Not so sure about this, if you are refering to DIY Looping. As far as I'm aware there are people using the Loop and Trio apps to DIY loop with FreeStyle Libre 2+ sensors. I'm not yet on the plus, but hopefully the plus will work with DIY looping, as I've been having great success over the past year doing so.
I wouldn’t disagree with your balanced as usual assesment either. Keep the same body of the unit give it an extra 24hours. Whopdee doo! The Libre 2 size works fo me. But a more universal smaller unit could be better (potentially) for all? It seems to work with closed loopers on a Ypsomed pump?
Sorry. More in reference to what I’m doing with MDI? Nice to meet you.
I think they're still different so prescriptions need to change. If your prescription says "Libre 2" but that's no longer available, I think pharmacists would just report that they can no longer get that item (and suggest you ask your prescribed to request "Libre 2 Plus" instead).
Nothing to apologise for. The extra day for the Plus is interesting. When using the Trio DIY app it gets an extra 12 hours from the Libre sensor. So there’s already extra battery life available. I’m curious to know if the Plus sensor will also work for longer than the specified 15 days.
What are you expecting to hear from abbot? It’s up to whoever writes your prescription to change the prescription, you won’t just automatically start receiving libre 2+
I actually suspect the battery life on the non plus Libre 2 is capable of lasting longer than 14 days? So I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same battery in the plus. Infact I’m willing to guess the battery could even last a month? A little like the transmitter on a Dexcom, it’s just the probes getting furred up being in bedded under the skin for too long & possible adhesion on the patch giving out after around 17 days too? Librelink has a set timer to stop after activation of the sensor. The circuit is completed & some users apply a new sensor a couple of days before needed to “bed it in.” So it makes sense the battery has power for 16 days with the libre two & 17 for the plus, for those who may adopt this “bed in” practise?
Libre 2+ seems fine. So (like the Libre to Libre 2 transition) it's just being replaced with something better. (Slightly better in this case rather than the significant improvement.)
I read this week that the FDA have approved keeping CGMs on during X-ray, MRI and CT, maybe the UK will adopt this at some point.
I'm having a Gallium scan which was described to me as 'like' a CT scan and was told the CGM was not a problem. No idea how similar they really are though
It might have been a bad batch as most have been perfect (particularly to start with) - and I do regularly calibrate them manually with a finger prick - the last 3-4 days left to go though (recently) I've had hypo alarms going all night (which were completely wrong) - and had 2 or 3 with ridiculous signal loss (try again in 10 mins error, and then fails to scan) I had to send back within a couple of days (as I was running out of test strips for my meter!) - that said, my latest one is bang on, and only 2 days left to go on it (and I now have 3 spares and 2 Libre 2's from the precription change in reserve lol) - as you say Libre 2 were always 90% good for me so I'm putting it down to teething problems
I've heard a couple of other people talk about calibrating their Libre 2 sensor. Can you please explain how to do this, as I've never seen how this can be done? Is there a setting I can put into the Libre app to match up the finger prick blood test with the sensor somehow? Or am I misunderstanding what you are refering to as calibrating. Many thanks.
Perhaps I shoulf have re-phrased that - i simply mean by comparing it (over a period of time) wth fingerprick readings and seeing how far they are out - best done when BG is stable with a horizontal arrow
Officially, Libre are factory calibrated and do not need any further calibration. Therefore, the official LibreLink app does not offer the ability to calibrate.
