I wear it too, it changed my life. The fact that you can check your numbers so quickly make you take care much more too. My insurance company pays 80% of the cost up to a maximum of $3000. a year. It is not as accurate as the blood test but enough for me to calculate my insulin dosages for each meal.

I love my Freestyle Libre. In Ontario they are free for those on insulin.

Hi Are you referring to the FreeStyle Libre system I have one and absolutely love it They work a little differently than the strips as a strip is I find more accurate in the moment But give a good reading that shows you your highs and lows during the day and are fairly accurate They also give an average Glucose reading at the end of 14 days You insert the sensor into your arm (follow the instructions to set it up It feels like a small pinch going in You need to keep your meter charged and I have had no side effects at all so I believe the risk is very low if any You can scan any time you want even through winter coats It is pricy My husbands benefits cover the cost Not sure where y9u live so may be free Good luck ask me anything and I will try to answer it

Thanks! Talking to my dr in the morning!

Some companies cover a maximum per year, so might want to check, our provincial plan only covers if you are on insulin, so I am retiring next month if I go on RAMQ I will not be covered, Arm has insurance at work but we do not know if they cover it either. I might be able to cover for one per month though.

I have severe adhesive tape allergies, but so far this is my 3rd one and I am OK, but I only wore one in Dec, and 1 beginning of this month, and took a 1 week break as when I took off my last one the skins bled a bit as the tape was really stuck well, unlike the 1st one I wore. Mine still has 3 days left so will see how it will be to take it off.

I tend to have many hypo episodes and the Libre helps me catch them before they happen on most days, unless it is dropping too fast. But you can scan as often as you want, and see the patterns the food you eat does to your sugar, I check before eating, then every 30 min to 1 hour after eating, I love to see the trend of new foods I add, seeing no need to poke fingers is involved. I use it as a tool, there is a difference between the device which gives you interstitial fluids and blood values, sometimes the difference is up to 20 % difference, sometimes it is close, so if you have symptoms that do not match the Libre you should use a blood sample, I test a few times on the 1st day or 2 till it is better. 1st 24 hrs may not be accurate and this is written in instruction book, interstitial fluid does not move around quickly as blood does, so sometimes there can be a 30 min to 1 hour difference between the 2. But i still prefer the Libre.