The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally planning to require that our blood glucose meters will meet high standards of accuracy and precision.Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the new head of the FDA, recently wrote the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, or AACE, that the agency is pressi...
New FDA Requirements for Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy
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Well it certainly is about time. I don't know about you but I don't want to hear that an FBS of 115 is actually 98-132. It's challenging enough keeping the balance in our every day lives between the active days (like hiking in the Roackies) and the low keys days (rainy afternoon on the couch with a book) and the changes in diet we experience.