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Recall Regarding Abbott FreeStyle Flash®, FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter and OmniPod Built in Meter

Abbott Diabetes Care has issued a recall for the FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter and the FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meter. The recall was issued after the company discovered that FreeStyle Flash® and FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meters may produce mistakenly low blood glucose results when using...

Abbott Recalls FreeStyle lnsulinx Blood Glucose Meters

Abbott Diabetes Care has initiated a voluntary recall of FreeStyle lnsulinx Blood Glucose Meters in the United States. The glucose meters are…

Abbott’s New Blood Glucose Monitoring System Receives FDA Clearance

Abbott announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System, the first from Abbott to include a touch-screen interface, automated logbook and several personalization features designed to improve the diabetes management experience for patients....

New FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System Receives CE Mark

Abbott's new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System with insulin calculator has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne).The InsuLinx System is the first blood glucose monitoring device from Abbott that includes a mealtime (bolus) insulin calculator for calculating suggested insulin doses. The new system..

When Your Glucometer Fails Get a New One

I’m happy to announce I’ve got a new glucometer. For the last couple weeks I’ve been having trouble with my glucometer. Checking…

Rule of Finger

My favorite thing about my Freestyle Freedom Lite Blood Glucose Monitor is not the size of the monitor itself, or the fact that it requires such a tiny sample of blood. I favor this meter because it allows me to test on places other than my fingertips. (I usually use my forearm.) This is important to me because as a mother of three little boys, my hands are always working, preparing meals and snacks, and cleaning.

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New FreeStyle Test Strips

Following the recent clearance of its FreeStyle Lite® blood glucose test strips, Abbott announced that it has also received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed to offer a better testing experience...

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New FreeStyle Test Strips

Following the recent clearance of its FreeStyle Lite® blood glucose test strips, Abbott announced that it has also received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed to offer a better testing experience...

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New Easier-to-Use Test Strips

Abbott announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle Lite test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed to offer...

What A Diabetic Sees When She Sees Circles

I’m immensely interested in cosmology. Headlines like this one, “The Circular Logic of The Unvierse,” in the NYT are sure to pull me in. I won’t…