Sensors are £47 each and supposed to last 7 days. They have lasted up to 23 days at a time.
The transmitter is ~£380 and is guarranteed for 6 months but the first one we had lasted ~ 9 months.
It's good thing to have and makes a difference to hba1c but not cheap.
Good luck getting funding...
Hi,
I have a Freestyle Navigator for sale (see http://www.abbottdiabetescare.co.uk/your-products/freestyle-navigator for details).
It is 4 months old but has only been turned on once to check it worked (it is a replacement we received, just before getting a combined pump and CGM off our PCT...