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<blockquote data-quote="EllsKBells" data-source="post: 1640840" data-attributes="member: 338121"><p>I agree with [USER=30007]@tim2000s[/USER] </p><p></p><p>I also think it is worth mentioning that the Libre alone is not going to improve control - you have to be able to use the data you are getting off of it, so realistically, education needs to be better funded and provided, and it is not a replacement for finger pricks - it just isn't accurate enough, and that isn't really the point. Yes, I have used it in the past, and I don't any more. The sensors can be very hit and miss, and although they last 14 days, the last 2 or 3 are little more than useless, because by that point it has drifted so far off. I would not bolus off of it, no way, I wouldn't drive on the basis of a libre scan, and I wouldn't treat a hypo off of it. </p><p></p><p>Also, just to add to the point about the studies Abbot are quoting, they aren't exactly on large groups - I know we are talking about a small population anyway, but whether the sample sizes they have used can be considered statistically powerful is debatable.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I would rather see better access to education, so that people actually know how to respond to the numbers they are getting both T1 and T2, funding for meters and strips, for T2s who want them but also to stop this push towards really cheap meters and strips - I'm allowed the Aviva Accu-Chek Expert in my current CCG, but next year, if I move, there is a very good chance that I won't be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllsKBells, post: 1640840, member: 338121"] I agree with [USER=30007]@tim2000s[/USER] I also think it is worth mentioning that the Libre alone is not going to improve control - you have to be able to use the data you are getting off of it, so realistically, education needs to be better funded and provided, and it is not a replacement for finger pricks - it just isn't accurate enough, and that isn't really the point. Yes, I have used it in the past, and I don't any more. The sensors can be very hit and miss, and although they last 14 days, the last 2 or 3 are little more than useless, because by that point it has drifted so far off. I would not bolus off of it, no way, I wouldn't drive on the basis of a libre scan, and I wouldn't treat a hypo off of it. Also, just to add to the point about the studies Abbot are quoting, they aren't exactly on large groups - I know we are talking about a small population anyway, but whether the sample sizes they have used can be considered statistically powerful is debatable. Personally, I would rather see better access to education, so that people actually know how to respond to the numbers they are getting both T1 and T2, funding for meters and strips, for T2s who want them but also to stop this push towards really cheap meters and strips - I'm allowed the Aviva Accu-Chek Expert in my current CCG, but next year, if I move, there is a very good chance that I won't be. [/QUOTE]
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