Continuous Glucose Monitors suitable for Type 2 Diabetes management

[Art Of Flowers]

I am thinking of getting a CGM this summer suitable for someone with Type 2. I would be self funding these.
I have an Apple iPhone 11 Pro phone

The CGM alternatives seem to be ...

Dexcom One
Dexcom One+ (available in Europe but not UK yet)
Dexcom Stelo (available later this year) - targetted at T2 users

FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus (available in June 2024)

Are there others I should consider e.g. G6/7 or Libre 3 or another brand?
Which is those listed above would you recommend?

 

[Rachox]

I use the Freestyle Libre 2, I have an iPhone 14 Pro and it works well with it. Your iphone is on the list of compatible phones found here:

https://www.freestyle.abbott/content/dam/adc/freestyle/it/documents/ART39109-001_rev-AC-web-GUIDA_COMP_FSLL.pdf

Some times I get the odd duff one, but Abbott are good at replacing them, just requires a short phone call. Why don’t you take advantage of their free 14 day trial?

 

[Lakeslover]

I use the libre 2. Both the 2 and 2 plus are available now on the uk site. i rarely have any problems.
I used to use an iPhone 11 Pro and it worked well.

 

[Melgar]

I also use the Freestyle Libre 2 on my iphone 11. I’ve had very few problems.

 

[searley]

Any of the cgm’s will work regardless of diabetes type there are no dedicated’t2’ models. And at the end of the day they all do the same thing which is give you a bg reading.. so I would simply suggest getting one that’s most cost effective. Which is probably. Libre or the Dexcom one

 

[jaywak]

I use the Libre with an I phone se and never had a problem .

 

[Art Of Flowers]

It looks like the Dexcom One is a cut down version of the G6 and the One+ is a cutdown version of the smaller G7 sensor.

Both have a sensor life of 10 days with the One+ having a 12 hr Grace period at the end. The Stelo will have the same form factor as the One+ with a 15 day life and better adhesive. The Stelo is aimed at T2 Users.

The One+ has a 30 min warm up time and is more accurate than the One. The One+ has an integrated transmitter and has a higher accuracy than the One. The One+ can also connect to an Apple Watch (I have one). See One vs One+