EMERGENCY Recall Alert for Test Strips August 1st.

Nova Diabetes Care announced the recall Friday. An incorrect reading could potentially lead to dangerous medication errors for patients. 
Source:  http://www.novacares.com/news/nova-max-recall.php

 "It is important that patients using these test strips discontinue their use immediately," said Alberto Gutierrez, director of FDA's office of in vitro diagnostics. "A false reading could result in patient harm and delay critical care."

 Patients can visit a company website to check if their glucose test strips are affected by the recall: www.novacares.com/news/nova-max-recall.php . They can also call a company hotline at 1-800-681-7390. Customers can return the strips and receive replacements at no charge.



Doctors and patients should pay attention for signs and symptoms of high or low blood sugar levels, including excessive thirst, nausea, weakness, headaches and trembling.

To Read the entire article please follow the source link.  It will give you much more information on the names of each type of strip.  It will tell you which countries are affected and currently there are several.  Please read more and pass the information on if possible.  

Source:  http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/viewart/20130801/NEWS/130801018/FDA-warns-massive-diabetic-test-strip-recall

It is really important as a Diabetic to make sure you check often of drug recalls and equipment recalls.  Faulty equipment can cause you to overdose on Insulin and other Diabetic Medications.  If you feel you are having symptoms of Either High Glucose or Low Glucose and are not sure it is best to consult your physician or 911.

Today the information is enough to share with you all as a blog post.  I want us to all keep aware of the problems for us out there as Diabetics as well as the wonderful things out there to help keep our Diabetes Managed.  The way we can do this is by offering information to each other and talking on a regular basis about our concerns, idea's and keep the knowledge coming.  We belong to a pretty large community of 26,000,000 and climbing.  Together we can create a better life for each other through information sharing.

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