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Healthy Choices: Diabetics should know about recall of glucose test strips ccraft@sacbee.com (Cynthia H. Craft) 07/29/2013 6:17 PM
Diabetics, for your safety you should check the maker of your diabetes care strips.
If you are using a brand called Nova Max Glucose Test Strips and/or have them in your Nova Max Plus glucose meter kits, get rid of them. Toss them or return them to the store from which you purchased them.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Nova Diabetes Care is voluntarily recalling the test strips because they may give false results -- specifically abnormally high blood glucose results.
A false, abnormally high blood glucose could, under certain conditions, result in an insulin dosing error that could lead to a serious health risk.
Customers can call Nova Diabetes Care for information on the lot number of their test strips at 1-800-681-7390. Or, check online for the lot numbers being recalled.
Diabetics, for your safety you should check the maker of your diabetes care strips.
If you are using a brand called Nova Max Glucose Test Strips and/or have them in your Nova Max Plus glucose meter kits, get rid of them. Toss them or return them to the store from which you purchased them.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Nova Diabetes Care is voluntarily recalling the test strips because they may give false results -- specifically abnormally high blood glucose results.
A false, abnormally high blood glucose could, under certain conditions, result in an insulin dosing error that could lead to a serious health risk.
Customers can call Nova Diabetes Care for information on the lot number of their test strips at 1-800-681-7390. Or, check online for the lot numbers being recalled.
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