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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1473067" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>They are fantastic for dealing with hypos. Because they measure all the time, instead of the snapshots you get from strips, it's really easy to see when your levels are dropping (they even show a downward arrow when dropping rapidly) and then take 5 or 10g to even things out <em>before the hypo even happens. </em>It's like being able to change the future. I've avoided plenty of hypos because of it.</p><p></p><p>The cost is a hassle, £100 per month for the libre, but seeing as that works out per day at the cost of a newspaper and coffee or return bus trip, it's worth it for just how much easier it makes life.</p><p></p><p>Abbott, who make libre, have applied to have it available on the NHS,so it's a case of wait and see. It's still early days, but I'm pretty sure that one fine day in the next few years, these'll be as easy to get on the NHS as strips are.</p><p></p><p>To begin with, I was testing just as much as I used to while I got used to it, but in the last couple of months, after getting familiar with the quirks and differences, I've cut right down to 1 or 2 tests a day and am perfectly happy to bolus from it. It's technically not recommended for bolusing, but that's because doctors and manufacturers are paranoid about getting sued, but in practice, once you figure out how to read it properly and calibrate with a couple of tests a day to get an idea of how close it's running to actual levels, it is possible to bolus from it. It took me a few months to get to that stage, but I'm pretty confident with it now. I don't drive at the moment so there's no DVLA issues - I'd test if I was driving.</p><p></p><p>They don't hurt at all. I've attached a photo of a libre sensor. See the black filament coming out of the white bit in the middle? That's what goes inside you. It's flexible. About 5mm long.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]23003[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1473067, member: 374531"] They are fantastic for dealing with hypos. Because they measure all the time, instead of the snapshots you get from strips, it's really easy to see when your levels are dropping (they even show a downward arrow when dropping rapidly) and then take 5 or 10g to even things out [I]before the hypo even happens. [/I]It's like being able to change the future. I've avoided plenty of hypos because of it. The cost is a hassle, £100 per month for the libre, but seeing as that works out per day at the cost of a newspaper and coffee or return bus trip, it's worth it for just how much easier it makes life. Abbott, who make libre, have applied to have it available on the NHS,so it's a case of wait and see. It's still early days, but I'm pretty sure that one fine day in the next few years, these'll be as easy to get on the NHS as strips are. To begin with, I was testing just as much as I used to while I got used to it, but in the last couple of months, after getting familiar with the quirks and differences, I've cut right down to 1 or 2 tests a day and am perfectly happy to bolus from it. It's technically not recommended for bolusing, but that's because doctors and manufacturers are paranoid about getting sued, but in practice, once you figure out how to read it properly and calibrate with a couple of tests a day to get an idea of how close it's running to actual levels, it is possible to bolus from it. It took me a few months to get to that stage, but I'm pretty confident with it now. I don't drive at the moment so there's no DVLA issues - I'd test if I was driving. They don't hurt at all. I've attached a photo of a libre sensor. See the black filament coming out of the white bit in the middle? That's what goes inside you. It's flexible. About 5mm long. [ATTACH=full]23003[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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