Related: Abbott gets FDA clearance for 2 over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors8 (2024) (3 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40645387

> Customers who confirm their device is affected "should immediately discontinue use and dispose of it," Abbott said.

I imagine such devices have firmware that can't be easily updated. Bummer to throw away hardware unless it's a hardware bug.

Surprising, though. I imagine the software integration for such a device should be quite strict, I wonder what actually happened (a missed code review, faulty logic, etc.).

FDA only approved over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor just last year (2024):

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clea...

FDA's information about the recall:

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls-a...