Diabetic Test Strips Found Faulty

Read about some common factors that prevent your glucose meter from performing like it should. A must-read for diabetics.

Diabetic self-monitoring allows for a lot of inaccuracies. This important technical article summarizes the variability in self-monitoring.

A recent study confirms that significant insulin dose errors can result when blood glucose meters are miscoded. Read about the study here.

Test strips for blood glucose monitors are not always accurate. Find out what this doctor has discovered when using glucose monitors.

When choosing a diabetic meter, it often comes down to the bells and whistles for which you're looking. Here are a few things to consider when making your choice.

Find the latest press releases about diabetes updates, and find a link to blood glucose monitors and updates on new technologies.

How can you ensure that your diabetic test strips are accurate? This interesting article gives some great tips. Learn about the test strip market and why the product costs so much, as well.

Learn about some of the innovative ways in which companies are improving glucose monitors and making it easier than ever for diabetics to get an accurate read.

Bayer Diabetes Care has voluntarily recalled their test strips (sensors) used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter. Read the FDA report here.

This file lists all the Contour TS strips that were recalled by Bayer. Get info on the product, the code, the country to which the strips were delivered and find out if you were affected.

The FDA recently updated its alerts on fake test strips meant for use with LifeScan's OneTouch blood glucose meters. Find out here if you were affected.

Find out how glucose meters work and why different models might give you different numbers. Learn about calibration and how to compare results, as well.

If you're diabetic and worry about test strip accuracy, brushing up on your technique might help. Watch these simple steps to measuring your blood glucose.