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LIBRA GLUCOSE MONITOR PATCH.

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47Linda

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Type of diabetes
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Hello everyone.

I hope everyone is coping ok today.

Just wanted some feedback. I had an appointment with a specialist nurse end of last year and she wanted me to go on a course to understand the Libra Glucose Patch monitor. I thought that you did not need to go on a course for this, just needed a smart phone. Has anyone else had to go on a course for this?
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47Linda said:
Hello everyone.

I hope everyone is coping ok today.

Just wanted some feedback. I had an appointment with a specialist nurse end of last year and she wanted me to go on a course to understand the Libra Glucose Patch monitor. I thought that you did not need to go on a course for this, just needed a smart phone. Has anyone else had to go on a course for this?
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I did a few weeks ago when I got my Libre. Have to say there was probably nothing in it that I couldn't have found out elsewhere but some people probably do need it. It's only an hour, and will give you all the info you need. Also you get a free Libre sensor if you sign up!
 
Ok lovely. Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it.
I shall wait for my appointment and see what happens.
 
There is no reason to go on a course and they are not allowed to make it a condition. Getting a free one is irrelevant as a type 1 as they are given on prescription. All info is available in tutorials on line and the easiest way to learn is wear one.
 
Having said that, if @47Linda hasn't used the libre before then I guess the course might be helpful? I do wonder of they are being a bit ageist here and assuming that anyone over the age of 65 might have trouble with the technology???
Hopeful34 said:
We had to go to a group session at my hospital, and were all then given 2 free sensors.
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Was this before they became available to UK T1s on prescription?
 
They were making it a condition to slow down giving them out. Even then they were not supposed to make it a condition. Partha Kar the lead on Libre was pretty cross about it. I did the online tutorials 3 years after I started wearing them as I came upon them online and they were very interesting, but nothing that wearing one for a fortnight and reading the booklet didn’t tell me.
 
Interesting - almost like they wanted to slow down the adoption for funding challenges (but that might be my paranoia)

When I got mine, just had them added to my prescription by the GP (I requested them once they became available on the Nottingham Formulary- was buying them before they were on script)

Didn't get any training at all - imagine a page of A4 bullet points and a youtube would cover all you need to know to be honest
 
Thank you all for your replies. I still haven't had an appointment yet but will definitely be chasing them up.
 
47Linda said:
Thank you all for your replies. I still haven't had an appointment yet but will definitely be chasing them up.
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Good luck. I found getting a cgm almost as much of a game changer as getting my first glucometer 40 years ago....
 
I agree a course shouldn't be a condition towards getting one, as an insulin dependent diabetic you should get a green light, however if you've never used a continuous glucose monitor before then doing a course is a great way to understand more about how to apply it and then how to evaluate and act on the information you are getting from it. I gave my free sensor to a friend just diagnosed with type 2 and unfortunately it wasn't applied correctly so the sensor wasn't able to be used, having done a course would of helped with those initial nerves in applying the sensor and then what to expect afterwards and whilst I agree winging it to start is also a quick fire education it doesn't fill in the gaps like the fact the first 24 hours can be fairly erratic, compressions in sleep etc,
 
becca59 said:
There is no reason to go on a course and they are not allowed to make it a condition. Getting a free one is irrelevant as a type 1 as they are given on prescription. All info is available in tutorials on line and the easiest way to learn is wear one.
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I get mine on prescription but they didn't make me do the one hour training, I just chose to in case there was any extra info in there I couldn't find online. Turns out there wasn't but I wouldn't have known that beforehand!
 
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