[GreaterPhilly] Fwd: [Tech-VI] FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors to monitor blood glucose recalled following ties to 7 deaths: Serious health risks can result from undetected, incorrect low glucose readings over extended period

Sat Dec 6 05:11:35 UTC 2025

Hello all:

Please see the information below concerning the CGM, FreeStyle Libre.
Please share to those who have diabetes or at risk,

Thanks,

Stacie

Stacie Leap
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President, Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents (POBP),
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*Health <https://www.cbc.ca/news/health>·New*
FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors to monitor blood glucose recalled following ties
to 7 deaths Serious health risks can result from undetected, incorrect low
glucose readings over extended period

Amina Zafar <https://www.cbc.ca/author/amina-zafar-9.14273> · CBC News
· Posted:
Dec 05, 2025 11:42 AM EST | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago

[image: Health Canada sign and building in Ottawa with small Canadian flags
inbetween.]

A subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 plus sensors may provide incorrect low
glucose reading, Health Canada says. (Brian Morris/CBC)

Some FreeStyle Libre 3 plus glucose monitor sensors may provide incorrect
low glucose readings, Health Canada said in an alert.

Abbott Diabetes Care recalled
<https://www.freestylecheck.com/ca-en/home.html>certain types of its
FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor kits that it says were
linked to seven deaths and more than 700 injuries.

"If undetected, incorrect low glucose readings over an extended period may
lead to incorrect treatment decisions for people living with diabetes, such
as excessive carbohydrate intake or skipping or delaying insulin doses," Health
Canada said
<https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/freestyle-librer-3-plus-sensor-kit>
in
an alert posted Wednesday.

Serious health risks, including potential injury or death, or other less
serious complications, can result from those decisions, the Canadian
regulator said.

Health Canada said users should locate their sensor serial number and visit
www.freestylecheck.com <https://www.freestylecheck.com/ca-en/home.html> to
determine if they have potentially impacted product .

"If confirmed immediately discontinue use, dispose of the affected sensor
and request a replacement."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also warned people to stop using the
recalled glucose monitor sensors.

The sensors are devices that measure glucose levels in fluid just beneath
the skin to provide real-time measurements of glucose, or sugar, in the
blood. Information from the sensor is sent wirelessly to a device or phone.
3 million sensors affected in U.S.

The warning affects about three million sensors in the U.S. from a single
production line, Abbott officials said in a statement.

About half those devices have expired or been used, the company added. As
of Nov. 14, the company reported seven deaths worldwide and 736 serious
adverse events. No deaths occurred in the U.S., where 57 injuries were
reported.

Abbott says it has notified all customers of the problem. The company said
it has identified and resolved the issue in the affected production lot.

The FDA said people should stop using affected sensors and discard them.

The problem involved FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors with model numbers 72080-01
with unique device identifiers 00357599818005 and 00357599819002.

It also involved FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors with model numbers 78768-01
and 78769-01 and unique device identifiers 00357599844011 and
00357599843014.

People can visit www.FreeStyleCheck.com to check if their sensors are
potentially affected and request a replacement, the company said. No other
FreeStyle Libre products are affected.

*With files from Associated Press*

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