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FREESTYLE LIBRE 2

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Totalwar

Totalwar

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Is this good costs £115.90 including VAT for starter pack anyone using one.is it ok is the cost much more.I have a iPhone so do I just need sensor?
 
If you have an iPhone with NFC and Bluetooth, you do not need the reader - the sensor will be enough.
I have always been an Android girl but understand some older iPhone models do not have NFC.
I have been using Libre 1 for the last 2 years and found it great for my diabetes management. But there are limitations. If you expect 100% accuracy and parity with finger prick readings all the time, you will be disappointed - it measures BG in a different way.

I notice you have Type 2 but forget what treatment you use. If you do not use insulin you may not need the bluetooth part as it is only used for alerting when blood sugars are low (or high). The difference between Libre 1 and Libre 2 is this alerting.
 
Tha
helli said:
If you have an iPhone with NFC and Bluetooth, you do not need the reader - the sensor will be enough.
I have always been an Android girl but understand some older iPhone models do not have NFC.
I have been using Libre 1 for the last 2 years and found it great for my diabetes management. But there are limitations. If you expect 100% accuracy and parity with finger prick readings all the time, you will be disappointed - it measures BG in a different way.

I notice you have Type 2 but forget what treatment you use. If you do not use insulin you may not need the bluetooth part as it is only used for alerting when blood sugars are low (or high). The difference between Libre 1 and Libre 2 is this alerting.
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Thanks yes I get the Librre 2 and have model iPhone with Bluetooth.Thanks for the info yes on insulin and meds at the moment my sugar levels are high.Because of this I being put on a higher strength insulin and I getting really fed up with finger picking for sugar levels.

Sorry what’s NFC mean please.
 
Totalwar said:
Tha
Thanks yes I get the Librre 2 and have model iPhone with Bluetooth.Thanks for the info yes on insulin and meds at the moment my sugar levels are high.Because of this I being put on a higher strength insulin and I getting really fed up with finger picking for sugar levels.

Sorry what’s NFC mean please.
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Tae care relying totally on Libre for insulin dosing, especially if your levels are high.
Libre is more accurate between 4 and 8 mmol/l.
I recommend finger pricking at least once a day to check the Libre numbers are close and to always check before correcting a high or low.

I see you have worked out NFC - it is Near Field Communications - the mechanism used for things like Apple Pay (I think). The comms is not constant like Bluetooth. It only works when the devices are very close together. This how you transfer data from the Libre sensor to your phone.
 
So is this starter pack just 2 sensors or does it also include a reader and are you buying it direct from Abbott or a 3rd party through ebay. The problem with the latter is that you may not have a guarantee if anything goes wrong with it. Sensors are normally just under £50 each so £115 just for 2 sensors seems too much but a starter kit usually includes a reader and it is helpful to have that as back up in case anything happens to your phone.
 
rebrascora said:
So is this starter pack just 2 sensors or does it also include a reader
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They offer both kinds (just 2 sensors and 2 sensors and a reader). £96.58 for 2 sensors or £133.29 for 2 sensors and a reader. (Both prices are excluding VAT.)
 
The Abbott website i find is pretty good it has they have the bit to reclaim the VAT before you check out.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
I guess you didn't check the box claiming VAT exemption, then?
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That's the bit I wasn't getting! I thought maybe the £115.90 was a cheap price on ebay for the sensor and reader kit when of course it is the 2 sensors plus VAT.

Bit of a bummer if you have paid the VAT on them as you are exempt buying this product as a diabetic. Not sure if there is a way to claim it back or if it is worth the effort to try.
 
Totalwar said:
I do next month claim vat back but I think it more then tick box
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It's something like name and address, and affirm that you are buying it for medical purposes for yourself (or on behalf of someone else). As far as I remember it's one of the more minimal online forms, anyway (as you'd expect given their expected customers will almost all qualify). (Unless they've changed it since I last used it, of course.)
 
You literally tick a box, confirm something like your name and pay like £20 less
 
I have just checked the process. I had to tick one box and type my date of birth. That was the entire process. My name and address were already pre filled in as it takes from the delivery details.
 
Lucyr said:
I have just checked the process. I had to tick one box and type my date of birth. That was the entire process. My name and address were already pre filled in as it takes from the delivery details.
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Ok thanks for the info.
 
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