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New Flash Glucose Monitoring from Abbott - Bloodless Testing

Looks like it could be a good tool to investigate whether various diets (low GI/LCHF/LCLF/std NHS ) will control BG and reduce BG variability.
 
Yes, interesting so far.

I'm absolutely not their target customer, as I have lots of "natural", unmedicated lows, so my charts would just be red, red red. But, I really would be fascinated to properly understand my peaks, troughs and bell curves.
 
I cant get in!!!! can someone send me a URL please?

I'm in dont worry thanks :)

EDIT: Having been proven for 14 days I fully expect this sensor should last 21-28 days without major changes. I would be checking it against finger sticks obviously especially after the 14th day.

Also @hale710 interesting to see they have ok'ed for abdo as well as arms, I would imagine it might work in thigh although Ive seen reports from dex users that the thigh isnt as accurate for unknown reasons
 
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hale710 said:
Can you post any interesting/important info? I'm at work and no way I could do it right now but I want to know what's going on!
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Also it stores up to 8 hours of BG data on the sensor - thats the most interesting thing I've seen I think.

Uses a specific AGP graphing data I think they called it
 
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Vit C and aspirin at very high levels interfere but paracetamol is ok

No audible yet for visually impaired

Has insulux available on meter (bolus calc)

looks good but missed the release date :'(
 
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I have to agree hale70, I would be of the same opinion. I think Abbott have found a slot in the market. Esp for someone like me, that runs out of places to test from, but can't fork out, the amount needed for cgm. This fits a gap. A step up from finger/ arm testing, but more affordable for some, that can't afford cgm.
 
I watched it online this morning. I also looked up the clinical trial study IMPACT which is recruiting clinicaltrials.gov.uk. Not sure whether the price is 50 euros for the receiver or 150? The sensors I think are 50 euros.

The bolus wizard spoken about can only be activated by inserting a teststrip in the Libre receiver and entering the bg reading so the sensor reading itself cant be used. For me, this doesnt matter as the Vibe accepts a bg manually for the bolus wizard to work.

As tempted as I am, Ill wait to see the feedback first.
 
IHs, they quoted €59.90 for the receiver and the same price for the sensors. But I think I'll be having a very long and in depth chat, with rep, when I see them next week. Thank god, my parents are picking my kids up on that day.
 
hale710 said:
http://ninjabetic1.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/freestyle-libre-flash-glucose-technology.html?m=1

For those interested, a PERSONAL VIEW by someone I speak to online who is trying one out. She's had it since Friday.
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Thank you for the link Hale.

For me, the most important piece of information was the costs. I think I'll adopt a watching brief for a short while, then, provided there are no significantly negative aspects, I may got for this, with a view to using, say, one sensor a quarter, just to get a period real insight into how my bloods are actually doing. I recently "invested" roughly £140 in 10 home HbA1c tests, which are interesting, and reassuring, but I think this might be at a different level, and obviously providing different information - especially as over time, I am likely to ease up a bit further on my day-to-day testing.

Were I T1, I would definitely be very interested, on quite a different level.

Exciting times..
 
bloodless testing or fingerpricking both really are unnecessary for me, i rely on whether i feel tired, agitated or shaky to determine if my glucose is in a normal range. haven't used a glucose testing thing in a month or so, i only used it in that time so I wouldnt have to lie to my parents/family about not testing regularly.
 
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