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A warning if you use GlucoMen LX test strips

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 15 Aug 2013 11:59

and here's why

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2011/Apr/fake-diabetes-test-strips-found-in-india-99358608.html

and a similar case

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7865569.stm

The problem is endemic in the NHS inc dentistry.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 15 Aug 2013 08:07

More than 1.7 million blood glucose testing strips are being recalled for fear they may give false readings.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said people with diabetes should not use the strips because of fears they could give inaccurate results, leading to a patient injecting too much insulin.

The faulty products are GlucoMen LX Sensor blood glucose test strips for use with the GlucoMen LX and GlucoMen LX PLUS blood glucose meters and the affected lots are 3212219249 (expiry date 31/08/2014) and 3212214249 (expiry date 31/08/2014)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2393132/More-1-7-million-blood-glucose-testing-strips-recalled-manufacturing-fault-means-false-reading.html

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"