Abbott’s FreeStyle
September 3, 2010
THIS week Abbott Diabetes Care
Australia officially launched the
latest addition in its arsenal of
diabetes care products, the
‘FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test
Strips’ at the annual Australian
Diabetes Educators Association
Annual Scientific Meeting held at
Sydney Convention Centre and
Exhibition Centre.
Compatible with all FreeStyle Lite
blood glucose monitors, the new
strips feature “unique ZipWik tab
technology,” which is designed to
offer easier and faster blood
application.
The new test strips are more
accurate than current models as
they utilise GHD-FAD chemistry
which works to minimise
interference from 22 common
substances (incl. maltose, glactose
and lactose) and are free from the
GDH-PQQ enzyme (which can be
affected by non-glucose sugars).
“One of my main priorities as a
diabetes educator is to help people
with diabetes learn to effectively
manage their blood glucose levels,”
said David Irvine, Credentialled
Diabetes Nurse Educator.
“Knowing testing can often be
difficult or challenging, I am
encouraged by new products that
are designed to make blood
glucose testing easier for patients,”
he added.
According to Abbott the new test
strips offer all the benefits of the old
FreeStyle Lite strips, and produce
finger-stick blood glucose results
such that 95% of results fall within:
plus or minus 15% of the true value
for glucose value equal to or
greater than 5,6 millimoles/liter
(mmol/L); and plus or minus 0,56
mmol/L of the true glucose value
for glucose values less than 5,6
mmol/L.
In addition, the new test strips
require no coding and only need a
small blood sample.
Currently available in 17
European countries and the US the
new strips are now available to
patients through pharmacies with
the National Diabetes Subsidy
Scheme (NDSS) logo.
In attendance at the Abbott expo
stand was Better Homes and
Gardens presenter and Dancing
with the Stars winner Rob Palmer -
see page 2 for PD’s exclusive
interview, and for more info on the
strips see www.freestylelite.com.au.
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