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<blockquote data-quote="evilclive" data-source="post: 2001568" data-attributes="member: 488171"><p>Disagree with the negatives here, for me at least. Libre does a good job of telling me if I'm safe to drive - it under-reads if anything and as per the DVLA guidance there's a fingerprick backup if there's any doubt. The ease of testing means it's way more likely to happen at a rather higher frequency than every two hours, and that combined with the obvious trend lines mean it's going to be a lot quicker to spot problems sooner. Compare eg "hmm, an hour in and I feel a little different. Hypo, hyper, too much fizz, what? Don't know, but I can test. Ok, I'll wait for a junction or service station, pull in, stop, get the kit out, test, ok, it was fine, drive off again. Or wave the reader, see it's fine and trending along, carry on." 10 minutes difference to the journey - I'm not likely to do the stop unless it's feeling likely to be a problem, but the quick wave means I'll know instantly.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the fingerprick is a useful addition in those marginal times (4-5ish), but for me they're quite rare anyway, it's generally rather more obvious.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="evilclive, post: 2001568, member: 488171"] Disagree with the negatives here, for me at least. Libre does a good job of telling me if I'm safe to drive - it under-reads if anything and as per the DVLA guidance there's a fingerprick backup if there's any doubt. The ease of testing means it's way more likely to happen at a rather higher frequency than every two hours, and that combined with the obvious trend lines mean it's going to be a lot quicker to spot problems sooner. Compare eg "hmm, an hour in and I feel a little different. Hypo, hyper, too much fizz, what? Don't know, but I can test. Ok, I'll wait for a junction or service station, pull in, stop, get the kit out, test, ok, it was fine, drive off again. Or wave the reader, see it's fine and trending along, carry on." 10 minutes difference to the journey - I'm not likely to do the stop unless it's feeling likely to be a problem, but the quick wave means I'll know instantly. Maybe the fingerprick is a useful addition in those marginal times (4-5ish), but for me they're quite rare anyway, it's generally rather more obvious. [/QUOTE]
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