Unfortunately many parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes were disappointed to see that the product wasn't licensed for use in under 18's. Excitingly rumour has it that any day now the Freestyle Libre will have a Pediatric licence also. Though many parents including us went ahead and ordered this revolutionary system anyway.
There are many reviews of the Freestyle Libre available on the internet but not that many from parents using it on their children so I wanted to share our experience. We have now been using it for well over a year so it's safe to say we know the product inside out.
WHAT IS THE FREESTYLE LIBRE?
As I mentioned previously it's a Flash Glucose Monitoring System. It consists of 2 parts, a small sensor that is worn on the arm and a hand held scanning device, as you can see in the picture below.
