Yes, but you could fingerprick and get a reading say of 5 but you could actually be dropping. At least the Libre shows if you are rising or falling.I really do not know where I stand on the Libre and driving! I am one of the lucky ones whos Libre readings are very accurate. There are a lot of posts on here and social media about the vast differences in readings. So you could have a Libre reading of 5 (safe to drive) and actually be hypo! A fair few diabetics are hypo unaware. Still think finger pricking should be used before driving
I disagree.We've always been told that we mustn't drive unless the B/G is more than 5mmol and that having set off, we must test again every 2 hours! Anyone following those rules is asking for trouble and risking the life of other road users.
I used Libre and finger pricking for my first 2 weeks using CGM. The finger pricking always measured between 1.0 and 1.5 above the Libre even allowing for a time delay. I also generally feel hypo when my finger pricking is about 5.5, but not when the Libre is between 4.5 and 5. You can easily take a reading on the Libre while driving not so easy to continuously check with blood on a long car trip.Sometimes my libre doesn't give me accurate readings but the ones I've had have always read lower when I was low and higher when I was high!! Don't think I have in the last 1.5 yrs had one that said I wasnt below 4 when my meter said I was!! I do understand though that it is better to be safe than sorry esp when we could kill someone by driving hypo!!
We've always been told that we mustn't drive unless the B/G is more than 5mmol and that having set off, we must test again every 2 hours! Anyone following those rules is asking for trouble and risking the life of other road users.
@KenBachelor Do police officers have the capacity to check?Used sensibly, the Libre does everything we need. When I take a reading it tells me whether the trend is dropping or rising. We all know that the readings give the position about 10 minutes ago and as I never drive unless my reading is 7mmol or higher I can use that knowing whether it's going the wrong way.
We've always been told that we mustn't drive unless the B/G is more than 5mmol and that having set off, we must test again every 2 hours! Anyone following those rules is asking for trouble and risking the life of other road users.
I assume they can ask us to prove we were safe to drive and we can do this by showing the history on our test meter.@KenBachelor Do police officers have the capacity to check?
Same if you don’t have a Libre?I assume they can ask us to prove we were safe to drive and we can do this by showing the history on our test meter.
If we fail to do so following an accident, I assume I am handing my insurers a reason not to cover me.
Yes. Al test meters I have used for the last 15 years have a history.Same if you don’t have a Libre?
I was recently told by my DSN that they would actually ask to see your meter to confirm your last test. I was and still am a little dubious about that!@KenBachelor Do police officers have the capacity to check?
Why would it be different?Same if you don’t have a Libre?
Just looked on the Freestyle Libre website. Apart from them saying there is a shortage now and that only existing customers will be catered for immediately, they also mentioned the DVLA thing...
“The DVLA does not consider interstitial fluid glucose readings, such as those provided by the FreeStyle Libre sensors, to be sufficient on their own and drivers must also monitor their blood glucose levels using a traditional blood glucose test.”
I was going to order one.
No and no, Clive. Simply learning as I go. I might end up Type 2 eventually so am thinking ahead.Are you on insulin and with a medically restricted licence? If not, then the DVLA rules don't apply to you.
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