tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post3111922292048121901..comments2024-02-16T13:58:21.051+00:00Comments on Every day ups and downs, a diabetes blog: Libre available on NHS - big news and bigger caveatsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868706401223371920noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-14992503397846383462017-10-10T10:00:21.963+01:002017-10-10T10:00:21.963+01:00Thanks Anon, really interesting to hear your exper...Thanks Anon, really interesting to hear your experiences.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868706401223371920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-2401344079338083112017-10-10T00:39:44.096+01:002017-10-10T00:39:44.096+01:00I agree that Ambrosia's inhouse app "Link...I agree that Ambrosia's inhouse app "LinkBluCon" is pretty poor, but now that xDrip+ has recently been tweaked to accept data from BluCon, it's a different story. I'm not using the inhouse app at all. I'm using xDrip+. I'm not sufficiently aware of the technology behind it all, but, as far as I'm aware, the blucon itself is merely transmittig the data, not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-2916157334027468162017-10-09T10:36:01.539+01:002017-10-09T10:36:01.539+01:00Blucon from Ambrosia seems to get mixed reviews fr...Blucon from Ambrosia seems to get mixed reviews from what I've seen, some people are enthusiastic, others seem to have had pretty poor dealings with the company/product.<br /><br />It's also important to realise that Ambrosia are using their own algorithms to interpret data from the sensor, so you won't necessarily get the same readings/performance that you'd get from the Libre Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868706401223371920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-84704043601575062302017-10-08T14:08:53.206+01:002017-10-08T14:08:53.206+01:00Re libre not having alarms, thought I'd just m...Re libre not having alarms, thought I'd just mention that if you buy a Blucon Nightrider from Ambrosia Systems for an one-off cost of just over £100, pop it on top of the sensor, it'll bluetooth readings every 5 mins to xDrip+, so you can calibrate and get alerts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-5161055721978717332017-09-15T20:10:37.124+01:002017-09-15T20:10:37.124+01:00Hello anon
As far as I am aware, as it stands the...Hello anon<br /><br />As far as I am aware, as it stands the DVLA guidance specifies *blood* glucose monitoring, so Libre results (or any CGM) do not apply. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868706401223371920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-4693100588911114472017-09-15T12:03:03.999+01:002017-09-15T12:03:03.999+01:00Hi, does anyone know whether the DVLA will accept ...Hi, does anyone know whether the DVLA will accept Libre readings rather than a test using a strip?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-50148936564743367542017-09-14T13:12:18.588+01:002017-09-14T13:12:18.588+01:00Just a note on your point about CGM and hypo unawa...Just a note on your point about CGM and hypo unawareness.<br /><br />One of the biggest things left out of all these conversations is the flow of information when not scanning — particularly while sleeping, which can help improve HbA1C with less time spent in hyperglycemia, not just preventing hypoglycemia.<br /><br />While hypos are an immediate concern, it's the HbA1C reduction that will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-78701545484084505142017-09-13T23:07:13.292+01:002017-09-13T23:07:13.292+01:00Great piece Mike, well put as always Great piece Mike, well put as always Type1bri.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216244535211396877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-28956881630784055502017-09-13T18:27:40.257+01:002017-09-13T18:27:40.257+01:00Love that last paragraph Mike...really says it all...Love that last paragraph Mike...really says it all!JCDevinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536279199581211591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932842985778393321.post-13236705848003153432017-09-13T14:05:27.558+01:002017-09-13T14:05:27.558+01:00Thanks Mike - that's great news, understood th...Thanks Mike - that's great news, understood there might be limitations. MC Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328783977908053326noreply@blogger.com