Abbott Recalls Blood Glucose Test Strips

Abbott Diabetes Care has announced that they are recalling approximately 359 million blood glucose strips in the U.S. and Puerto Rico because they could give falsely low blood glucose results. These inaccurate readings could lead users to try and raise their blood glucose when it is unnecessary and fail to treat elevated blood glucose due to a falsely low reading.

According to a press release from Abbott, the problem is being caused by longer-than-expected blood fill times. Customers who are using the affected strips should discontinue use of the product. The affected brands are Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima.

Customers are advised to contact their healthcare providers to determine testing options if they do not have any unaffected test strips to use. To view affected lot numbers and instructions for receiving new strips, please click here.