I've had about 15% replaced due to inaccuracy, 20% due to sensor failure and 10% due to falling off.
very good if you drive a lot .
FREESTYLE LIBRE
as it gives readings every 15 mins also a trend arrow if you are dropping or going up last 14 days use my one to stable night sugars plus still check blood with my pump meter
cost £5-00 per day 96 tests in a day lasts 14 days not a bad investment if you can achieve a stable insulin to food ratio look at in the long run may help to bring hbac1 down may save kidney/eyes / nerves/ damage
all are very very important to just like the lady who was the first blind actor . on EMMERDALE RIP
vic
ps overall cost to start say 150-00 to 170-00
I'm still using it, but intermittently. I find it wonderful. It pulls me up from bad habits every single time. And I don't worry about hypos now.How many of us people who started with the libre when it first came out are still using it? I gave up after 5 sensors but must admit I miss having the overnight graphs.
Has the NHS approved of the system yet? Or the DVLA?
No one in their right mind would use Libre scans for driving. Scans do not comply with DVLA specific requirements and you'd be mad to want to appear in court with a meter than runs 2 different systems giving wildly different results .
Not true. As long as you are complying with DVLA guidelines by testing with your regular glucose monitor when they say you need to then the libre is great as an advanced warning system. Just don't rely on it and always ensure complying with min DVLA testing guidelines
Not true. As long as you are complying with DVLA guidelines by testing with your regular glucose monitor when they say you need to then the libre is great as an advanced warning system. Just don't rely on it and always ensure complying with min DVLA testing guidelines
How many type 1s test before they get in a car and drive, every time? I'd hazard a guess that the answer to that is less than 50%. Especially when you consider the DVLA document that everyone bandies about is written in terms of advice and not "rules", indeed it states that you are "advised" to test blood glucose less than two hours before driving. Not "you must", and equally, it states that "you should not start driving for forty five minutes after a hypo" not "you must not".Wow. Moronically ignorant as well as rude. Guess you haven't even informed DVLA that you are using insulin as they send out a leaflet detailing exactly what you are legally required to do in regard to testing. Not guidelines. Sounds like you think this is all about your convenience and not the safety of others
Yup - I also signed up to this. Like the mention of NFC.Interestingly, I got an email today asking me (as an early adopter of Abbott technologies) if I wanted to sign up to the patient improvement plan. This (a) clears up for any of us that the Libre release really was an early adopter market trial rather than a full blown release... and (b) that there's likely to be some interesting stuff in the offing given the questions relating to NFC in a phone if you have a smartphone...