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Funding of any type for abbot freestyle Libre

Smokeycockatiel

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Hello forum members

I apologise in advance if this has already been asked tens of hundreds of times but.

Is there any funding, Charity, Healthcare plans,

That will cover the cost of the Abbot Freestyle Libre system.

I have Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (very slightly alike to Type 1)

I use 1 Gram Metformin morning and 1 Gram Metformin in the evening, plus :-

Novorapid before meals and levemir before bed.

James
 
Not for the libre as NICE have not approved it (yet).
 
Depending on your needs and difficulties and your CCG... you could request an exceptional funding request to be submitted for a CGM instead.

However, funding is extremely rare. My nurse put in for funding for a libre ladt year as NICE have not passed it for patients. However, my CCG panel allowed me funding of a CGM for 3 months. I opted for the Medtronic Guardian Connect as it allows 5 people to access my data for alerts for hypo's and hypers etc. It sends data to my iphone. It is so accurate.
 

Thankyou lets hope more people do the trial that my consultant put me in for and get the ball rolling, i only had it put on today and i already find it more useful and less stressful

James
 
The two week trial is a way to get Libre to get patients to buy them. A very clever marketing ploy to say its a trial..

A proper trial for a medical product requires the patient to send data to the manufacturer etc...

This just enables you to trial the product for two weeks and you will be hooked.

It is a good product but not so good as a CGM. A Cgm warns you and gives you alarms without scanning.
 
The lady from Abbot said its not to be called a cgm, hence it doesent have that hypo alarm etc,

My consultant told me that once i have the reader and knowledge on what i need to do, when and if it becomes nhs'able i just need the sensors.

I agree with what you are saying

im not affiliated with abbot etc

James
 
Understand that James. It is not a CGM. That is what I was trying to point out..

The idea from Abbott and the NHS currently is that patients will be hooked on the libre and buy it themselves after the one sensor trial. You save the NHS money by purchasing. Abbott get your money.
The big businesses are in the money.. the patient is left spending money on themselves.

You will not get the Libre funded thru the NHS. The best thing for you if you have exceptional case would be to ask your consultant for cgm funding to be requested.. as said, only exceptional cases will be awarded.
 
The more people that self fund a libre, the better off the nhs....
 
I totally agree it is good. Absolutely, but despite its populatity the NHS is not funding it.... they are jyst saving themselves money...

You will love it. It is good and will help but if you have special, exceptional needs (and you saud not aware if hypo's I think) then you may wish to talk to your Consultant about applying for exceptional case funding for a CGM.
 
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