Finger Pricks are required multiple times a day (around 10 on average) by Children with Type 1 Diabetes. A finger prick is required to draw blood to apply to a test strip on a blood glucose meter. This is usually done first thing in the morning, before each meal, 2 hours after each meal, before and after exercise, before bed and often through the night too. On top of these regular times, they will also be required any time the child feel like they have low or high blood sugar.
Below you will find articles with more information about Finger Pricking for those with Type 1 Diabetes, including Technology used and Technology that can reduce the amount of Finger Pricks that are required each day.
So excited to announce that the Abbott Freestyle Libre, has finally been licensed for children, aged over 4 years old. The flash glucose monitoring system was launched at the end of 2014, but at that time it was only licensed for adults. Despite this hundreds of children have been using it in the UK since
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After using it for a year now, it’s time to review the Freestyle Libre and specifically when it’s being used on Children. The Libre burst onto the pharmaceutical market at the end of 2014, the World’s first Flash Glucose Monitoring System. With a marketing headline “Why prick when you can scan?” it’s no wonder that
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