Testing A Wireless Wearable Glucose Sensor – FreeStyle Libre 2 Review

I have tested over a hundred digital health devices and gadgets over the past 8 years. And by far the most problematic of all these has been the FreeStyle Libre wireless wearable glucose sensor review. Don’t misunderstand me, the technology is brilliant, the sensor works flawlessly, but boy, regulatory hurdles were making it the toughest challenge. But let’s start at the beginning. I am not diabetic but as a health-conscious person doing what I do (predicting the future of healthcare and medicine), I had been yearning to try continuous glucose monitoring for two reasons. First, I wanted to go through the process to have first-hand experience with how these tools can help patients living with diabetes. Second, I was also interested to see if I can learn new insights regarding my lifestyle, especially my diet, and determine whether such tools can help a health-conscious person fine-tune their habits. Getting the sensor – a Freestyle Libre – was easy. Making it work in a country that obviously isn’t a primary target market for the company producing the sensor was a nightmare. These days such devices arrive without a dedicated reader. Logical, our phones can do everything the reader could, so why bother with a separate device? All you need is an app. And here is where my troubles started. Unfortunately, for regulatory purposes, the app is not available in my country, Hungary, and even though I know the company’s C-suit, and reached out...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: TMF Health Sensors & Trackers Personalized Medicine blood glucose digital health continous glucose monitoring wireless wearable glucose sensor Freestyle Libre diabetes management Freestyle Libre Review Source Type: blogs