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Please sign a petition to make the Libre available on NHS

For the NHS to fund the Libre sensoŕs will depend on the outcome of clinical trials. Already, there is a clinical trial being done across Europe. Details can be found at clinicals trials.gov website and typing in the search....NCT 02232698. This will then bring up the IMPACT trial that was spoken about at the EASD 2014 conference.

If the trial outcomes are positive, then hopefully the NHS and Abbott will have to negotiate over price but as it is, the price of the sensors are too much compared to the NHS price for 200 teststrips which amounts to £60 and not £90 for 2 Libre sensors.

Ive signed the petition but not holding my breath
 
The long term trial IHS mentions (IMPACT )is in Austria, Germany, Spain and Sweden
In the UK, here in France and in Germany they are doing a long term trial of the device on T2s using insulin.
NCT02082184 (REPLACE)
Lets hope that those hospitals that are involved in the trials see good results.
 
Il sign this iam currently pushing for this myself and ti prove it will improve my life, just giving me the piece of mind scanning when I want just that alone will boost my confidence while being out doors its a catch 22 unto they give people these new devices how can they say if it will be cost affective
 
well they have almost 3000 signatures already. The government cannot ignore this so the more we push for it, the better it should be.
The Libre is improving my care and is teaching me more than I have ever learned about my diabetes. In 3 weeks, I have seen my levels drop drastically, Ive avoided so many hypos with the arrow system. Im avoiding highs. In the long term this will save the NHS millions of pounds because we will be cutting risks of long term complications by having a more stable control. We are in total control of where our sugar levels are. Just 1 hypo where a T1 cannot self treat costs the NHS over £1200!
I think theres more argument in support of why this product should be available on the NHS for type 1's.
 
Totally agree Omnipod. Very short sighted if it proves to be accurate in the trails and it does not become available on prescription.
 
You need a fair few more than 3000 signatures. I signed but after campaigning for GP's to get better % of the NHS funding with 300,000 signatures-its still not enough to get any govt official to take notice.
You would all be better off contacting your CCG's....
 
I've already just bought one, but I've signed the petition, would be great to get it on the NHS. I have been struggling with the GP at the moment, letting me have as many strips as I need, so we decided to go and buy one of these seeing as the NHS weren't going to pay for more strips! Here's hoping the petition will make some impact!?!
 
Just signed:-)
 
Do you really think NHS policy should be based on how many signatures you can collect rather than which drugs are actually effective, because that's what this amounts to unless this petition will make free Libre sensors fall from the sky.
 
AlexMBrennan said:
Do you really think NHS policy should be based on how many signatures you can collect rather than which drugs are actually effective, because that's what this amounts to unless this petition will make free Libre sensors fall from the sky.
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A. It's not a drug.

B. It improves the ability to monitor and therefore control diabetes and costs the NHS less in the long term. There is an impact assessment going on right now, and the petition helps to make it clear that there is also very clear interest from the diabetic community.
 
I'm a bit concerned that this is so specific to the Libre. Hopefully it will fulfill it's promise but the reviews so far on this forum are a bit mixed to say the least.

At the moment I'm a Dexcom user, though that may change. I would prefer the option of a personal "budget" that I could put towards sensors of my choice.

There may be something much better than the Libre or Dexcom just around the corner, so perhaps it would be better not to restrict our options.

Just throwing the thought out there!
 
Omnipod said:
well they have almost 3000 signatures already. The government cannot ignore this so the more we push for it, the better it should be.
The Libre is improving my care and is teaching me more than I have ever learned about my diabetes. In 3 weeks, I have seen my levels drop drastically, Ive avoided so many hypos with the arrow system. Im avoiding highs. In the long term this will save the NHS millions of pounds because we will be cutting risks of long term complications by having a more stable control. We are in total control of where our sugar levels are. Just 1 hypo where a T1 cannot self treat costs the NHS over £1200!
I think theres more argument in support of why this product should be available on the NHS for type 1's.
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Different budgets though, CCGs vs hospitals.

Also what % of T1s end up each year in hospital with hypos? Unless it's 100% then you can't state that it's more cost effective to be a blanket availability. I had a technical hypo today out on th ebike, I avoided that by eating and regular blood testing.

What would be the cost of prescribing 25% more strips to T1s for example.

Other than "I want it", I cant see any logical argument for blanket prescription in this thread.
 
well the Libre lets you test more in an hour than most diabetics test by finger pricking in a whole day. You can see what your blood sugars are doing over a 24 hour period. Surely that alone is good enough to have it on the NHS?
My overall blood glucose levels have dropped since being on the libre AND I have avoided so many hypos because of the arrow....!
 
I guess the answer is that it is the only alternative to a CGMs device that gives you 100% coverage of your blood sugar, and does so in close to real time. I've been using one for just under 14 days and had very few issues. I'm one of the loud one's with a good experience. Normally people only make noise if it's a bad experience, and that's also what people remember.

I've been able to smooth out my bs and at a fraction of the cost of most of the cgm systems, if used according to manufacturer's instructions. I think it would make a huge difference. It doesn't have to be the libre but as the only device of its kind on the market I see why it was named.
 
Hi there,I'm currently trialing the FREESTYLE NAVIGATOR c.g.m with (OCDEM)Churchill hospital.I have found that the C.G.M is only 1.4mmol out-when I check against my neo meter
 
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