Hello everyone, after the warm welcome, I'm going to talk about Abbott Freestyle.
Several as I have entered, you have asked me and I will help you with everything I can.
* 1º.- And more importantly, if you want it, register already, but already, on its website.
I enrolled in April, principles, and as a Christmas gift, they gave me a user and count to buy (I had 9 months on the waiting list, so imagine ...)
*2º.- The device
It has 2 parts, the meter and the sensor.
- The meter can be plugged into the PC by USB, download the data to the manufacturer's app and the battery is thus recharged.
To measure the measurement, just pass the meter near the sensor, nothing happens if you are dressed, and whistle when you have done it, it is tactile and very configurable, a good tool.
Note: Do not stop targeting your measurements in another application, notebook, book ... since it is good to bring parallel control, since the data is not 100% reliable.
- The sensor, small, circular and superficial, with a "short skewer that is nailed to the skin and is subcutaneous. It works to a stack and lasts approximately 14 days (not reusable).
He has a simple applicator, is stuck to the skin (and eager, the glue is good) and simple to remove.The sugar is measured by approaching the meter to the sensor, which only applies in the back of the arms.According to the manufacturer, it is only valid for adults.
You will never leave hair measurements.But you will drastically reduce the amount of measurements.
The first day of use (that the sensor is calibrating) and the last days of the sensor (that the sensor is running out of a pile), the sensor is not necessary.In those days it is almost mandatory to make parallel capillary measurements, for not carrying us, which is when it can vary.
Also, if you have doubts, that a measurement is correct, measure.It happens to me, I measure me and around 20% of the time the capillary measurement varies (it fails little in the days of approximately 2 to 12).
Notes: sugar variability goes from 0 to 40 units mg/l (in my case).
*3º.- Keep a parallel record
I recommend it, I take it.I, with the mobile app that I use, daily diabetes diabetes, I have a parallel control.
I make 8 daily measurements, breakfast, food, snack and dinner, before and after, apart from the times I feel bad.
When it ends every month, this is going to be my first month, I am going to get the data from the application of ABBott Freestyle PC, from the mobile app, I will export them to Excel, and add to each measurement the relevant note (with themobile app put many data, which are super useful).When I take it out to Excel and take out the level curves, I can see if I need to vary any dose of insulin.
Well, I hope you have helped you, if you have any questions, ask here.
Thanks to this device to measure 8x14 punctures in 15 days (they would be theoretically), I have dropped to 8x3 punctures in 3 days (approximately), which is a joy.