Freestyle Libre - Unboxing and Startup Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2021
- The Freestyle Libre is currently the most affordable Continuous Glucose Monitoring system available. In this video, PA David walks you through what you'll find when opening the box and how to apply the sensor for the first time.
Hi there. I'm a new Diabetes Nurse Practitioner. Your video is very informative and enjoyable. Thank you so much for making these educational videos.
Thanks for easy to understand instructions
Thank you for speaking, clear & slow. Other guys out there that I have watched, I swear they are automobile disclaimer folks for their day job! Speak faster than a Jamaican on a,,, sugar high"...
Now, all I have to do is findyoutalking about the Libre 3.. this is 2024 now, not 2021... but I followed this vlog because of you, thanks...
You were so informative. Thank you a million. I was afraid to install it on myself, but after watching your video explaining how to do it. I built up my courage and doing it, but I was so happy I did not feel any needle prick. My fingers will be now as happy too😅
Felt overwhelmed when I first got my Libre 2. So many books to look at but this tutorial was just what I needed. Thankso much. much.
I can't even see the print on these books. A total waste of paper.
This is the BEST TH-cam show I have found on hypoglycemia! Thanks as I’m undiagnosed and non diabetic
Just purchased the Libre 2 Sensors and they do now work with Android phones. Suggest you upgrade this tutorial. Although it is currently out of date, the overall presentation was excellent👍
My Libra 2 was an eye opener. I never would have believed carbs affected me as much as they do. Changing my eating and hoping to see results.
Thanks David! Many blessings to you and your family!
Thank you Dr David ,I went thru your video and now I feel better on discussing this with patients that have been going to our clinic for us to place it to them.
I like it, this is my first time I will see down the road and see how it goes.
Absolutely love your channel! I love the way you explain things. Thank you so much ☺️
You were extremely helpful and informative! The pharmacy gave me a 14 day Sensor with a Libre 2 reader in error. The reader was blue and should have been black, just as you explained. I was happy to know that I was able to use my phone as the reader. Thank you soooo much! I will be returning that reader to the pharmacy for the correct one, the black one. Thanks again.
New to Libra2 system. I really needed a constant monitor that I can do discreetly. Thanks for video. I connected to my phone. This knowkedge of where my glucose will help me lower my A1C by making better food choices. The video was excellent instruction to get started
Saw so many videos but THIS ONE made it so clear. THANKS!! 🙏 🙏
Hi Dr. I've been type 2 diabetic for about 10 years and thought I had my A1C under control as I got it down to 5.5. Thanks to covid and going through a divorce recently I hadn't visited my Dr in a few years. Had a recent checkup and my labs showed my A1C had jumped to 14.4. As part of my treatment plan my Dr prescribed me getting the freestyle 14 day libre which brought me to your videos. I've been using it for almost 2 weeks and love the convenience and tracking of my blood sugars. It is so motivating to be able to see the results of exercise on my numbers. Subscibed to your channel and am learning a lot and feel empowered to take control of my diabetes. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
Where does the senor go into or under your skin
Is it a chip
I am vision impaired 9AMD) and I found this ever so helpful. The book and website are just too difficult for me but your instructions were so clear. Thank you! For example, I didn't know there was only one sensor in a sensor pack. I am surprised at the amount of plastic waste and I hope I can find some recycle information.
I agree with with the last Comment, yes, the instruction book was crazy long, and I went to a local pharmacy, and they also showed me how to set it up. I have the Libre 2 model and works with my android. I have been nervous about using it due to the idea of sticking a needle into my arm and leaving it there. It was a quick prick (hurt 100% less than the finger stick) and started using it. I am watching the video's so that I can learn as much about it as possible. Video is excellent. Will be looking forward to seeing more of them.
Hello Dr. Thank you for sharing this information with us. I’m a first time user of this device and I really I believe it is going to be a great experience. Once I watched your videos I felt more comfortable applying it. Again thank you so kindly !❤
Thanks a bunch.
I have never used this before. I had a Dexcom and absolutely loved it! Unfortunately, my new doctor doesn't deal with Dexcom and has asked me to switch to a Freestyle. I loved my Dexcom because all I had to do was look at my iPhone and my numbers were right there. I don't know how I am going to like this, but that's why I'm here so I can learn what I can. Thank you so much for making this video as it really helps someone like me.
great job of explaining the startup process.
