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Thanks for the information.

Hello Does anyone know the MARD of the Freestyle Libre reader and the Freestyle Libre 2 reader when they are being used as blood glucose meters? Thank you

Thanks Jaylee. So I take it then that you aren't using third party software in order to further calibrate the Libre 2 sensors and improve accuracy. It would be interesting to know whether other users of Libre 2 sensors are also not trying to calibrate the Libre 2 sensor to improve accuracy.

I understand the MARD (or as I understand it in layman's terms the accuracy compared to a blood glucose device) of the Libre 2 sensor compared the Libre 1 sensor has been improved from (in adults) 11.4% to 9.2%. I have two questions. First, if the the accuracy of the Libre 2 sensor has...

I understand the MARD (or as I understand it in layman's terms the accuracy compared to a blood glucose device) of the Libre 2 sensor compared the Libre 1 sensor has been improved from (in adults) 11.4% to 9.2%. I have two questions. First, if the the accuracy of the Libre 2 sensor has...

It will be very interesting to see if the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will give either watch authorisation as medical devices on which safe treatment decisions can be based.

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OK, thank you.

Thank you Antje 77, that thought had never occurred to me. That said, technically the danger of misuse of pens is ever present anyway given the effect insulin is supposed to have on the body, and I would hope that most (adult) users would be grown up and careful rather than reckless/careless...

Yes please Goonergal! If you are able to do that it would be very helpful indeed. Thank you.

Hello Does anyone know why the maker of Tresiba 200 units/mL does not at present make and sell cartridges/penfills (and an appropriate insulin pen) for this insulin? Also, does anyone know if the maker of Tresiba 200 units/mL intends in the near or medium future to make and sell...

22nw22, if you are already using the Freestyle Libre 1 and have a Freestyle Libre 1 reader, I don't understand why you have to go through your GP to get a Libre 2 reader as Abbott have been replacing Libre 1 readers with Libre 2 readers free of charge. On the Abbott website (in January at...

Jaylee is most certainly right. Abbott will want the serial number to check for manufacturing quality control purposes (almost all manufacturing will have similar quality control processes in place. That's (partly) what bar codes and serial numbers are used for on product/product packaging). We...

OK, thanks. Apart from the manufacturer (and the NHS) no one can know for sure, but it took roughly two years for the Freestyle Libre 2 to become available in the UK (I think it first became available in Germany in 2018), so that might be a guide as to when we might expect the Freestyle Libre...

Hello Damian. I'm not sure I understand your query. As I said above, anyone in the UK can buy Freestyle Libre 2 sensors today from Abbott's website if they want to.

An agreement was reached between the NHS and Abbott that the Freestyle Libre 2 would be available on prescription to NHS funded patients from November 2020. The Freestyle Libre 2 was supposed to be available for use from January 2021 and all those NHS funded patients who were prescribed the...

Hello Kipper I see that your original post was a long, long time ago, but I was wondering did your GP, diabetes consultant or diabetes specialist nurse ever help you to resolve the issue with the blood pressure medication raising your blood sugars and what the end solution was?

I haver no doubt your GP will do the necessary for you. I'm just very conscious from what I've read of how resistant some CCGs have been to funding all those who should be eligible for this product because by law they are required to manage their budgets. I am a huge fan of science and...

According to what I have read the price (i.e. the price paid by the NHS to the manufacturer) of the Freestyle Libre 2 will be exactly the same as the Freestyle Libre 1. Therefore if you are already being prescribed the Freestyle Libre 1 on the NHS there is no reason whatsoever why you should not...

According to recent internet the Freestyle Libre 2 was approved for use and prescription by the NHS in November 2020. News articles and twitter feeds I have read suggest that everyone who has been prescribed Freestyle Libre 1 should be eligible ad moved over to the Freestyle Libre 2. However...