The invention concerns a system for monitoring the concentration of
analytes in body fluids, in particular in interstitial fluid and
comprises a catheter having an implantable region and an outlet opening
for withdrawing fluid in particular body fluid. A first and a second
analytical zone are contacted sequentially with fluid from the catheter
and undergo a detectable change when an analyte is present. The
analytical zones can be contacted manually with fluid and also preferably
in an automated fashion by means of a device. A system according to the
invention additionally has an analytical device for analysing the
analytical zones in order to determine the concentration of the analyte
on the basis of changes caused by the analyte. A further subject matter
of the present invention are catheters for use in systems according to
the invention as well as magazines containing test zones.