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The [https://www.freestyle.abbott/ FreeStyle Libre] is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) by ''Abbott'', which is based on a wearable sensor that can be worn 24/7 for up to 14 days after installation. Unlike other CGMs it does not have to be (and can not be) calibrated with a fingerstick blood glucose test. During the 14-day period it records average blood glucose-readings every 15 minutes, additional spot-measurements can be taken as well. | The [https://www.freestyle.abbott/ FreeStyle Libre] is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) by ''Abbott'', which is based on a wearable sensor that can be worn 24/7 for up to 14 days after installation. Unlike other CGMs it does not have to be (and can not be) calibrated with a fingerstick blood glucose test. During the 14-day period it records average blood glucose-readings every 15 minutes, additional spot-measurements can be taken as well. | ||
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== Reading and exporting data from FreeStyle Libre == | == Reading and exporting data from FreeStyle Libre == | ||
− | The internal memory of the FreeStyle Libre | + | The internal memory of the FreeStyle Libre covers the most recent 8 hours of data, so it needs to be read out relatively frequently to collect complete time series. Data can be read from the sensor either through a dedicated hand-held sensor-reader (which needs to be acquired separately) or through the ''LibreLink'' smartphone app if the phone provides NFC reader capabilities. All data is stored in the cloud and can be exported as a CSV file from the [https://www.libreview.com/ LibreView website]. |
== Access to FreeStyle Libre == | == Access to FreeStyle Libre == |