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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/free-style-libre-recall-9.7004476?cmp=rss">Original Source</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=detail-link-label><b><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health"><span style='color:#757575'>Health</span></a><span style='color:#757575'>·</span>New</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.05pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN style='color:black'>FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors to monitor blood glucose recalled following ties to 7 deaths<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-block: 16px;margin-inline: 0px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5rem'><span lang=EN style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>Serious health risks can result from undetected, incorrect low glucose readings over extended period<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span class=authortext><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#545454'><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/author/amina-zafar-9.14273"><span style='color:#0550C8'>Amina Zafar</span></a></span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#545454'> <span class=bullet>· </span>CBC News <span class=bullet>· </span>Posted: Dec 05, 2025 11:42 AM EST | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EEF5F8'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1280 height=720 style='width:13.3333in;height:7.5in' id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC65DF.88728070" alt="Health Canada sign and building in Ottawa with small Canadian flags inbetween."><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 plus sensors may provide incorrect low glucose reading, Health Canada says. (Brian Morris/CBC)<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Some FreeStyle Libre 3 plus glucose monitor sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings, Health Canada said in an alert.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'><a href="https://www.freestylecheck.com/ca-en/home.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0550C8'>Abbott Diabetes Care recalled </span></a>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>"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," <a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/freestyle-librer-3-plus-sensor-kit"><span style='color:#0550C8'>Health Canada said</span></a> in an alert posted Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Serious health risks, including potential injury or death, or other less serious complications, can result from those decisions, the Canadian regulator said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Health Canada said users should locate their sensor serial number and visit <a href="https://www.freestylecheck.com/ca-en/home.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0550C8'>www.freestylecheck.com</span></a> to determine if they have potentially impacted product .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>"If confirmed immediately discontinue use, dispose of the affected sensor and request a replacement."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also warned people to stop using the recalled glucose monitor sensors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='font-size:1.625rem'><span style='color:#222222'>3 million sensors affected in U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>The warning affects about three million sensors in the U.S. from a single production line, Abbott officials said in a statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>The FDA said people should stop using affected sensors and discard them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>The problem involved FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors with model numbers 72080-01 with unique device identifiers 00357599818005 and 00357599819002.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>It also involved FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors with model numbers 78768-01 and 78769-01 and unique device identifiers 00357599844011 and 00357599843014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>People can visit <a href="http://www.FreeStyleCheck.com">www.FreeStyleCheck.com</a> to check if their sensors are potentially affected and request a replacement, the company said. 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