libre

I have been using the freestyle libre continuously for over 5 years now and the Libre 2 for the past couple years. There has been some that aren’t very accurate but most have been fine, and hardly any have failed midway through the 2 weeks. However, for the past few months I have had sensor...

Which is more stable in its instantaneous value? Isn't CGM by far the more useful measurement? Is there a good correlation between the two measurements? How does the needle in the CGM sample the fluid? Does it not clog or get blocked with time?

Hi! I am looking into going to Australia on a working holiday visa and am trying to find some answers about prescriptions for type 1 diabetes car. I am 26, was diagnosed with T1D last year and have been getting along alright but cannot find any information on whether CGM of flash GM's are...

Hi everyone, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my libre 2 sensors recently. My last one has failed after a few days, the one before that lasted the full 14 but the 3 before that also failed suddenly. This means I’ve been relying heavily on my blood glucose machine but I’d really like a...

Hi, I've seen a few posts regarding getting the libre sensor on prescription, so I'm trying to get some advice. My mother is almost 90 and has been type 2 for over 40 years and always well controlled with medication. Until June this year when we were told that her meds would be changed...

Hi all, I am new here, but not new to Diabetes. For this project through Open University I have to interview or gather some feedback from some fellow users of the device or application on your phone. Then, I am to take the feedback and write a report on how the physical device, interface on the...

I'm a 62 yo male, displaying a classic phenotype of Asian mid-region obesity, with low metabolic activity and sedentary life style. I have been struggling with a dietary approach to reduction of blood sugar for around fifteen months now. Now for some data. During this period, I observed...

I have been on the Libre2 sensor system for over a year after previously being on the Libre 1. These sensors seem extremely unreliable and temperamental. Have you heard this before? I've attached a some of screenshots showing when they stop communicating with me and then later on fail...

I can't seem to find the answer... after scanning the patch, the sensor says to do a blood test. The sensor seems to have a place at the bottom to insert a strip, but no strips came with the prescription. Is this something I need to purchase separately? Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong...

So, yesterday I had my trial libre 2 meeting with my hospital nurse. I self funded 4 sensors a couple of years ago, but could not get them to work with my phone. After leaving the hospital, it started to come away from the skin, wouldn't scan and eventually failed. The hospital gave me another...

Hello! I recently got the Insulin calculator set up on my libre 2 reader. However, I am confused as to how it works, because it doesn't always give me the option to make insulin bolus calculations. Often when I scan my blood sugar, it still just shows the pen tool to enter my insulin and...

Hi! I'm in Sydney, Australia. For almost a year now, I've been using this sensor, which connects with my Samsung Galaxy A31 mobile phone - to give me blood sugar readings, and, most importantly, alarms when these go too high or TOO LOW. Now, my alarms aren't working much at all, causing me heaps...

Anyone using the Libre 3 yet ? I've put my last Libre 2 sensor on today. 2 weeks and it will be Libre 3 all the way. I have had lots of problems with the Libre 2 sensors. It seems 1 in 3 of the sensors are faulty and then it takes weeks to get a response from Abbot. Hoping there is some...

Hi, As above, this is all new to me. Having had a full check up, blood sugars came back as 42, so I’m pre diabetic. I have some questions for you all though. In past years, when I lived elsewhere, I used to have a FBC done annually as a fasting one and never had an issue. I lead an extremely...

I had no idea about this earlier but, today, I put my phone up to my sensor without the app open out of curiosity and it still scanned the sensor, and it took me 4 months since diagnosis to realise this. Not sure if everyone else did this, but hey! It works! (well, on my Samsung phone anyway so...

I am currently on the Libre Optium Neo since I was diagnosed in December, and I was researching other glucose smart meters and came across the Smart Dario meter, and I was wondering if I could change from the Optium Neo to Dario. It is available for free on the NHS, along with the test strips...

My mum is using her first sensor (nhs funded) after doing the bianca course. She used one she bought in the summer, with no problems whatsoever. She still had the app on her phone, so she put the new sensor on yesterday and set up the high and low sugars for the alarm. However, the alarms are...

Just a flying visit from me. I'm looking for a recommendation... Me and my girl have been diagnosed for almost 6 years now. Jeez! Everything's going pretty swimmingly in terms of the emo pancreases at least. My girl is 16 now and has decided she wants to use the freestyle libre... She's always...

Hello, I am new to this forum and would be grateful for comments about Dexcom. My wife sent me a link to their advert. It seems to be a possible alternative to Freestyle Libre, which I have been using for years. However, if I read the adverts correct it seems to be more expensive. I am a...

I’m due to be getting married in August and have recently bought my wedding dress (sleeveless). As much as I would like to have my Libre on show on my arm (I’m all for promoting diabetes awareness), I wondered if anybody has managed to put their Libre sensor on another part of their body and...