Good morning
I see the manufacturer has now uploaded a number of videos on You Tube about using the Freestyle Libre 3 which appear to be directed at prospective users in the UK and Ireland.
Does anyone have any intel on:
1. Who will be able to use the Libre 3 in the UK?
2. Whether the Libre 3 will be available on prescription?
My current understanding is that GPs won't be able to prescribe it as they can Libre 1 and 2. Libre 3 will only be available through patients' diabetes consultants/DSNs. This seems to me an inefficient way of accessing the product and unsustainable in the medium/longterm.
At present, I can get two Libre 2s on prescription every month using the GP electronic repeat prescription system. Assuming I even qualify for a Libre 3 I don't particularly want to have to visit my consultant or DSN each month to get hold of the product.
3. Will the Libre 3 ever be available to buy in the UK for those who aren't eligible on prescription?
4. Have the issues identified by some users with the Libre 2 (significant failure rates during warm up or within hours/days after initiation; tendency of the Libre 2 to read significantly under or over compared to a finger stick reading when sugars are changing and not within target range) been resolved with the Libre 3?
I see the manufacturer has now uploaded a number of videos on You Tube about using the Freestyle Libre 3 which appear to be directed at prospective users in the UK and Ireland.
Does anyone have any intel on:
1. Who will be able to use the Libre 3 in the UK?
2. Whether the Libre 3 will be available on prescription?
My current understanding is that GPs won't be able to prescribe it as they can Libre 1 and 2. Libre 3 will only be available through patients' diabetes consultants/DSNs. This seems to me an inefficient way of accessing the product and unsustainable in the medium/longterm.
At present, I can get two Libre 2s on prescription every month using the GP electronic repeat prescription system. Assuming I even qualify for a Libre 3 I don't particularly want to have to visit my consultant or DSN each month to get hold of the product.
3. Will the Libre 3 ever be available to buy in the UK for those who aren't eligible on prescription?
4. Have the issues identified by some users with the Libre 2 (significant failure rates during warm up or within hours/days after initiation; tendency of the Libre 2 to read significantly under or over compared to a finger stick reading when sugars are changing and not within target range) been resolved with the Libre 3?