Do you, or perhaps someone you know, use a blood glucose monitor? If you use one made by Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, California, the FDA has a warning you should know about.
FDA notified health care providers and patients of a problem with this company’s blood glucose meters. The meters can unintentionally be switched from one unit of measurement to another, resulting in an inaccurate blood glucose interpretation by the user.
Users in the United States should make sure that their meter reading is displayed as mg/dL. An inaccurate reading can lead to taking the wrong dose of insulin or dietary changes, resulting in higher levels of sugar in the blood or hyperglycemia.
Hyperglycemia can be a serious and even life-threatening condition and several cases of hyperglycemia have already been reported to FDA. If someone you know uses one of these devices, please check with them to ensure they are aware of the FDA’s alert and that they are managing its operation safely.
