I've had Type 1 diabetes for 45 years. I have had my Libre system for about 6 months. It has made a huge difference to my management.

I was doing 4-5 fingerpricks a day. If I was eating out I had to take my lancing device & strips to test before my meal, which involved finding a private place to do my test as well.

Now I carry the reader in my shirt pocket and one swipe of it over the sensor gives me instant readings. Less chance of getting caught out if my meal delayed, not to mention a huge saving in cost of strips.

I do random checks of sensor readings against my dual blood glucose meter whenever I get an unexpected reading. These checks give me confidence in the Libre readings.

Join the campaign

All people with Type 1 and many people with Type 2 depend on insulin to stay alive. We are calling for lifechanging modern technology for insulin management to be available to everyone in Aotearoa.

Read about our campaign here: https://www.diabetes.org.nz/cgm-for-all-campaign-2022

How you can help

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• Share your story! Direct message us or email your diabetes story, with a photo if you're happy for us to share. Emails to frances@diabetes.org.nz

• Start the kōrero on your social media and in your community - the more voices the better calling for #CGMforall #FGMforall and #NoMoreFingerpricks

• Save your test strips! - more info coming soon for how we will be flooding social media this month!

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