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BMJ recommendations https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-type-2-diabetes-guidance-ties-treatment-choice-cardio-2025a1000m8m?ecd=a2a “SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs, along with finerenone, a nonsteroidal selective mineralocorticoid RA, and tirzepatide, a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic...

Cannot confirm that all UK sold FSL2+ are manufactured in IR. Some may still be manufactured in Oxon. The stats are as reliable as possible but some reporting must be suspect, such as one I read that claimed the sensor caught Fire! Comparable numbers between Abbott and Dexcom for Loss of...

I must admit that I am still using FSL2. I wished to give time for the new Ireland plant to settle in. https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/abbott-opens-new-facility-to-meet-demand-for-diabetes-technology.html. I have almost no failures over the 10yrs continuous use of Libre...

Libre takes readings every minute. These are used to produce the Spot readings that provide the instant readings you see and the alarms. As can be seen in the chart below, these vary quite considerably. For the chart and all averages, they are first Smoothed. The smoothed line is the chart you...

The Mayo Clinic, perhaps the world’s premiere hospital has recently produced a report on advanced insulin injection techniques. (you can find it by Google “FITTER Mayo Clinic”) It is designed to advise medical professionals and is long and complex so not for the faint hearted. The quite...

Mayo Clinic is ranked No. 1 as the world's best hospital for the seventh year in a row. The "World's Best Hospitals" list is released by Newsweek every year. The ranking was reportedly based on a survey sent to medical experts as well as patient satisfaction and hospital quality metrics.26 Feb...

The Mayo Clinic is recognised as being one of the leading international medical organisations. They recently published a paper which imho condemns current clinical practice. 30-60% of insulin users actually inject incorrectly. The main issue is lack of training for new users. Unfortunately...

No, I absolutely agree. The U.K. is improving with greater input from pharmacy. I spend some months each year in Spain where pharmacists also have greater authority. Here I can get blood test with results within 1 days, get appointment and prescription filled within 2 days (often 1 day). The...

Now the pharmacists have become involved https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/pharmacists-cut-medication-errors-and-costs-on-diabetes-and-endocrinology-wards-study-results-show

If your bmi is slightly low, learn to bend your knees slightly when height is measured ;)

Surely what really matters is the Medical Results - not the readings from either A large Swedish study demonstrates this - This is the comparison that really matters - The values from each device type is immaterial- what is important is the results to Health These are not small differences ….

Study involved small number of patients but sensors concurrently on different sites over the period so some hundreds of comparisons. Look at the diagrams. Each dot is a compared reading. That is Not very small and a considerable increase over individual reports. Over 660 readings from Abdomen -...

I had trigger, right ring. I attempted to splint myself, including ring and little finger. Little finger not been right since. Saw a sports physio in Spain (has excellent reputation). He used both electro massage and shock therapy. Much improved and trigger no more But hand is still painful to...

to insert Libre hold hand on top of head. That pre stretches skin. Medical trials show accuracy loss on abdomen. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29381253/ http://drc.bmj.com/content/bmjdrc/5/1/e000320.full.pdf?

Abbott have finally responded - Due to an error, some FreeStyle Libre user groups were mistakenly removed from Facebook. We've discussed this with our third-party monitoring vendor, BrandShield, and they are aiming to restore access within 24 hours. We employ companies like BrandShield for...

afaik it is only Abbott Libre groups at the moment in a number of different countríes. As mentioned above, it may be just an independent firm touting for business or it could be on behalf of an entirely different company trying to damage Abbott. The silence from Abbott is deafening. WHATEVER...

A number of Facebook peer support groups have been suddenly shut down by Facebook both in the U.K. and elsewhere. Some of these have tens of thousands of active members and have been running for a number of years. The reason given is copyright infringement of the name “Freestyle Libre”. A...

And the advice to Doctors - you can choose Glucose and also hba1c - and see how great the variation is for professionals using large samples, experienced technicians and very expensive equipment. Do you really think you can do better with a single finger prick...

I have not used Dexcom but have used Libre since they were first introduced into Europe (before USA!). The basic technology is the same. You can read it in the hundreds of pages of the patents. The major difference is in so called calibration and smoothing. Both systems rely upon a foreign body...

The blood test results do naturally show significant variation. But BG levels do, quite normally, show wide variation due to many factors, including recent diet and exercise. But do remember the above variation is large sample controlled laboratory test. Your home test will be much wider ;)