I just got mine today (On my birthday) and I have inserted into the back of my arm and I have 40 minutes to wait before I can test myself.
As I was doing it, I was trying to work out the cost of things and there is no reason why the government should not be paying for this. Obviously the government would get a discount on the RRP price, but it's still the same as the AccuChek Mobile I use. The cassettes are about £30 each for 50 tests - which if you use the new regulations you test just twice a day, but you know you should be testing more, but don't because who wants to keep pricking their fingers. As for the finger pricker lancet catridges they are about £7 for 24 tests.
So with some basic maths - 28 days @ 3 times a day = 2 cassettes, 4 lancet cartridges. Total £84.
Two Libre sensors £96 with the benefits of unlimited tests per day so that means more accurate reading. As you know the more accurate the reading the better your health will be.
I may post about it again over the next day or so - see how it goes - but I will still use it with the AccuChek for the first few days just to make sure.