Libre cheaper than finger prick tests and safer too!

[Amity Island]

What I find even more interesting than the fact libre is cheaper than finger pricking, is that it shows people on cgm/libre, experience far less time in hypo and hospital as a result of having less time in hypo.

As a result of this, i'd like to see anyone put onto insulin given the opportunity to use the libre as well.

New data show Abbott's FreeStyle® Libre 14 day system significantly reduces costs associated with diabetes management and complications

New data show Abbott's freestyle® libre 14 day system significantly reduces costs associated with diabetes management and complications

www.eurekalert.org

Cost Comparison of Flash Continuous Glucose Monitoring with Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Using Intensive Insulin—From a US Private Payer Perspective – touchENDOCRINOLOGY

Unmet needs for glucose monitoring in people with diabetes mellitus using intensive insulin Glucose monitoring is essential for people using intensive insulin to inform adjustments to the treatment and management of diabetes. Evidence suggests many people do not adhere to the recommended testing...

www.touchendocrinology.com

 

[trophywench]

Think an awful lot of them are - eg the young lady called Beth who has just joined us and of course stephknits' daughter however she's only 16 so I wasn't sure if classed as paediatric, esp as she was also given a Rufus Bear!

 

[freesia]

I'm on a 6 month trial with Libre and hoping they don't take it off me at the end as i can't afford to self fund. Its made such a difference to me. I can work (in a school) and check my blood levels without having to leave the room, check whether they are on the downward trend which would give me enough time to get someone to step in or treat if needed. I've found out how different foods affect my levels at different times eg. I can eat yoghurt st lunch but not for breakfast. It 's shown my levels overnight so i can make decisions whether or not to alter my basal. I've kept an eye on my levels and headed off some hypos, and the hypos i have had haven't been anywhere near as low as i had when finger pricking. I can go for walks and exercise while keeping an eye so levels don't drop..and much more. What did i do before the libre? No wonder my fingers were sore! I really hope i get to keep it.

 

[Amity Island]

I'm on a 6 month trial with Libre and hoping they don't take it off me at the end as i can't afford to self fund. Its made such a difference to me. I can work (in a school) and check my blood levels without having to leave the room, check whether they are on the downward trend which would give me enough time to get someone to step in or treat if needed. I've found out how different foods affect my levels at different times eg. I can eat yoghurt st lunch but not for breakfast. It 's shown my levels overnight so i can make decisions whether or not to alter my basal. I've kept an eye on my levels and headed off some hypos, and the hypos i have had haven't been anywhere near as low as i had when finger pricking. I can go for walks and exercise while keeping an eye so levels don't drop..and much more. What did i do before the libre? No wonder my fingers were sore! I really hope i get to keep it.

Hi Fresia,

I think all of us on (nhs) freestyle libre were put on a 6month trial (inc me), and are still being prescribed to this day.

My consultant said as long as there has been some good improvement (less spikes and hypos and also improved HbA1C) from the previous finger pricking days, there would be no reason to stop the libre prescription. Also for some, the libre is much more useful if your hypo awareness isn't as reliable.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

My 6 month trial is now nearly a year on with (for the moment) no signs of a review of it. My sense is that the wider prescribing of Libre has worked out much better than some expected, and I doubt there's much pressure to reduce it now.

In
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/type...-with-diabetes-after-lockdown-covid-19-q-a-w/ Partha S Kar seems to think it's been successful, mentioning that some consultants who were skeptical have completely turned around having seen the effects.

 

[freesia]

Hi Fresia,

I think all of us on (nhs) freestyle libre were put on a 6month trial (inc me), and are still being prescribed to this day.

My consultant said as long as there has been some good improvement (less spikes and hypos and also improved HbA1C) from the previous finger pricking days, there would be no reason to stop the libre prescription. Also for some, the libre is much more useful if your hypo awareness isn't as reliable.

I still have some hypos but its increased my awareness of them and i've been able to treat before they drop too low. Also, i've been through a phase where my overnight levels were high so i sorted that. My trial started about 3 weeks before the lockdown though and that caused my levels to go a bit haywire as activity levels changed. It took some time to get them right then i started back to work and have had to alter them again. So all in all, i've had a fair few days where i've had spikes or hypos with me desperately trying to get them level. My DSN said she has had lots of people with the same problem so i hope thats not going to be a reason for me not to keep it.

 

[stephknits]

Alice is under the diabetes team until she is 19 thankfully!

 

[trophywench]

Alice is under the diabetes team until she is 19 thankfully!

Think you missed the word Paediatric out there! 🙂