Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Management
Blood Glucose Monitoring
FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TimWJ" data-source="post: 887883" data-attributes="member: 191524"><p>Like you I have only had the Libre since Thursday so these are just my first thoughts on using it as my main blood tester.</p><p></p><p>Until about a year ago I had an NHS supplied Optium Xceed meter and I had a part box of the correct stips that were still in date, so went straight onto the Libre for finger pricking. </p><p></p><p>Compared to the InsulinX that I have been using it requires a huge amount of blood, I have ruined a few strip with "not enough blood". The finger prick results appear on the device under logbook with a blood drop instead of the trend arrow, but do not appear on any graphs. They do appear on the daily graphs downloaded to the PC as a different coloured dots, which is good, but it is a pity they do not appear on the graphs on the device. </p><p></p><p>Like the InsulinX you cannot use the inbuilt Bolus calculator unless you do a finger test, and inputting your carb is almost unusable for me, each time it defaults to 15g and if you are having 100g you have to press the up arrow 85 times and the touch screen does not work very well for me. I very quickly went to an Android app for by bolus calculations.</p><p></p><p>It is a shame that Abbott did not incorporate the InsulinX tester into the Libre.</p><p></p><p>So it is not great, but for me the convenience of just carrying one device and having all BG results together outweigh the disadvantage. I have ordered some more strips and I when I next see the DSN I will try and get my prescription changed from the InsulinX strips.</p><p></p><p>As for accuracy until yesterday afternoon it was great, but after a 4 mile walk it was under-reading by over 3mmol/L. By the evening it was 2mmol/L low and this morning it is back to within 0.5mmol/L.</p><p></p><p>Tim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TimWJ, post: 887883, member: 191524"] Like you I have only had the Libre since Thursday so these are just my first thoughts on using it as my main blood tester. Until about a year ago I had an NHS supplied Optium Xceed meter and I had a part box of the correct stips that were still in date, so went straight onto the Libre for finger pricking. Compared to the InsulinX that I have been using it requires a huge amount of blood, I have ruined a few strip with "not enough blood". The finger prick results appear on the device under logbook with a blood drop instead of the trend arrow, but do not appear on any graphs. They do appear on the daily graphs downloaded to the PC as a different coloured dots, which is good, but it is a pity they do not appear on the graphs on the device. Like the InsulinX you cannot use the inbuilt Bolus calculator unless you do a finger test, and inputting your carb is almost unusable for me, each time it defaults to 15g and if you are having 100g you have to press the up arrow 85 times and the touch screen does not work very well for me. I very quickly went to an Android app for by bolus calculations. It is a shame that Abbott did not incorporate the InsulinX tester into the Libre. So it is not great, but for me the convenience of just carrying one device and having all BG results together outweigh the disadvantage. I have ordered some more strips and I when I next see the DSN I will try and get my prescription changed from the InsulinX strips. As for accuracy until yesterday afternoon it was great, but after a 4 mile walk it was under-reading by over 3mmol/L. By the evening it was 2mmol/L low and this morning it is back to within 0.5mmol/L. Tim. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Management
Blood Glucose Monitoring
FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…