Thank you for the tutorial … it’s very helpful towards the newly initiated. Thank you again.
This was a very helpful video. Instructions were very clear.
Excellent tutorial simple and. Complete
I think this is great for hypoglycemia and great to know what direction sugar is going before bed!!!!! I needed up eating at 3:00am and I’m getting sick of it! I think this makes stuff easier plus it helps Dr. see the trends of what’s going on when you eat with a nutritionist I think it’s an amazing tool
I just got the new Freestyle Libre 2. I think it will be better than the old finger-stick system. It will help me manage my sugar better. Thanks for the video. 😊❤
I am sooo psyched about using this system & the app!! 😎 Once I was actually given a prescription for it a number of years ago, I unfortunately (just like when I first freaked out about using insulin 😨) but I eventually had to give it a go & now I'm doing so with my FreeStyle Libre 14-day and I do believe that I will come to love the whole "kit-n-kaboodle," especially since with using it, I'll probably get my Diabetes under better control (possibly even going to just diet & exercise alone)!! If you've got to use it...don't do like I did, don't wait!! 😉
Thank You Dr. Awesome video
Now i found the detailed video👍Thanks Buddy 👍
Your information was much clearer and informative than FreeStyle Libre 2 own video. Too many add on there's I couldn't tell the needed information from the adds
I used the Freestyle Libre 14-Day until I got my insulin pump and had to switch to a Dexcom G6. While I like how the G6 gives live results without needing to scan it, I did like how the Libre was smaller and lasted a little longer. The Libre is also less invasive when comparing the filament size to the G6, and has only half the warm-up period. Admittedly, I ultimately like the Dexcom more, but I would happily recommend the Libre to anyone who can get one; especially since it is the more affordable option. I had one sensor that had some accuracy issues, but their customer support replaced it for me after I explained what was going on. Otherwise, I have been happy with trusting the information provided by the Libre.
Pls share ur contact
thanks it was a really helpful video about installation and how to check.
Excellent video.
I am hoping to get the 14 day Libre! I know I will have to pay since not on insulin; however, it is a wonderful tool to gaining better management of glucose. TY! Very helpfu!
Thank you so much for the tutorial I learned about the 14 day libre censor .
I just got prescribed ozempic. I watched your video on this medicine and very, very informative. But i think it is so stupid that I have been on rybelsus (a pill) my A1C was at 7.0 and went down to 5.7 this was great but I changed insurance and they don't cover rybelsus which was so easy to take, now I have to take ozempic something that is more complicated (to a point). I just thought it was so stupid to give me medicine that is more money then what I was taking.
Just blowing off steam, thanks for listening and I will be watching your videos because they are very informative.
It is very helpful, considering buy this for my mom
Nice video. I'm using Ambrosia's Blucon Nightrider on top of my sensor to get readings on phone and watch without scanning the sensor and to share readings with multiple caregivers remotely. my A1c is in range since I've been using it.
i just found something else to spend money on. Thanks.
Where is the 2nd video you mention toward the beginning of this one? This was very helpful, thanks!
Dear David,
I love your channel - I hope we’ll get some more content soon - thank you
Thanks for your kind words. I had to take some time away to work through a rough patch in my personal life, but I'm *almost* through it. I'm looking forward to resuming making new videos in the upcoming weeks.
Thank you for the video. Your explanations and instructions are very easy to understand. I just subscribed to your channel. Hoping to learn more from you 😊
Thank you for this information.
Thank you for the excellent video. I am a new user.All my questions were answered clearly. I have subscribed to your channel.
Awesome video thank you sir 🙏
I got my Libre 2 last month from the Choctaw Nation. I went to wearing the sensor not knowing much about it. It helped me get my blood sugar under control and gave me an understanding of what foods I needed to stay away from.
One night the monitor sounded an alarm that my glucose was dropping so I ate a small, sandwich. Thirty minutes later it went of again so I ate a chocolate bar, but it went off again and showed it was below 50, yet I felt okay. It sounded the alarm and said the sensor had malfunctioned and to remove and replace it. I then got my old faithful tester out and pricked a finger. My blood sudar was 290 and rising. Not good, but I learned to not rely just on the libre 2.
