[Diabetes-talk] FDA Warning Re BG Meters Using GDH-PQQ Strip Technology

[Mike Freeman]

Dar:

Perhaps the page didn't read well with the Voice Sense; I read it with a PC and there may have been some javascript. Suffice it to say that since you use a Prodigy Voice, you don't have to worry. The warning doesn't affect you.

However (and I mean no criticism by what I will say next), I suspect you fogged out as soon as you heard a chemical name. It is my opinion (and I emphasize, it's just my opinion) that no one can afford to fog out when encountering these warnings. This one didn't affect you; however, it does affect Joy Stigile. The next warning *could* affect you and by tuning it out, you might miss it.

Diabetes is one of those diseases where the patient has far more responsibility for his/her care than is the case with other diseases. I believe that one cannot afford simply to go along without being informed. I'm not saying not to trust doctors. However, they may not be aware of the latest diabetes wrinkles. So it pays to stay informed.

In this case, as I summarized at the beginning of my post, some test strips use a technology that is affected by some sugars other than glucose. They could give readings that are higher than is actually the case and is someone were to rely upon them to set an insulin dose, he/she could overdose, thus precipitating a case of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

But you don't have to worry.

I still intend to relay warnings such as this if I see them. I did not feel at liberty to reformat the text, however, as I believe it to be copyrighted.

Now I'll put on my bullet-proof vest. (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Thursday, Sep 3, 2009 6:23:58
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FDA Warning Re BG Meters Using GDH-PQQ Strip Technology

>
>
> I will say this, ecause I am needing to have others express their 
> feelings as well.
> I read the page, and learned nothing.
> Nothing at all.
> A person who can't even say most of the medicines out there, has no 
> clue what on earth they are talking about.
> I ignore this stuff,
> because I refuse to get excited over something that isn't broken down 
> to have the person knowing nothing about medicine explained.
> Even most of the generics these days have such dredful names, when I am 
> asked what do you take, I share I have no clue.
> I can't even say the names of the pills.
> Now I have it all written down, that is good, I couldn't say them though.
> what interests me about this, is the generics my husband lyle took six 
> years ago, I knew by heart.
> It seems each company has their own brands.
> this is where it gets confusing.
> Now my husband lyle wasn't a diabetic, he had other problems,
> what I am saying here, is it drives me crazy when we are all to know 
> what is being discussed.
> thanks for sharing,
> and I will know I am doing the best I know how.
> I truly feel if my machine was out of control one I would know it, by 
> the way my body was feeling first.
> Then second many of us use the same machine, where there would be 
> someone having problems with theirs as well.
> thanks again.
> 
> -- 
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