FDA considers a glucose meter and strips a complete system. When a third party manufacturer makes test strips for a meter, who do you think should be responsible for a problem: the meter company, the strip company or the patient for not seeing the fine print and matching the meter with the correct production date
StripSafely welcomes Guest Blogger, Certified Diabetes Educator and Champion of People with Diabetes, Hope Warshaw. We support quality diabetes education – It is how patients learn to StripSafely. As you well know taking on the role of advocate and activist for what we believe is right and just for people with diabetes is crucial.
Please join us for a Patient Network Live Chat! Diabetes: Glucose Monitors and Test Strips Talk with FDA expert Courtney Lias and Patient Advocate Bennet Dunlap about Glucose Monitors and Test Strips Monday, March 31, 1:30–2:30 pm (EDT) Talk, share, and connect with the FDA and the Diabetes Patient Community Do you want to learn
Strip Safely is all about access to quality tools to live effectively with diabetes. Good friend and newest member of the StripSafely Editorial Team Catherine Price shared this information about access to pumps in Arizona. Hello, StripSafely Friends. March 26 2014, Yesterday it came to my attention that Arizona’s legislature is currently – as in
From Abbott: https://www.abbottdiabetescare.com/press-room/2014/2014-b.html Dear Valued OmniPod® Customer, Recently, it has come to our attention that FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Test Strips may produce erroneously low blood glucose results when using the FreeStyle® blood glucose meter built into the OmniPod® Insulin Management System. Erroneously low blood glucose results that are not recognized may pose significant risks to
StripSafely is privileged to share a guest blog post by Larry Ellingson, spokesperson for the National Diabetes Volunteer Leadership Council (NDVLC) and past chair of the American Diabetes Association board (2005) Feb 13, 2014 I am sure that members of the StripSafely community recall that last July, Medicare rolled out a new competitive bidding program
Good friends of StripSafely, Amy Tenderich and Catherine Price have outstanding posts on FDA’s new glucose meter draft guidance. In a comment at Diabetes Mine I played along with with Amy saying: Thanks Amy Can I play with your chord / music metaphor? In all fairness I think FDA has been trying to sing the
Research Highlights the Need to Ensure Accuracy And Patient Choice of Diabetes Testing Supplies Inaccurate Blood Glucose Meters Cause Safety Concerns; Government’s Competitive Bidding Program Limits Access For Release: January 21, 2014 Two new surveys conducted by the American Association of Diabetes Educators demonstrate once again the need for the healthcare, insurance, and diabetes educator
Proposed new guidance is out today from FDA on blood glucose meter systems (BGMS). There are two documents. One for patent users and one for use in clinical settings such as hospitals. I am still reading them but I thought other may wish to do so too. Much consideration of cleaning and disinfection of devices,
From: http://www.niprodiagnostics.com/downloads/pdfs/Press_Release_01022014_FINAL.pdf Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. Initiates Voluntary Recall of Certain TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack Blood Glucose Meters Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 2, 2014 – Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. today announced it is initiating a voluntary recall and replacement of a limited number of TRUEbalanceTM and TRUEtrack® Blood Glucose Meters distributed both in the United States and outside