I have no problems since.
Thank you for sharing.👍
Thank you for this info. Using this for the first time. Now I guess I must wait am hour after inserting the device.
I Like your video and I already did all that you show but I have Free Stile 2 and it allowed me to use my iPhone. THNKX.
Very useful.
I think this will help me alot!
i had such a hard time unscruying the adaptor---nowhere does it say i have to take that little piece off around the adapter but after i remove it everything went well-very good vedeo
This video helps me
Could you do a video on how to give corrections properly and also how to know your carb ratio? Thank you so much!
good job on the video.
do have any more current more up to date videos? But this one was very helpful, I am waiting for my tester to arrive
❤I Love demonstration it look easy I think it is easy
Works well for me.
Today I received my Libre 2 box and it looked like too much reading so I was hoping to find a video to give me an overview and I came upon this video. I like what I see and I won't be apprehensive to try it. I got it because I am sick of pricking my finger every morning, but I didn't realize until your video that there is something more valuable here than what I imagined. I'm sure I'll read it here somewhere, but how long is the sensor good for before I replace it?
Yess thanks from Mrs shar satchell 💗💗 blessings 🎉😂❤
Hey just want to say thanks for your videos. I find them really helpful. I do have a question. I heard using cbd helps with blood sugar control. Is this correct?
Thanks, really appreciate your guidance. I am a new user.... Carter Canada
I got it thanks.
Greetings from Malaysia Doctor. Amazing work, your video on GLP medication came up as "algorithm blessing" yesterday precisely at a time when I was super low spirited on my diabetic situation primarily because of lack of good guidance. Here i am, a day later having watched all of your amazing 34 videos and with an absolute clear head on knowing the medication i take and having kicked valetudinarianism out of my head.
I am certain that we'll have some great videos on varied topics related to this lifestyle disorder; however, may i request you to please cover the following questions in your future videos. I'll be grateful for your consideration.
1 - Is Diabetes Reversible or at least improvable to a point?
2 - Can you please cover on Diabetic Retinopathy and how does GLP medications like Victoza or Ozempic improve/affect this condition?
3 - Would love your simplified explanation for the medication "dapagliflozin".
Thank you
STILL A GREAT VIDEO.
I like so much
First, thank you for awesome video. Just asking for opinions here. My son is type 1, eight years old, and on the spectrum. What other areas work the best other than the back of the arm? I am getting too many false readings or malfunctioning devices.
First time Diabetic no insulin yet. Hope this Freestyle Libre 2-14 day helps me learn how to control my blood sugars so don’t need insulin. Your video help me a lot understanding the reader. My question is can you use the reader & iphone on same sensor? Also how often does the reader need charging. It came on starting first time now waiting the 60 mins. So should I plug in to charge ?
Thank you! I thought the needle stayed inside! 😂 thank you ❤
I think now that I have seen this I need one.
This was so helpful thank you one question can you get your arm wet in the shower
What happens after 14 days? does the sensor dies, can it be recharged or reused by any means or it is waste after 14 days and I need to buy a different sensor ? Please reply ASAP its very urgent
You take the sensor off and apply a new one. I got 6 sensors from my insurance.
I didn't see anyone reply to you, as they hardly ever do here. Why make a video if they won't ANSWER people? Irks me. Hope this helps.
I'm having a hard time getting the cover on the housing of round disc off. Pls help me with this. Thank you!!
I've found the censors don't stick well, so I put a bit of Tegaderm over it and it works well. No issues with the reader (or my phone) reading my glucose even with the Tegaderm over it.
I had an allergic skin reaction to the sensor, do you know if they will be creating a new type of sensor?
I just received a type 1 diabetes diagnosis at the end of April and received my Freestyle Libre 2 this past week. The first day the alert went off and I scanned my sensor 59 . . . did a blood test and it was 84. I've had 6 low glucose alerts and now the reading is much higher than the blood test. It's never the same . . . why and can I trust the readings?
Do you have a video showing how to attach the reader to your computer to download your results?
Question: I have Freestyle Libre 2. What is the little electrical outlet plug for? Am I supposed to plug the monitor into the wall outlet to keep it charged? I can't find any information on what I'm supposed to use the plug for.
I have a question, how many of the patch comes in the little cup???
Hi Doc.
