*RECALL OF DIABETIC TEST STRIPS*

Just saw this. I'm not using one of these brands, but thought it was important enough to post here!
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The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings.

The testing strips are used to help diabetes patients check their blood sugar levels. But the FDA says the products being recalled by Abbott can give inaccurately low measurements. As a result, patients may try to raise their blood sugar levels unnecessarily or fail to detect dangerously high blood sugar levels.

The FDA says the problems are caused by a defect that limits the amount of blood absorbed by each strip.

North Chicago-based Abbott is recalling 359 lots marketed under a half-dozen brand names, including: Precision Xceed Pro, Precision Xtra, Medisense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima.
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Source:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=12459645

 

I just saw this myself at http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20101222 ... nal_122210

Here is a link to see if the strips you are using are part of the recall.
http://www.precisionoptiuminfo.com/EN/lookup.php

Mine are on the list. I was wandering why Frisky's numbers have been all over the place. This would explain why her numbers sometimes look like they are not changing or showing a lower than normal number at the end of the 12 hours.. I only have 5 strips left and can't get any more till Friday.