So, when are you all going to eliminate blood teating? As this is the whole purpose behind paying for a sensor isn't it?
The only way that NHS will accept it as a product to fund is if it truly eliminates the costs of the blood steips. It just seems to me that at the moment people are testing a lot still?
Has anybody gone 24 hours yet without doing a blood test?
A Dexcom G4 transmits the data continuously, you don't have to "scan".
The advantage with this is that you can set an alarm if your blood glucose drops below a certain point (or above a certain level). So if I'm heading for a hypo overnight an alarm wakes me & I can treat the impending hypo before it actually happens. Still sensible to check using an old fashioned blood test of course.
Dexcom would definatly be a better option but its definately NOT affordable to the majority. £1300 start up vs £139!! Libre sensors are also cheaper.
Also, you still have to calibrate dexcom with finger prick tests at least 3 times a day.... so you have the strips to pay for aswell.
Not quite, because T1's don't pay for strips.
I wasjust enquiring as I thought that one of the reasons so many people were raving about wanting to do was to stop pricking their fingers and yet from all the postings until last one you are still hugely reliant upon testing so much.
Not quite, because T1's don't pay for strips.
I wasjust enquiring as I thought that one of the reasons so many people were raving about wanting to do was to stop pricking their fingers and yet from all the postings until last one you are still hugely reliant upon testing so much.
yeah...seems like people are pricking more than ever and comparing 2 - 4 meters at a time...lol
I would have had to go out and buy other meters and other strips as no way would I be able to check against any other meter. I was thinking that comparing to 2-4 metres is excessive. Surely you only need compare if needed to the metre that you use?
I can't fathom these extra tests out -lol
I had the dexcom for a month and sent it backWhat's the difference between a dexcom and libre?
For those of you who have used tegarderm or similar do you cover the whole sensor? Mine is starting to peel away from the edges on day 1!!
You cannot compare BG tests and scans taken at the same time, the one is 'now' and the other is 20 minutes ago. My glucose can go up or down several points in that 20 minutes.
I'm happy with the consistency of the Libra data but there is no way I would ever trust a scan to calculate a bolus