Freestyle Libre....Good, Bad Or Indifferent?

[DeusXM]

For some obscure reason and the white coats were unable to offer a suggestion it gave me a bonkers appetite.

It's just one of those things. Some people seem to just respond badly to some of the newer synthetic insulins (I myself had major problems with Levemir, for instance). While my view is still that MDI with rapid analogue and flat-profile basal, or a pump, is still the best option for the majority of people with diabetes, it is absolutely essential that there is a wide range of synthetic and animal insulins available for use so that everyone can have what works for them.

 

[Bloden]

My take on the Libre is that a bit of research / reading other diabetics' comments is needed before using your first sensor to help use it effectively. I probably wasted my first few sensors by not really having a fixed idea (a clue, if I'm honest!) as to what I was looking for or expecting exactly.

As for the problems I've had with sky-high readings, being hydrated and waiting 48 hours before activating the sensor seem to have fixed that problem for me. Enjoy, DL!😛

 

[heasandford]

As for the problems I've had with sky-high readings, being hydrated and waiting 48 hours before activating the sensor seem to have fixed that problem for me. Enjoy, DL!😛

not sure if this post is still going but can I just ask a question - I am a complete Libre fan and am in the lucky position of being able to fund it. I do find that applying the sensor 24 hours before use gives better initial results, but the last 24 hours are then poor - don't you get that? I also find that the results vary at the extremes ie when I am high, the Libre shows higher, and when I am low, it shows lower.

But it's the direction of movement I find the most use - if it's high but on its way down then I'm not going to do a correction, and vice versa. I wish it had an alert to tell me once I'm moving fast, and before I'm wildly out of range (particularly when high, I don't feel any symptoms at all - 20+ anyone??) And it still takes an hour or 2 to get it down, so the roller coaster doesn't stop completely!

However - since being on this forum my HbA1c has reduced significantly - from around 8.0 before I joined to 7.3; to 6.8 with a pump, then to 6.3 with the Libre. Interesting that the motivation and biggest change came from here!