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About Gestational Diabetes

Created by Administrator Jul 9, 2009 at 10:11pm. Last updated by Administrator Jul 9, 2009.

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Meters and Blood Glucose Testing 15 Replies

Started by David in Blood Glucose Testing. Last reply by David Aug 26, 2010.

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Melissa Hawkins

Diabetes Awareness

Hello Everyone,

My name is Melissa Hawkins, and I'm a writer, I've recently started writing exclusively for diabetes awareness, because of my family history, I've started a new blog @ www.discussdiabetesblog.com, I would love for all of you to take a look and let me know what you think, any comments or insight would be greatly appreciated, because it's my mission to promote awareness and research of diabetes so that future generations can rest easy knowing that we're fighting this disease.

Posted by Melissa Hawkins on September 28, 2010 at 3:40pm

David

Blood Glucose testing meters - concerns over accuracy

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/health/policy/19monitor.html



This article from the New York Times today raises concerns over accuracy of blood glucose monitors used by patients. (This means most of our members!)



July 19, 2009

Standards Might Rise on Monitors for Diabetics



By GARDINER HARRIS

Federal officials may soon require improvements for the glucose monitors used by more than 11 million diabetics in the United States.



The rise in the use of home glucose monitors, even by hospitals, is pushing the action by the Food and Drug Administration, which for decades has followed international standards that allow the devices to be wrong by as much as 20 percent. Such a wide error rate can leave patients vulnerable to severe problems, including seizures, unconsciousness and coma.



In June, the agency pressed the international group… Continue

Posted by David on July 19, 2009 at 8:30pm

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