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Freestyle Libre petition

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Monikered 🙂
 
Signed and shared on Facebook🙂
 
I'm hoping that the trial I will be involved in means they are heading in that direction 🙂 My consultant described it as the 'next step' in blood glucose monitoring. When you think about it, the consumables/sensors are £48 each and last 14 days. Hopefully, if they eliminate the need for some tests and help improve control then there will be savings to be made both in strips and interventions, plus the NHS would no doubt get a substantial discount on the price.

It's a no-brainer! :D
 
It will be great as long as GPs don't use it as a reason to not prescribe test strips at all. Based on my Limited experience so far I would probably still need to do a minimum of six finger prick tests a day as the Freestyle isn't as accurate.... But that would still be a good reduction in finger pricks. Of course if they could improve the accuracy of the Freestyle that would be even better.
 
Signed. Though I'm pretty sure this isn't how funding is approved, a decent showing will keep the profile going.

Last I heard they were hoping for prescription to be available within a year or two, though the person who heard that from the rep did say it just sounded like 'marketing fluff' 🙄
 
Signed Hope it helps as it looks like a really good device
 
As I understand it this monitor is not approved by the DVLA for monitoring so do make sure you use ordinary bs monitors if you drive.
 
I really hope this technology is successful and accurate. At some point there has got to be a seismic shift from approx 20% budget spent on treatment v 80% on complications.

I know I had to jump through fiery hoops to get funding for CGM and I have to keep showing it is working for me - in terms of a reduction in severe hypos and an improved HbA1c.

I hope the clinical trials of the Libre show good results and improvements for overall control and maybe, just maybe, there are some forward thinking CCGs willing to invest in new treatments.
 
Got email from Julie thanking for signing 🙂 I would vote for her ! 😉
 
Now up to 1802 of 2000 If you have not signed yet pls do 😎
 
Signed it just now.
 
Done and dusted - Signed 😛
 
Double well done Alison ! Hope your on the mend & going in the right direction 😉
 
1917 have sighed of 2000 not many more needed. Power of the people & all !
 
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