It's definitely worth discussing freestyle libre with your docs (a scripting decision will normally be made by the hospital consultant, not the GP, although there seems to be local variations). Cgm like dexcom is much more difficult on script.
I've attached the England-wide policy on libre, item 1 says if you test more than 8 times a day for valid clinical reasons for 3 months, you're in, no ifs or buts, and the NHS T1 clinical lead says he wants to hear from anyone denied it so he can speak to the hospital.
Item 4 could be a runner too. It refers to psychosocial circumstances, which could cover a whole range of things, like intense bolusing worries leading to limiting food choices, hypo anxiety etc.
Libre doesn't have all the bells and whistles like hypo alerts, but it's still very useful. No hypo alerts during the day isn't an issue because it only takes a couple of seconds to scan it so you still get a heads up on dropping levels, and at night it helps assess basal rate and how things are looking before bed.
It's very simple too. Spring loaded applicator, and the reader is about the size of a pager, click one button to switch it on then just hold against the sensor for a few seconds. Mines has lasted about 3 years now. 58 quid if not on script.
Sensors are about £47 last for 2 weeks.
It's not plug-and-play: your lines won't suddenly level out overnight by using it, but as you get used to it, you start using the info it gives to see ways of smoothing things out.
I suppose it may be luck of the draw on the attitude of the consultant. If they're old school, they might resent patients deciding what they need, but most are pretty enthusiastic about this stuff and may be willing to bend the rules for an engaged patient.
The paper at the link below is a real world study of libre use in 900 patients in my area (I'm one of them and I think
@Alison54321 might be one too!), it's been getting a bit of attention amongst doctors. If I was in your position and working up an argument for getting it on script, I'd maybe be tempted to take it along to the consultation, say that I have worries which may well be addressed by libre and it seems to have been very effective for the people in the study. Might not do any harm to have a sketch at the ABCD training videos linked below and mention that too - docs seem to be more willing to help engaged patients.
Good luck!
https://abcd.care/dtn/education
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-019-4894-1
