In a study conducted by abbott 95 7 of patients surveyed n 30 agreed that the freestyle libre system reduces the hassles of glucose monitoring.
Abbott freestyle libre sensor.
The sensor uses a thin flexible filament inserted just under the skin to measure glucose every minute.
A sensor started by the freestyle libre reader will also communicate with the freestyle librelink app.
8 sensor is water resistant in up to 1 metre 3 feet of water.
Do not immerse longder than 30 minutes.
Abbott freestyle libre basics let s backup to offer a bit of background for starters.
The freestyle libre sensor communicates with the freestyle libre reader that started it or the freestyle librelink app that started it.
Freestyle libre and freestyle libre 14 day flash glucose monitoring systems are continuous glucose monitoring cgm devices indicated for replacing blood glucose testing and detecting trends and tracking patterns aiding in the detection of episodes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia facilitating both acute and long term therapy adjustments in persons age 18 and older with diabetes.
How does it work.
The freestyle librelink app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems.
A sensor started by the freestyle libre and freestyle libre 14 day reader will also communicate with the freestyle librelink app once the freestyle librelink app is used to scan the sensor.