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LifeScan blood-glucose monitors.(HOME MEDICAL PRODUCTS)(Brief Article)
Problems have emerged with two top-rated blood-glucose monitors in our August issue: LifeScan's OneTouch UltraSmart and OneTouch Ultra. Two other LifeScan models may also be problematic.
With the OneTouch Ultra, OneTouch FastTake, and InDuo models, users can inadvertently change the unit of measure when setting the date and time. Dropping the meter may also change the unit or test-strip code number.
With the OneTouch UltraSmart, the instructions incorrectly say that a low-blood-glucose warning message starts to appear at a higher threshold than it actually does. Also, a diagram incorrectly shows the upper arm as a potential site for drawing blood.
Products: Approximately 6 million OneTouch Ultras, InDuos, and OneTouch FastTakes (also sold abroad as EuroFlash, SmartScan, and PocketScan). As of mid-March 2005, LifeScan had received 40 reports of adverse events resulting from the ...
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