Jemima, 9, hails ‘game changing’ hi-tech diabetes device

[Northerner]

Living with diabetes can be hard to cope with for an adult, but for a child the impact can be even greater.

Constantly monitoring blood sugar involves multiple finger prick tests throughout the day and night – an added burden for a youngster who is also faced with everything else the condition brings.

But a new device can prevent the need for so many invasive tests, even allowing for blood glucose levels to be checked without waking a sleeping child.

And nine-year-old sufferer Jemima Hainsworth is benefitting from the Freestyle Libre device.

http://www.batleynews.co.uk/news/lo...me-changing-hi-tech-diabetes-device-1-7859147

Good stuff 🙂

 

[Redkite]

It's not that new! And though it's a great thing to have, it's not in the same league as proper CGM. Bit of a non story imo.

 

[Northerner]

It's not that new! And though it's a great thing to have, it's not in the same league as proper CGM. Bit of a non story imo.

I suppose it's only recently received approval for children? Also, maybe there are people in the wider 'diabetes' public whose teams are not as up with current things as they should be, so maybe the story will be a bit of a prompt 🙂 I agree, poor man's CGM! 😱

 

[Sally71]

I would love my daughter to have a "proper" CGM, but I've been told categorically that we won't get any funding for one, and daughter tells me that she wouldn't wear one even if I bought her one. She said she'd rather have a Libre because the sensor is more comfortable, less conspicuous, and won't cause any embarrassing alarms to go off at school.
It's her diabetes and she's the one who has to cope with it all when I'm not there, so I feel I have to listen to her. I'd certainly rather that she had a Libre than nothing at all, I've learnt loads already and she likes having less finger pricks. We're lucky that we can afford it at the moment, and it's certainly the cheaper option!

Surely it's almost as good, the only difference being that you have to scan it to get the information and therefore you don't get any alarms (or pump stopping basal) when you're going low?