tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post954667194110623881..comments2023-11-23T09:22:40.093+00:00Comments on The Tangerine Diabetic: New Kit! - Freestyle Libre Review: Part 1Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-77806412287554320192014-10-21T16:08:16.491+01:002014-10-21T16:08:16.491+01:00Hi D. Thanks for clarifying the pronunciation. Mak...Hi D. Thanks for clarifying the pronunciation. Makes more sense now.<br /><br />I wouldn't do two weeks without testing. The interstitial delay that you experience with the Enlites is still present here even if it appears a little shorter. Also any corrections or hypo treatments 'should' be done based on BG and not the Libre. Added to that I also drive and the DVLA don't yet accept the Libre as a valid check of BG levels. <br /><br />Saying all of that though when wearing the Libre my testing frequency certainly dropped to only mealtimes and when I needed to correct.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-67470444180954678932014-10-21T15:41:43.095+01:002014-10-21T15:41:43.095+01:00Oh, by the way, Dave, libre is also a Spanish word...Oh, by the way, Dave, libre is also a Spanish word and is pronounced as Abbott pronounced it. A Cuba libre is a drink of 1 oz of rum (ron in Spanish) with Coke with a bit of lemon juice. The price for a Medtronic cgms sensor is $65. If Abbott's freestyle libre saves on sticks it might be worth it for the NHS to fund it. Would you go 2 weeks without checking your blood sugar? My husband suffers from hypoglycemic unawareness in spades so it would be a hard sell for us to throw away the bg monitor. Strangely, despite being diagnosed in 1978, my husband never did a bg test until Good Friday of 2001. 13 years later, we used the sof-sensor and now the Enlite and soon, the enhanced enlite, but we wouldn't know what to do without our bg tests daily. <br />Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043796571023367521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-75443671802625170642014-09-23T15:26:51.235+01:002014-09-23T15:26:51.235+01:00Ah. And at that point you sit back and wait for th...Ah. And at that point you sit back and wait for the FDA. <br /><br />Oh dear :( Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-71838238169651883372014-09-23T15:04:08.391+01:002014-09-23T15:04:08.391+01:00I want one now, but live in the USAI want one now, but live in the USAkarend1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15485346978707287520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-24156167054076625912014-09-18T14:26:09.588+01:002014-09-18T14:26:09.588+01:00Hi Fabio,
Thank you for reading.
Unfortunately no...Hi Fabio,<br /><br />Thank you for reading.<br />Unfortunately not. At this stage it is only licensed for use with people 18 and over. As I said above Abbott are "actively pursuing" the ability for children to use it but when isn't known.<br /><br />Dave Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-46425220471482549612014-09-18T14:24:38.508+01:002014-09-18T14:24:38.508+01:00Thanks for that Hazel. I'm now wearing a senso...Thanks for that Hazel. I'm now wearing a sensor from each company so let's see how that goes. Interesting results so far!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-70126213081669615002014-09-18T14:23:15.360+01:002014-09-18T14:23:15.360+01:00Hi, can children about 8 years old use it?
FábioHi, can children about 8 years old use it?<br /><br />FábioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400948807971427360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-81486138875737542742014-09-16T22:39:15.988+01:002014-09-16T22:39:15.988+01:00Want one. ... I've heard enough. You Don't...Want one. ... I've heard enough. You Don't need to write Part 2. Save you the job. Just have a chat wiv ya nice people at Abbott and get a few in will you?<br /><br />OK .... I'll calm down and try not to place too many hopes on this device until I've heard more from youz who are testing it out. But I just can't help myself .... It all sounds so easy, so quick, so discrete, so pain-free, and so much cheaper ( relatively). and that means I could live better with less hassle, less time spent stabbing/measuring/recording, less embarrassment, less pain and slightly more change in my pocket. .... Doesn't it?<br />Guess I'm going to have to wait for Part 2 to find out.<br />Great write up Dave. Thanks for sharing .... Can't wait to hear your verdict. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223940326363149101noreply@blogger.com