Diabetes: Glucose Testing Strips Recalled

[Northerner]

More than 1.7 million blood glucose testing strips are being recalled in an urgent safety alert.

A manufacturing fault in two batches of the GlucoMen LX Sensor test strips could result in inaccurate readings and lead diabetics to inject too much insulin, according to the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

A spokesman for the watchdog told Sky News that the readings could mislead patients to such an extent that they suffer hypoglycaemia - low blood sugar - which can result in a loss of consciousness.

The strips were sold in British pharmacies between October and November 2012.

The affected containers, which are stamped with lot numbers 3212219249 and 3212214249, expire on August 31, 2014 and are no longer on sale. Other batches are unaffected by the fault.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/1_7_million_glucose_testing_strips_recalled

 

[ch1ps]

Does this also affect their ketone strips?

 

[Northerner]

Does this also affect their ketone strips?

I wouldn't imagine so, but you might want to email their customer support:

myglucomen@menarinidiag.co.uk

 

[ch1ps]

Thanks, will do.

 

[randomange]

If they were sold in pharmacies in October and November last year, surely they'll all be gone by now?? I'd imagine most patients using these would have had them and used them by now - what took them so long with the recall?

 

[Northerner]

If they were sold in pharmacies in October and November last year, surely they'll all be gone by now?? I'd imagine most patients using these would have had them and used them by now - what took them so long with the recall?

Indeed - a helluva lot of people must have been put at risk over the last 9-10 months 😱

 

[ch1ps]

I emailed them and the ketone strips are not affected.