Getting started with FreeStyle Libre 2

Set yourself free from routine finger pricks^{^} with a small, discreet sensor that monitors your glucose levels continuously day and night, with optional, real-time glucose alarms that notify you if your glucose levels go too high or too low

Making the transition to the FreeStyle Libre 2 system

There are a few important things to know about FreeStyle Libre 2 that will help you get started.

The benefits of FreeStyle Libre 2

What’s so good about FreeStyle Libre? Discover the highlights

How can FreeStyle Libre 2 help you

Find out some facts and figures on how FreeStyle Libre may help

Understanding the difference between blood glucose monitoring and flash glucose monitoring

Find out why Freestyle Libre sensor readings and finger prick blood glucose readings may sometimes be different

What does "No user calibration" mean?

What does
"No user calibration"
mean?

Calibration is a process that matches the glucose readings from the Sensor with a standard reference to ensure the devices are accurate.

The FreeStyle Libre sensor is factory calibrated and manufactured with minimal sensor-to-sensor variation eliminating need for finger prick calibration^2,3.

The FreeStyle Libre system is clinically proven to be accurate and consistent over 14 days, without the need for finger prick calibration².

See trends & patterns to help better manage glucose

Instead of a finger prick^{^}, simply swipe your phone or reader over the sensor for a painless¹, one-second scan. Each scan provides a current glucose reading, a trend arrow, and an 8-hour history.

Daily patterns

Shows the pattern and variability of your sensor glucose over a typical day.

Time in target

Displays percentage of time your sensor glucose readings were within, above or below your Target Glucose Range.

Low glucose events

Shows readings when your glucose is lower than 3.9 mmol/L for longer than 15 minutes, in 4 different 6-hour periods per day.

The getting started guide

Here is a step-by-step video guide to get you started on your FreeStyle Libre system.

Introducing FreeStyle LibreLink, free to download now

Introducing the FreeStyle LibreLink^♣ app, free to download now

A convenient alternative to the FreeStyle Libre 2 reader using your own phone.

^ Finger pricks are required if glucose readings and alarms do not match symptoms or expectations.

♣ The FreeStyle LibreLink app and the FreeStyle Libre reader have similar but not identical features. A finger prick test using a blood glucose meter is required during times of rapidly changing glucose levels when interstitial fluid glucose levels may not accurately reflect blood glucose levels or if hypoglycaemia or impending hypoglycaemia is reported by the FreeStyle LibreLink app or when symptoms do not match the FreeStyle LibreLink app readings.

The FreeStyle LibreLink app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems. Please check our compatibility guide for more information about device compatibility before using the app.

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1. Bailey T et al. The Performance and Usability of a Factory-Calibrated Flash Glucose Monitoring System. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2015;17(11):787-794.

2. Hoss, Udo., Budiman, Erwin. Factory-Calibrated Continuous Glucose Sensors: The Science Behind the Technology. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 19.S2 (2017): S-44

Getting started with FreeStyle Libre 2