Diabetes Technology Blog

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Insulet Omnipod issue

If you're an OmniPod user, you've probably already seen this update. But just in case.

According to the TuDiabetes post

The update states that, if you hear a crackling noise or resistence when depressing the plunger of the fill syringe, you should discard the pod and use a new one - using the defective pod could result in under-delivery of insulin.

You should contact Insulet if you've had any problems.

While at the New England diabetes picnic last weekend I talked with two people who were using OmniPods. They're both very happy with it and in real life the 'pod' doesn't seem to present too many problems.

I'd love to try one out, but I think I'm going to wait until the unit's size (form factor) is smaller. Hopefully Insulet is already working on that.

Labels: insulet, omnipod, warning

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Abbott issues warning about dropped glucose meters

Yesterday Abbott issued a warning for users of Precision Xtra, Optium, and other blood glucose meters. Apparently if the meters are dropped on a hard surface parts of the display may not work properly. They say the lot number or date information may not display correctly.

But I assume this also means that an 8 might display like a 7 or another number. If only some of the segments are wired properly then you could still think it's working when it's actually displaying false values.

So if you drop your meter, use the display check function to ensure the display is fully connected. On the Precision Xtra the display check is done each time you switch on the meter. It should look like the picture on the left.

If you see any part of the display is missing, then my suggestion is to contact Abbott at the number on the back of your meter.

Labels: Abbott, meter, warning