A method for manufacturing an analytical test strip with an electroluminescent component (either an electroluminescent module and/or an electroluminescent lamp) includes sequentially applying to a substrate layer, a rear electrode layer disposed on the substrate layer, an electrically-insulating layer disposed over the rear electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed over the electrically insulating layer, and a front electrode layer (at least a portion of which is translucent) disposed over the phosphor layer. The sequential application is accomplished such that it forms an electroluminescent component of the analytical test strip.