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Safety alert on blood glucose meters.(Food and Drug Administration)

Publication: FDA Consumer
Publication Date: 01-MAR-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Glucose meters help people with diabetes check their blood sugar. And because diabetes that is not well-controlled can lead to complications such as blindness, these medical devices must be reliable, accurate, and easy to use and understand.

Recent problems reported to the Food and Drug...

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...Administration indicate that some people who use certain blood glucose meters may have problems properly setting the units of measurement on their meters or may inadvertently switch them. Also, in some cases, jarring or dropping the meter can cause the units to switch without the user being aware. These actions can lead to misinterpretation of glucose test results and...

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