libre funding nhs

Hi everyone, I am due a pump upgrade and my nurse wants to put me forward for a hybrid closed-loop system. I am 90% sure I want to go with the Ypsomed pump with CamAPS FX for my next pump. The funding for this would include: - the insulin pump - the consumables e.g. infusion sets - the CamAPS...

Hello all, Type 1 diabetic here for 14 years. I have been funding myself on libre 2 for about a year. My father and friends have been able to get the sensors on repeat prescription and i have been struggling to sort since funding was approved. GP says no, hospital says no. I am at my wits end...

Hi All, My mother-in-law has insulin dependent diabetes following surgical resection of an insulinoma. She had trialled a Libre coming out of hospital however has been declined continued prescription. While we look into how we can challenge this we would like to self fund her Libre sensors...

Hi there, Was wondering if anyone can help- I recently called my diabetes team to ask about the freestyle libre 2 ( I am on Libre 1) due to me measuring over 24 times a day due to my job, hypo symptoms starting readings lower than 6 and so on. The nurse asked why and who even approved my...

I had been told that the Libre Sensor readers and sensor pads were available now on prescription. My GP gave me a prescription for 1 kit but since discovered she shouldn’t have and only certain Type 1 diabetics can get one. . I offered to buy reader myself and change prescription from test...

Hey all, Hope everyone doing OK. I am asking who has a free style Libre, how did you get one and was it difficult to get one, are they available in North Lincolnshire? Many thanks Shaz x

I've finally decided to have a "holiday" from finger pricking and invested in a Freestyle Libre. After waiting and waiting for the NHS to fund them to no avail, I went to Superdrug Pharmacy yesterday morning and spent £42 (vat free) on a sensor. I've already got the reader so, on it went and...