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<blockquote data-quote="BadaBing" data-source="post: 2571827" data-attributes="member: 561983"><p>[USER=549569]@Rhomulous[/USER]</p><p></p><p>The Libre 3 isn't on prescription (in England). A diabetic resident in England can only get the Libre 3 after a diabetes consultant has recommended that a diabetes patient would benefit from the Libre 3. Even then, my understanding is that in my local health authority (integrated care system ("ICS")) a funding supplication must be made - and approved - by the local integrated care system to allow a diabetic patient to receive the Libre 3.</p><p></p><p>A disproportionate number of ICS's have delayed funding being available for the Libre 3, as well as funding for other new third party continuous glucose monitors which NHS England announced should be available on prescription in England since August 2022. ICSs have done this to protect their budgets.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure you are right that there is sufficient manufacturing capacity of the Libre 3 to satisfy demand in Europe. In August 2022 it was announced in the press that Abbott would be opening two facilities in Ireland, the main purpose of which would be to boost European production of the Libre 3.</p><p></p><p>Of course in England the NHS anticipates that in 2023 the Libre 3 will become an important component part in automated insulin delivery systems (aka hybrid closed loops, aka artificial pancreas systems) for Type 1 diabetics. NICE will finalise and publish in March/April 2023 updated hybrid voted loop guidance. So, the NHS in England is probably reserving Libre 3s to roll hybrid closed loops out mid to late 2023.</p><p></p><p>Finally, in 2020/21 Abbott and their main cgm competitor Dexcom, sued and countersued each other in Germany, the USA and the UK for patent infringement of the technology used in their respective glucose monitoring systems. That litigation is ongoing. I would be surprised if that litigation hasn't also had an impact on the availability of the Libre 3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadaBing, post: 2571827, member: 561983"] [USER=549569]@Rhomulous[/USER] The Libre 3 isn't on prescription (in England). A diabetic resident in England can only get the Libre 3 after a diabetes consultant has recommended that a diabetes patient would benefit from the Libre 3. Even then, my understanding is that in my local health authority (integrated care system ("ICS")) a funding supplication must be made - and approved - by the local integrated care system to allow a diabetic patient to receive the Libre 3. A disproportionate number of ICS's have delayed funding being available for the Libre 3, as well as funding for other new third party continuous glucose monitors which NHS England announced should be available on prescription in England since August 2022. ICSs have done this to protect their budgets. I'm not sure you are right that there is sufficient manufacturing capacity of the Libre 3 to satisfy demand in Europe. In August 2022 it was announced in the press that Abbott would be opening two facilities in Ireland, the main purpose of which would be to boost European production of the Libre 3. Of course in England the NHS anticipates that in 2023 the Libre 3 will become an important component part in automated insulin delivery systems (aka hybrid closed loops, aka artificial pancreas systems) for Type 1 diabetics. NICE will finalise and publish in March/April 2023 updated hybrid voted loop guidance. So, the NHS in England is probably reserving Libre 3s to roll hybrid closed loops out mid to late 2023. Finally, in 2020/21 Abbott and their main cgm competitor Dexcom, sued and countersued each other in Germany, the USA and the UK for patent infringement of the technology used in their respective glucose monitoring systems. That litigation is ongoing. I would be surprised if that litigation hasn't also had an impact on the availability of the Libre 3. [/QUOTE]
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