If Boris can do it, you can too, he was scared to put on the device. Rest assured the application of the device is easy and at most you will feel a pinch. There is no need to hit a blood vessel all you have to do is pick a fatty spot on the back of your arm and push and it will be all over before you know it. Once the device is in there is no needle that remains in your arm, what is left behind is a bendy filament, once in most people forget they have the device on. We are here to guide you through the application on your onboarding call and virtually hold your hand.

When you start our program you will try your best not to change any habits to set baselines for the first 7 days. Following that the boundries of your glucose based on the recommendations of the American Diabetes Organization and then further adjust to an optimal range. These numbers will all be visible to you on your dashboard and glucose graph.

The FreeStyle Libre 14 day system is clinically proven to be accurate¹, stable and consistent over 14 days with no fingerstick calibrations.

Note that the sensor provides a glucose level reading not by measuring the level of glucose in the blood but the level of glucose in interstitial fluid (ISF), fluid in the body which acts as a reservoir of nutrients, including glucose, for your body’s cells. You can read more about the difference between finger prick and ISF on our blog post.

¹ FreeStyle Libre 14 day User’s Manual.

The sensor lasts 14 days from the time you put it on, and does not need to be recharged. It runs on 1 silver oxide battery that lasts the duration of the sensor.

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