- Diabetic test strips and sensors supplied on this listing via Amazon are for Diabetic patients (type 1 or type 2) only for their personal/ domestic use and supplied without VAT i.e buyer claim VAT Relief.
- The #1 sensor-based glucose monitoring system used worldwide
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SouthCoast –
I’ve only just stated using this method of checking my blood / glucose levels. What I can say is it’s very easy to apply and use. I originally started using this and my original method of checking my blood / glucose levels. Both devices gave me identical results however it was obvious that the Freestyle Libre 2 was very much easier than my previous method and 100% less painful!
Paul –
I brought this product to get a better understanding on what foods effect my blood glucose, i and can honestly say what a difference it has made in controlling my deibites. I got off to a bad start when the sensor failed to registered, but after contacting their helpline a new sensor was dispatched to me free of charge which arrived within 3 days im now on my 6th sensor. the only issues
is there is a slight discrepancy with the reading between pricking your finger and the sensor? it sounds expensive but Benifis out way the cost
Mike Matthews –
Easy to use but readings can be extremely erratic and fail after 5 day or so
Claire Snook –
Wish these were so much cheaper almost prescription charge
kathy –
They lose connection to your phone all the time unless your phones in your pocket also don’t knock them as they come off and you can’t use them again and they’re expensive and there’s lots of plastic
TechieBabe –
It’s really, really hard to find this information, but when the doctor recommended the device we were told it worked on bluetooth. It turns out the app will only work if you have an NFC chip in your phone to scan the device and also bluetooth to send the information. An NFC chip is something most phones do not have, and if you do have one, you do not want to leave it on all of the time, since it makes it very easy for anyone near you to steal any and all information from your phone. Fun thing is, the app panics and starts making very alarming noises at you if you turn off your NFC chip, even though you only need to scan it every 8 hours for uninterrupted data. We had to go through the house checking every smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm before we finally figured out what was making the terrible racket. All of this was only after we finally got the app to work and actually be willing to send data to the doctor. The first device was completely wasted, as we spent longer than it stayed on just trying to get the correct version of the app to download. I cannot fathom why the company would possibly geo-lock the different versions of their app, but because they did, once it decided we were in a completely different country than we actually are, it was impossible to change its mind. It also seems that once the app came out, they stopped making the dedicated scanning devices, because we were desperate enough to just buy one and cannot find them anywhere online or in the 30 nearest pharmacies to us. Spending 100-150 Euros on a scanning device was by far the cheapest and least-hassle option, and we wish we could have done so.
I will say that customer service did respond quickly to questions, even though the responses ended up being ultimately unhelpful. They did try, but we probably knew more about their product at that point than anybody answering customer service questions would. We needed an engineer for the device or a programmer for the app to give us real answers.
As others have noted, they won’t stay on for 14 days. The manufacturere does state UP TO 14 days, to be fair. You’ll want to balance out the cost vs. what use and information you’ll actually get out of it. We got 5 days out of the first one, but zero information out of it with no ability to scan it whatsoever. The second one, we got 3 days out of it, but didn’t have the doctor put it on until we got the app sorted, having to spend 300 Euro on the cheapest phone we could find with an NFC chip to literally use just for this one thing.
So, if you decide it’s worth it, make absolutely certain you have the app sorted and everything up and running (accounts and profiles made and ensure you have your doctor linked if you want to have the data sending over to your doctor, since the linking process is also not working properly) before wasting one of these to find out the entire process can end up being an utter nightmare. Or maybe check into if any other brand makes things easier to obtain the data. We started with this brand, since they claim to be the smallest on the market, and we were hoping they’d stay on better than larger ones, but it would have cost much less and given us actual data if we went with anything else.
Kevin Welsh –
I purchased this as a double pack product from Amazon, because my son had purchased one from a pharmacy for me, and it had worked very well for the 14 days for which it is designed to last.
However, having applied the sensor from one of the packs to my arm, switched it on through the Freestyle Libralink2 app and waited for it to register, a ‘Sensor Error’ message came through, that instructed me to remove it, because it was not working, and to replace it with a new one; at about £50 each, these products are not cheap and at that cost, I think it is a reasonable expectation that the product is value-for-money and reliable.
I am shocked and very annoyed that, even though I am a loyal Amazon customer – spending a lot of my money on Amazon purchases – the company should supply me with a defective product.
I think that my trust and expectation of Amazon quality has taken quite a bashing.
Laszlo –
I hate the finger pricking method to check my glucose levels because I have a weird fear of needles. Also those spot checks show only the time when you did check your levels and I tend to try to get nice readings only.
With this, I have readings in every minutes for two weeks. It works out about £3.5/day with the current price and I can justify it. The app allows you to log your insulin, carbs and exercise so you can understand better your reactions.
I am T2, so it comes out from my own pocket, but it gives valuable information for my diabetic nurse who can have access remotely to my readings, so she could suggest changes what have improved my levels already.
As I fear of the needles, I regret to have a look on the applicator, but since, I successfully deleted that picture from my memory, I can confirm that the installation is absolutely stress and pain free. Seriously. The sensor goes only in your skin layers, so no crazy intrusive stuff.
Make sure that you apply it on the back of your arm as it is in the manual, otherwise you may have funny reading. I also use an extra patch over it, but it is strongly hold itself. I know it becuase removing it is trickier than installing it.
Overall I recommend this device to my friends. You don’t need to be seriously diabetic to find the detailed data useful.
I like to order this when they are under Prime delivery, so I can be sure that they arrive quick and easy.