels low, mid, high, trilevel, trilevel MiniPak
  • Glucose, hematocrit (HCT), hemoglobin (Total)

Open-vial stability 

  • Glucose and hemoglobin–31 days (2 to 25°C)
  • Hematocrit–31 days (2 to 8°C)

Shelf life

  • 6 months (2 to 8°C)
Trilevel For major analyzers

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