The freestyle libre 14 day system is a continuous glucose monitoring system consisting of a handheld reader and a sensor worn on the back of the upper arm.
Abbott freestyle libre sensor.
9 the reader can capture data from the sensor when it is within 1 cm to 4 cm of the sensor.
Abbott freestyle libre basics let s backup to offer a bit of background for starters.
8 sensor is water resistant in up to 1 metre 3 feet of water.
The sensor uses a thin flexible filament inserted just under the skin to measure glucose every minute.
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.
The freestyle librelink app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems.
The freestyle libre sensor communicates with the freestyle libre reader that started it or the freestyle librelink app that started it.
The libre system consists of a combined sensor transmitter and a handheld receiver that abbott calls a.
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.
A sensor started by the freestyle libre reader will also communicate with the freestyle librelink app.