Sensors sent to me recently have a very sharp and hard needle instead of the plastic like filament. A diabetic is always afraid of wounds, is it safe to use it since Abott will not send me the regular one.
Is there anything I can or cannot do while wearing the sensor exercise wise shower, wise swimming, etc.?
The last videos were 2 yrs ago. I wonder where he went. 😢
Do you have a video on Januvia?
I wonder if David got burnt out on making YT content? Shame, since this is such a helpful channel. Would love to know his take on these new medicines coming to market.
New videos coming soon. Had to get through some stuff in my personal life, but new content is lining up. 🙂
You need to do a video on dexcom g6 because I haven't found your video if you have made it.
thanks
I am getting the freestyle libra 2 and the monitor. But I want to used my iPhone. I am waiting on Walgreens where I live.. I take a lot of baths. I was told by my Dr to put in on my right arm. Because I soak my left shoulder a lot do to a bad roller cuff in a car wreck. I am afraid of getting it wet. I am in my 70”s I don’t understand all of this. Like my phone . I am confused on all of this. I take ozimpic, mattform or something like that can’t spell to good. Thanks for your input
First try ur phone that’s what I did
I started use Libre 2 since last December, Difficult to enter units, cabs ….. info. So I change back to libre 14. Wait for libre 3 with Bluetooth interface.
Libre 3 looks great!! I’ll be posting a video on that as soon as it becomes available
Yo estoy fascinado de haber tomado esta determinación de usar producto 14 days free style . Al principio me daba nervios de ponerme el pequeño parche en el brazo 🤞porqué ese parche contiene una diminuta aguja que un pelo es más grueso. Pues ni se siente cuando se aplica yo sugiero a los diabéticos que lo hagan pues puedo controlar en cualquier momento ya sea por el aparato que incluye o también con el celular es lo mejor que e hecho. Ya no más tener que sangrarme los dedos con agujas a cada rato eso es más doloroso aparte de inyectarme la insulina ya que tengo diabetes tipo 2 😩😖
What happens if you've carried a lot of weight and lost some and now have "bat wings?" Also, I see some people use something that looks like extra circular "waterproof" clear sticker covers that go over the sensor. Do these cover stickers work and do they interfere with transmission of glucose readings?
My Dr gave me the Libre 2 today. She put it in my arm and I downloaded the app to my phone but it isn’t scanning/reading it. What’s the problem?
My Libre is way off from finger prick! How do you calibrate the two??
Hi David, I was wondering if you could answer my question in an upcoming video. I have reactive hypoglycemia and during a few of my surgeries (with anesthesia) my blood sugar has fallen way below 70. One surgery it fell to 42. Can you think of why that would happen? Thanks! Christi
With reactive hypoglycemia, what often happens is a delay in the time that the pancreas releases a burst of insulin for a meal. Certain foods can trigger this more than others. Basically what happens is you eat something and the pancreas makes enough insulin to bring the glucose back down. But then later on, the larger burst of insulin the pancreas would have made earlier during that initial glucose-drop gets released, but there’s not as much glucose around anymore. So the result is hypoglycemia, which is usually mild or moderate in severity, but can get more severe.
In regard to surgery, usually people are fasting during surgery and if your pancreas released extra insulin in response to the stress of surgery, that could explain it. Alternatively, it could have been that it didn’t release enough glucagon to keep the glucose up at normal. It’s impossible to know in retrospect exactly what happened, but those are two possible explanations. Either way, surgery places significant stresses on the body, which is why we reserve it for times when the benefits outweigh the risks.
@@sugarhighchannel Thanks so much! I really enjoy all of your videos!
A friend just had a colonoscopy and I wonder how that is done with hypoglycemia or reactive hypoglycemia! Yikes! 😖
So what happened when I am in the shower?. Will that come out?. Or do I have to keep using the new one everyday?
In Norway we can only buy the 14 day sensor.
How long do you scan the sensor
New user wondering about any spy technology installed, that may be running in the back round.?
So for how long is the Libre Freestyle used!?
Can it be used with multiple phones? My mom doesn't have a cell phone and she doesn't speak English. Technology isn't for her but her doctor prescribed this for her. 🤷♀️
Am I missing the second video? Can’t see to find it.
yes there is a needle left on the sensor in your arm