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<blockquote data-quote="BeccyB" data-source="post: 1425033" data-attributes="member: 196557"><p>You're right, the Libre doesn't monitor and alert you in the same ways that a CGM does - it's technically called a 'Flash' Glucose Monitor as it only gives a result when you flash/scan it. </p><p></p><p>There are definitely advantages of using it though. It still means less holes in your fingers and a <u>much</u> clearer picture of the patterns in your results, including those hidden ups and downs that occasional finger sticks can miss. It also allows a parent to scan the child while they are sleeping to put their mind at rest rather than waking them up and forcing them to test. It is also cheaper than the dexcom (although there is a debate over extending the life transmitters etc that may change that) so while it has fewer advantages it is the best option some people can afford unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>And you can now scan using an Android phone rather than a separate device but I don't know if it's setup to share your results or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BeccyB, post: 1425033, member: 196557"] You're right, the Libre doesn't monitor and alert you in the same ways that a CGM does - it's technically called a 'Flash' Glucose Monitor as it only gives a result when you flash/scan it. There are definitely advantages of using it though. It still means less holes in your fingers and a [U]much[/U] clearer picture of the patterns in your results, including those hidden ups and downs that occasional finger sticks can miss. It also allows a parent to scan the child while they are sleeping to put their mind at rest rather than waking them up and forcing them to test. It is also cheaper than the dexcom (although there is a debate over extending the life transmitters etc that may change that) so while it has fewer advantages it is the best option some people can afford unfortunately. And you can now scan using an Android phone rather than a separate device but I don't know if it's setup to share your results or not. [/QUOTE]
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