I didn’t fairly get why Abbott, producer of the Freestyle CGM, was making an attempt to get approval from the FDA for its receiver. However now I do. Medicare wouldn’t cowl the CGM with out an accompanying receiver.
The receiver was accredited in April, and Medicare has simply agreed to cowl the price of Libre, I consider you will get both the Libre 2 or 3. I’m not going to check them, however diaTribe did. However I’ve researched comparisons between Libre 3 and Dexcom’s G7, since I’m contemplating switching.
For those who learn my submit lately, G7 and I bought off to a bumpy begin. It’s nonetheless not nice, however possibly higher. I nonetheless get too many ‘misplaced sign’ home windows, together with at all times after I first get up and retrieve my telephone from the place I retailer it in a single day. Sure, that’s one other story, however primarily I don’t need to get up all through the night time to alerts from compression lows.
I do respect the 12 hour window Dexcom gives on the finish of a session so I can pop a brand new one on and have it begin working within the background so by time I swap my session over to the brand new sensor, I get extra like 12 wonky hours on it reasonably than 24.
In a nutshell these two units at present will not be all that totally different. Each the Dexcom G7 and Libre 3 are small, equally correct, insert equally, have customizable alerts, and whereas Abbott needed to get a receiver accredited, you should use each in your telephone with their apps.
The foremost variations are Libre 3 is 14 day put on, Dexcom 10 and a half, Libre 3 has 33 toes of vary, Dexcom 20, Libre 3 is cheaper, however Dexcom has extra performance on its app and is actively working towards being operational with Omnipod and Tandem pumps. Honestly, I feel it’s extra a matter of non-public selection and what options are vital to you.
Listed below are two comparability critiques. The primary from DiabetesDaily and the video from TypeOneTalks:
Dexcom G7 or FreeStyle Libre 3? We Tried Them Each!