Is there any more iconic symbol for diabetes than a drop of blood on a finger? Throughout my diabetes career––yes, it’s …
Glucometer
Do You Use Control Solution to Test Your Glucometer?
I came across a bottle of glucose control solution. It was expired, of course. When we were still in the hospital just a…
Which New Blood Glucose Meter Should You Buy in 2015?
Abbott’s Freestyle Precision Neo is as slender a meter as you will find on the market, with a battery that will last for…
It Takes More Than One Touch To Get A New Verio IQ Meter
A few weeks ago, I blogged about my frustrations with One Touch and their lack of customer service when it came to some …
One Touch Verio IQ: The Replacement’s Replacement…Replaced.
I’ve called customer service over at One Touch not once, not twice, but THREE times this week. Why? It all started with …
iHealth to Launch iHealth Align: World’s Smallest Mobile Glucose Meter
iHealth Lab Inc. has announced the launch of the iHealth Align, the world’s smallest, FDA-approved mobile blood glucose …
Blood Testing Machine Break Up
Yesterday was the end of an era. My blood testing machine and I broke up.
Neither of us wanted to end it. My machine had…
New Surveillance Program To Monitor Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy
Good news on the blood glucose meter accuracy front: the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) is beginning work on a survei…
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 Met…
FDA’S New Draft Guidance on Blood Glucose Test Strips
It’s difficult to make the FDA’s new guidance on blood glucose test strips sound sexy, but I’m going to try. Imagine thi…