New Flash Glucose Monitoring from Abbott - Bloodless Testing

[Julie1471]

My DSN has just seen a presentation on this today, Kings will allow readings to be used for pump bolsus and corrections. But not for driving yet as DVLA and a panel are sorting this out.

Start up cost confirmed by Abbott rep today, £138 for monitor and 2 sensors and sensors cost £40 each. And I have a trail of it starting on the 25th Sept, for 4 weeks and it's out mid October in the UK.

 

[Hooked]

My DSN has just seen a presentation on this today, Kings will allow readings to be used for pump bolsus and corrections. But not for driving yet as DVLA and a panel are sorting this out.

Start up cost confirmed by Abbott rep today, £138 for monitor and 2 sensors and sensors cost £40 each. And I have a trail of it starting on the 25th Sept, for 2 weeks and it's out mid October in the UK.

I'm a bit deflated hearing the cost of the sensors, I had been (wishfully) hoping they'd cost less.

Great news about Kings though. Keep us posted on your trail, I'd love to hear how you get on.

 

[Engineer88]

How much did you think they would cost @Hooked??

 

[Hooked]

How much did you think they would cost @Hooked??

Less! I'd hoped they'd cost a good bit less than the Dexcom sensors, thus making it more affordable and perhaps a chance of me being able to afford them. I run a tight ship here.

 

[hale710]

Less! I'd hoped they'd cost a good bit less than the Dexcom sensors, thus making it more affordable and perhaps a chance of me being able to afford them. I run a tight ship here.

Haha! It's less than the Medtronic sensors and lasts twice as long so I'm in!

 

[Hooked]

Haha! It's less than the Medtronic sensors and lasts twice as long so I'm in!

I shall live vicariously thorough you lot what can afford it and look forward to hearing how you get on.

 

[Julie1471]

@Hooked , hopefully in a little bit of time, they will bring the price of the sensors down. I am looking forward to trying this, as for me bg testing is hard at points, thats why I wanted to know if Kings would accept the readings for pump use. But by the time I take it back, it should be out to buy here.

 

[LucySW]

Has anyone on here actually used this? Would love to know first-hand how it copes with sweaty exercise / showers/ rolling over in bed.

Answers eagerly awaited.

Lucy

 

[Julie1471]

Lucy, I get to try it from the 25th of this month, for 4 weeks

 

[LucySW]

Can you report back then? Guaranteed audience

Lucy

 

[Julie1471]

Yes I will, but I'll prob post it in the Blood Glucose, part of this site.

 

[hale710]

I shall live vicariously thorough you lot what can afford it and look forward to hearing how you get on.

Hopefully it'll be NHS funded soon!

 

[LucySW]

Yes I will, but I'll prob post it in the Blood Glucose, part of this site.

How to find? I haven't seen that.

 

[Julie1471]

Lucy, I'll tag you in the post I started yesterday, and it will take you to that bit of the forum

 

[AlexMBrennan]

Has anyone on here actually used this? Would love to know first-hand how it copes with sweaty exercise / showers/ rolling over in bed.

Answers eagerly awaited.

Lucy

@Omnipod has used them as part of a trial iirc; maybe he is able to answer

 

[Britishbob]

Not done sweaty exercise so cant answer that bit - You can shower / bathe or swim for 30 mins in it
Rolling over in bed - Now then - Sensor needs to be placed on the back of the upper arm, helps to stop knocking it - No problem in bed
See someone mentioned Dexcom - believe you still need to prick fingers every day to calibrate that system (not certain) - Don't with Freestyle Libre
Freestyle Libre checks your glucose level every 15mins and the sensor stores 8 hours of data

There are videos from people using on Twitter - see - Thoughts FL 1 by Phil Davies

 

[iHs]

Lucy, I'll tag you in the post I started yesterday, and it will take you to that bit of the forum

I will also be wanting to see how you get on too Julie. With all the trouble you have with finger pricking, Iits nice to see that you'll get a chance to trial it.

 

[iHs]

Not done sweaty exercise so cant answer that bit - You can shower / bathe or swim for 30 mins in it
Rolling over in bed - Now then - Sensor needs to be placed on the back of the upper arm, helps to stop knocking it - No problem in bed
See someone mentioned Dexcom - believe you still need to prick fingers every day to calibrate that system (not certain) - Don't with Freestyle Libre
Freestyle Libre checks your glucose level every 15mins and the sensor stores 8 hours of data

There are videos from people using on Twitter - see - Thoughts FL 1 by Phil Davies

Could the sensor be inserted in the tummy instead of the arm as that would prevent it being knocked?

 

[hale710]

Yes 5 or 6 twitter users I speak to regularly had them put on yesterday, all in their arm. Personally I'd prefer thigh if possible so would need to investigate that

 

[jackois]

here's a link to one of the videos....