The research was presented at the end fo at an annual meeting for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. We dont have word yet on when or how this test might be available.

If you have strips from one of the affected lots, use a different meter, if possible, until your new supplies arrive. If you do not have a second meter, you may continue using the Lifescan strips; however, you must notify your healthcare practitioner if your blood sugar reads above 400. Since the strips read falsely low when your blood sugar is over 400, you may give yourself too little insulin.

PositiveID Corporation announced that it has acquired intellectual property rights and assets of Easy Check Medical Diagnostics, to expand its portfolio of non-invasive glucose-level testing products and diabetes management tools under development.

Easy Check has two primary products under development: the Easy Check breath glucose detection system and the iGlucose wireless communication device. PositiveID is also developing an in vivo glucose-sensing RFID microchip to detect glucose levels in the human body.

Its calorie and carbohydrate content is similar to that of sugar, but because its about three times sweeter, you can use less. Unlike sucrose, agave can be up to 90 percent fructose, depending on how its processed. The higher it is in fructose, the less likely it is to raise blood glucose levels, which is helpful to diabetics.

Lewis was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 10 years old. Three of his older siblings - Stephanie, Allison and Brian - all have diabetes, which develops when the bodys immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose.