![]() Reduce my test strip usage – having previously been doing one blood glucose test every 1-3 days (yes you read that correctly, one test every THREE DAYS, but that’s another blog post in itself…), over the last 6 months or so I have found myself doing up to 20 blood glucose tests per day – a little excessive, especially considering the NICE guidelines recommend 8-10 per day!.My main motivations for wanting to try the Libre were to: I needn’t have worried though the process was far easier than I’d imagined it to be, the sensor was painless to apply, and took all of about 30 seconds.Īfter waiting 60 minutes for the sensor to start up, my first scan result was 1.3mmol lower than my glucometer – not bad considering the sensors are prone to being a little out for the first 24 hours after application. I was a little bit daunted by the application process as I’d heard some horror stories of people misfiring the sensors, but mostly because I knew if I messed it up then the sensor would be useless. *The Freestyle Libre is not the same as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), but mine might as well be with how often I scan it! As Libre measures interstitial glucose levels rather than blood glucose levels, there can be a 10-15 minute delay in Libre readings. The Libre sensor has a small, flexible tip that is inserted under the skin and continuously* measures interstitial fluid glucose levels, which are stored for 8 hours. The lovely lady then, to my amazement, handed me a voucher to receive one Libre sensor and the reader for free – nearly £100 just handed to me there and then, I couldn’t believe it! Last month I attended a Type 1 diabetes conference organised by my diabetes team at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and got talking to a rep from Abbott. My mum has persistently tried to offer to start me off with a sensor and reader, but being the overly-independent and stubborn person that I am, I’ve refused to let her spend her money. ![]() VAT) for the reader didn’t really appeal to me and my student budget. I have wanted to try the Libre for a very long time, however spending £100 per month on two sensors (which last 14 days) plus an initial outlay of £48.29 (excl. Well, I’m a few years late to the party, but I have FINALLY gotten around to trying Abbott’s Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system! ![]()
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