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<blockquote data-quote="Peppergirl" data-source="post: 1378568" data-attributes="member: 330374"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Hi joanne75</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I have been using the libre since August 2016 and love it. Hopefully I can answer your questions:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">1) 1 sensor lasts 14 days, so for continuous use (2 sensors) it costs £100 pm + post</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">2) once you activate the sensor, if you remove it then you can't reattach it. It's 24 hours a day. It's on for the maximum of 14 days (the sensor expires after 14 days). Just to note, I've only had issues with 2 sensors (fell off during hot weather) and Abbott replaced them no problem. I have no issues whatsoever wearing the sensor all the time. It's comforting for me TBH.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">3) I put mine on the back of my arm but I don't tend to wear sleeveless. Not sure if you can wear it anywhere else, seems OK on the arm to me.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">4) no funding on the NHS (I've tried a few times, at each appointment I tell the DSN/GP that I love it, they agree but can do nothing yet).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">5) I find that it is accurate, in that it gives a very good view of glucose control. Not as accurate as testing blood, but I have found that sometimes my Accu chek mobile gives the same result. I would say most of the time, the Libre runs a bit lower (around 1mmol) than the blood testing, but still gives you a great indication of where your glucose is heading (low or high or steady).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I hope this helps. I think if you give it a try you'll really benefit because you'll have much more information to go off than blood tests on their own. I use the libre up to 50 times a day and there's no way I could blood test that much <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Best wishes</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peppergirl, post: 1378568, member: 330374"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]Hi joanne75 I have been using the libre since August 2016 and love it. Hopefully I can answer your questions: 1) 1 sensor lasts 14 days, so for continuous use (2 sensors) it costs £100 pm + post 2) once you activate the sensor, if you remove it then you can't reattach it. It's 24 hours a day. It's on for the maximum of 14 days (the sensor expires after 14 days). Just to note, I've only had issues with 2 sensors (fell off during hot weather) and Abbott replaced them no problem. I have no issues whatsoever wearing the sensor all the time. It's comforting for me TBH. 3) I put mine on the back of my arm but I don't tend to wear sleeveless. Not sure if you can wear it anywhere else, seems OK on the arm to me. 4) no funding on the NHS (I've tried a few times, at each appointment I tell the DSN/GP that I love it, they agree but can do nothing yet). 5) I find that it is accurate, in that it gives a very good view of glucose control. Not as accurate as testing blood, but I have found that sometimes my Accu chek mobile gives the same result. I would say most of the time, the Libre runs a bit lower (around 1mmol) than the blood testing, but still gives you a great indication of where your glucose is heading (low or high or steady). I hope this helps. I think if you give it a try you'll really benefit because you'll have much more information to go off than blood tests on their own. I use the libre up to 50 times a day and there's no way I could blood test that much ;) Best wishes[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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