How does it work.
Freestyle libre sensor glucose scan.
The freestyle libre system is a continuous glucose monitor cgm worn on the upper arm that provides real time blood glucose blood sugar readings every minute for people over 18 who have type 1 diabetes and for those who take insulin it has been reported that people who frequently test their blood sugar have lower a1c levels a measure of average glucose levels over two to three months and.
The freestyle libre sensor communicates with the freestyle libre reader that started it or the freestyle librelink app that started it.
It is designed to replace blood glucose testing for diabetes treatment decisions.
The freestyle libre 14 day system is a continuous glucose monitoring system consisting of a handheld reader and a sensor worn on the back of the upper arm.
The freestyle libre system also offers optional freestyle libre software to generate concise reports to.
Get reading each scan of the reader over the sensor gives a current glucose reading the last 8 hours of glucose history and a trend arrow showing if glucose is going up down or changing slowly.
Patients scan the sensor to see their glucose reading.
The freestyle librelink app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems.
The freestyle librelink app and the freestyle libre reader have similar but not identical features.
A painless 8 1 second scan offers an easy way to get your glucose reading even through clothing.
The freestyle libre system also offers software to generate concise reports to assist with the analysis of glucose data.
A finger prick test using a blood glucose meter is required during times of rapidly changing glucose levels when interstitial fluid glucose levels may not accurately reflect blood glucose levels or if hypoglycemia or impending hypoglycemia is reported by the freestyle librelink app or when.
In a study by abbott diabetes care 91 1 of patients surveyed n 123 agreed that.
The freestyle libre flash glucose monitoring system is a continuous glucose monitoring cgm device indicated for the management of diabetes in persons age 18 and older.
Freestyle libre indications and important safety information.
To obtain a glucose reading simply perform a quick painless 1 second scan of the reader over the sensor.
The next generation freestyle libre 2 version features built in bluetooth to allow for optional real time alerts for both low and high glucose levels without the need to manually scan the sensor.
This scan gives you more information than monitoring with blood glucose test strips without the need for routine finger pricks 2.
To get a reading bring the freestyle libre reader close to the sensor and scan it over the sensor.
8 most people did not feel any discomfort under the skin while wearing the freestyle libre sensor.
Innovative sensor freestyle libre 2 sensor is designed to improve patient experience small discreet and easy for patients 2.
