Flash forward: a review of flash glucose monitoring

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 472 - 482
• Main Authors: Leelarathna, L., Wilmot, E. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Blood glucose; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - economics; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - instrumentation; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - standards; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Clinical trials; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - economics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - prevention & control; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - economics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Female; Glucose; Glucose monitoring; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Humans; Hypoglycemia; Hypoglycemia - blood; Hypoglycemia - economics; Hypoglycemia - prevention & control; Insulin; Male; Observational Studies as Topic; Patient Satisfaction; Pattern recognition; Pregnancy complications; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sensors; Young Adult; United Kingdom > UK

The FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitor became available on prescription (subject to local health authority approval) in all four nations of the UK from November 2017, a watershed moment in the history of diabetes care. Calibration free, the FreeStyle Libre is a disc worn on the arm for 14 days wh...