Blood glucose level testing with patch sensor

[Ribenapigeon]

Are those blood glucose level patch testers that link via Bluetooth to a phone app any good?

Cheers.

[Pete.]

The good ones are.

I don't know anything about the various models but the one my granddaughter's 17yr old boyfriend has works exceedingly well. It has to - his life depends on it.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[stinkwheel]

Many of them are good enough to control an insulin pump with. If that dicks up, you are dead.
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[arry]

Friend of mine has had one for the last couple of years with no bother. It's changed his life - has lived with Type 1 for 30 years. The ability to know whether he's heading up or down and how far in each direction has given him so much more flexibility.

[Ribenapigeon]

Which brands are legit?

[Polarbear]

[Ribenapigeon]

[WD Forte]

Sounds waaaay to important to chance or cheap out on
I'd ask my doctors or start with these folk

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/testing/test-strips-and-monitors
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bikers smell of wee

[Pete.]

I've asked what the model of the sender is. The app he uses is called Freestyle Librelink.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[stinkwheel]

I use other types of freestyle branded blood monitors at work so those are definately a legit make.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Jmoan]

I would be curious to see how much of your personal medical readings they are secretly sending back to them.

[UncleFester]

It's a no from me. The having something continuously attached to your skin is an absolute no no.

T1 for 30 something years with an A1c of 5.5 - using a mix of Porcine Isophane and Novorapid.

Spend enough bloody time tied to a phone as it is without my Diabeasties mithering me via it as well.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[Ribenapigeon]

The freestyle libre seems to be the most popular.

Thanks folks. Now just need to see if the NHS will pay for it.

[Polarbear]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Ribenapigeon]

[mgh0]

The Freestyle Libre is available on the NHS, each sensor lasts 14 days and they are reasonably easily modified to work as a continous glucose monitor rather than a flash monitor.

I use mine with a MiaoMiao 2 reader which connects to an app called Xdrip+ on my mobile phone and gives me a reading every 5 minutes, it will also predict highs and lows and give me a decent amount of notice if this is happening. You can also program it with how much insulin you need for your carbohydrates and enter amounts of each and it will predict your insulin on board, and how you should react.

Set up properly it is life changingly good.

Things like the Dexcom system or the Medtronic guardian are rarely funded by the NHS as they are expensive, but it depends on your local authority.
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