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Freestyle Libre - 3rd applications

Andy Marvin

Andy Marvin

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Hi there!

Have anybody used android-apps to read the data from sensor instead of original receiver?
If you have, then:
1) which app have you used?
2) is it consistently enough? how you have checked?
3) does it allow to buy just sensors and use with device? or receiver is anyway needed to apply sensor?
4) in such case does Libre exchange bad sensors?

I found next apps on google play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.librelink.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.glicemia
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.cm.liapp

I'm going to purchase Freestyle Libre, but price is not very pleasent :(
So I'm looking different ways to make it softer.
Will be appreciated for your help.
 
Andy Marvin said:
Hi there!

Have anybody used android-apps to read the data from sensor instead of original receiver?
If you have, then:
1) which app have you used?
2) is it consistently enough? how you have checked?
3) does it allow to buy just sensors and use with device? or receiver is anyway needed to apply sensor?
4) in such case does Libre exchange bad sensors?

I found next apps on google play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.librelink.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.glicemia
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.cm.liapp

I'm going to purchase Freestyle Libre, but price is not very pleasent :(
So I'm looking different ways to make it softer.
Will be appreciated for your help.
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Hi there, I have just left my Diabetes Clinic with the Libre, for a trial. While I was there, they got me to download the app on my phone, they said to use : librelink app. The way they explained it to me ( I haven't read through all the user manual yet) but you can use either the reader or the phone librelink app. So I don't think you would need the reader. Ask your diabetes clinic, I told them that I liked the sound of all things i'm hearing about it and they gave me a reader and 1 sensor, told me the reader is mine to keep if I like it and to go to Abbott FreeStyle Libre to order sensors if I want to keep using it. Worth trying..
 
AndyWatt said:
Hi there, I have just left my Diabetes Clinic with the Libre, for a trial. While I was there, they got me to download the app on my phone, they said to use : librelink app. The way they explained it to me ( I haven't read through all the user manual yet) but you can use either the reader or the phone librelink app. So I don't think you would need the reader. Ask your diabetes clinic, I told them that I liked the sound of all things i'm hearing about it and they gave me a reader and 1 sensor, told me the reader is mine to keep if I like it and to go to Abbott FreeStyle Libre to order sensors if I want to keep using it. Worth trying..
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Thanks!
Seems like librelink app should work well. I'm not from UK and most of our endocrinologists don't even know about CGM existance :facepalm:
 
Andy Marvin said:
Yep, I know, just looking one now :)
Have you decided to not purchase libre after researching?
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I'm lucky DSN is organising a trial for me hopefully in December. So I'll try the scanner and sensor and take decision from there, but from everything I've read it sounds promising even if I can only fund it occasionally.
 
I have started using Libre as my diabetes is all over the place. I am type 1 and have had it for 58 years. I find it a great help but costs £98 a month.
I think the NHS should help as you save on testing strips.
It is fairly accurate I test if I think it is wrong.
Blood sugars go up and down you only realise by scanning the sensor.
(Fingers couldn't stand all the checks I do.)
 
Margie@home said:
I have started using Libre as my diabetes is all over the place. I am type 1 and have had it for 58 years. I find it a great help but costs £98 a month.
I think the NHS should help as you save on testing strips.
It is fairly accurate I test if I think it is wrong.
Blood sugars go up and down you only realise by scanning the sensor.
(Fingers couldn't stand all the checks I do.)
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Thanks for you response. Yes, I know about up & downs, that's why want to buy libre. Unfortunatly, I don't have a possibillity to get it free, only buying by myself.
 
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