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<blockquote data-quote="slip" data-source="post: 1804346" data-attributes="member: 182669"><p>I guess I can throw away the coloured pee sticks then......!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes a cgm/libre can provide more info than a single drop of blood, cgm's need calibrating (other than the new Dexcom G6) so are less unlikely to give consistent false readings, the libre on the other hand could be way off the mark at times, if people don't manually 'calibrate' them there's a chance that they think they are 5 or above because thats what the libre says when in fact it could be reporting consistently higher than actual blood. Not everyone does finger pricks once they have a libre, except currently to drive, so if you take that requirement away..........</p><p></p><p>I've not read the link yet, but from your post and what was quoted my take on it is it doesn't mean prescribed, just that your clinic agree the device you are using/self funding is safe & can be used for driving - question is why wouldn't they? as it has to meet certain accuracy criteria anyway?</p><p></p><p>Libre prescription criteria varies slightly from one CCG to another, hypo unawareness was defo used as a marker for cgm funding though.</p><p></p><p>There could be some good old court cases coming up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slip, post: 1804346, member: 182669"] I guess I can throw away the coloured pee sticks then......! Yes a cgm/libre can provide more info than a single drop of blood, cgm's need calibrating (other than the new Dexcom G6) so are less unlikely to give consistent false readings, the libre on the other hand could be way off the mark at times, if people don't manually 'calibrate' them there's a chance that they think they are 5 or above because thats what the libre says when in fact it could be reporting consistently higher than actual blood. Not everyone does finger pricks once they have a libre, except currently to drive, so if you take that requirement away.......... I've not read the link yet, but from your post and what was quoted my take on it is it doesn't mean prescribed, just that your clinic agree the device you are using/self funding is safe & can be used for driving - question is why wouldn't they? as it has to meet certain accuracy criteria anyway? Libre prescription criteria varies slightly from one CCG to another, hypo unawareness was defo used as a marker for cgm funding though. There could be some good old court cases coming up! [/QUOTE]
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