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FDA Medwatch Alert: FreeStyle and FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meter by Abbott: Recall - May Produce Mistakenly Low Blood Glucose Results

including the OmniPod Insulin Management System with the built-in FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter   [Posted 03/16/2014] ISSUE: Abbott is conducting a recall for the FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter and ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips by Abbott: Recall - Erroneously Low Blood Glucose Results

ISSUE: Abbott is initiating a voluntary recall of 20 lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips in the United States. These lots of test strips may produce erroneously low blood...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Nova Max Glucose Test Strips: Recall - May Report False, Abnormally High Blood Glucose Result

ISSUE: Nova Diabetes Care initiated a voluntary recall of 21 lots of the Nova Max Glucose Test Strips distributed both in the USA and outside the continental USA. Nova Max Plus glucose meter kits...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Diabetes Treatments: FDA Alerts of Illegal Sales - Undeclared Ingredients

ISSUE: FDA is taking action to remove from the market illegal products, including some labeled as dietary supplements, that claim to mitigate, treat, cure or prevent diabetes and related...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Abbott Diabetes Care: Class 1 Recall - FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters - Risk of Incorrect Test Result

  [Posted 05/20/2013] ISSUE: Abbott initiated a voluntary recall of FreeStyle lnsulinx Blood Glucose Meters in the United States. At extremely high blood glucose levels of 1024 mg/dL and above, the ...

FDA Approves Levemir for Expanded Use in Children Two to Five Years of Age with Type 1 Diabetes

PRINCETON, N.J., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Levemir® (insulin detemir ...

FDA Approves Levemir Pregnancy Category Change for Women with Diabetes

Princeton, N.J. (April 02, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Levemir (insulin detemir [...

FDA Approves Updates to Lilly's Humalog (insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin]) Label

Update for Insulin Pump Use Provides an Additional Option for Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Extends Amount of Time People Can Use and Store Humalog Insulin in Their Pumps INDIANAPOLIS, June 8,...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Medtronic Paradigm Quick-Set Infusion Sets

Medtronic, Inc. and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of a recall of Quick-set infusion sets that are used with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps because the affected infusion sets...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Insulin Pens: Risk of Transmission of Blood-borne Pathogens from Shared Use

[Posted 03/19/2009] The FDA notified healthcare providers and patients that insulin pens and insulin cartridges are never to be shared among patients. Sharing of insulin pens may result in...

FDA Medwatch Alert: ReliOn Insulin Syringes for use with U-100 Insulin (Tyco Healthcare - Covidien)

[Posted 11/06/2008] Covidien and FDA notified patients and healthcare professionals of a recall of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes with permanently affixed hypodermic...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Blood Glucose Meters and Test Strips

[Posted 03/11/2008] FDA reminded glucose meter users to only use strips recommended for their specific brand of meter and to read the instructions for use carefully. It is important for users to...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Bayer Diabetes Care Contour Test Strips (TS)

[Posted 12/26/2007] Bayer Diabetes Care notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a voluntary market recall of test strips (sensors) used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter....

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