Medical device alert: insulin delivery devices
26th October 2016
UK MHRA have issued a Medical device alert (MDAS/2016/020) informing health professionals that they should warn patients not change their insulin delivery device without first checking with their diabetes specialist. This relates to disposable patch pumps, reusable ambulatory infusion pumps, handsets and insulin cartridges. Patients should contact their diabetes specialist if they are invited by a manufacturer or other organisation to try a new device, e.g. via social media, to avoid risk of hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis.
The action deadline for putting systems into place to inform diabetic patients of this is 21 December 2016.
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