Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 is a continuous glucose monitoring system that allows individuals with diabetes to track their blood sugar levels in real-time.

Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 FAQ

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How does FreeStyle Libre 2 work?

With the FreeStyle Libre 2 system, easily know your glucose readings and where they’re headed with a quick glance at your smartphone. Update your FreeStyle LibreLink app today! Update your app before you start your next sensor to receive real-time glucose readings right on your smartphone.

What is FreeStyle Libre?

The FreeStyle Libre is a so-called “Flash Glucose Monitoring System” that requires users to wear a small sensor on their upper arm, and scan it with a separate handheld receiver or smartphone app in order to get a glucose reading.

Do I need to start my FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor?

You must start your sensor with your updated FreeStyle LibreLink app to benefit from real-time glucose readings sent straight to your phone, every minute. Looking at my glucose graph, there’s a gap in my glucose data. How do I recover the data? Have you changed the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor to allow real-time glucose readings?

What is the FreeStyle Libre 2 flash glucose monitoring system?

IMPORTANT: The FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System is indicated for measuring interstitial fluid glucose levels in people (age 4 and older) with diabetes mellitus, including pregnant women.

What is FreeStyle Libre 2?

Living with diabetes can often mean making choices between what you "should" do and what you "want" to do. FreeStyle Libre 2 helps you do both at the same time. Along with its excellent accuracy, it's the longest-lasting integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system on the market, giving you glucose readings every minute.

How does the freestyle LibreLink app work?

With the free FreeStyle LibreLink app, real-time glucose readings from the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor are automatically ǁ sent directly to your patients’ smartphone. ◊ Patients without a device that's compatible with the FreeStyle LibreLink app can use a FreeStyle Libre 2 reader to scan their FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor.

How does FreeStyle Libre work?

The FreeStyle Libre and FreeStyle Libre 2 systems include a sensor, which is applied to the back of the upper arm for up to 14 days, paired with a reader or smartphone app that displays glucose readings 3.