Insulin articles
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An insulin pump software bug has injured over 200 people
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for the t:connect mobile app on iOS, which is used to monitor and control the t:slim X2 insulin pump used by people with diabetes. It was supposedly the first smartphone app that can program insulin doses that the FDA had approved. The agency issued the highest level of recall it could, because the app had serious software problems that could've have caused life-threatening conditions or even death. In fact, while there were...
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FDA issues ‘most serious type of recall’ involving app-reliant insulin pumps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall correction for an Apple iOS app used with an insulin pump that has caused at least 224 injuries after draining the pump’s battery and causing it to shut off early.
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FDA recalls faulty iOS app that injured hundreds of insulin pump users
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall for an iOS app that interfaces with an insulin pump due to a software glitch causing the app to crash and automatically restart. This intermittent malfunction drains the pump's battery and may lead to premature shutdown. Such aRead Entire Article