Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor
1 × 15-day sensor
- Cheapest price
- £54.99
- Per day of wear
- £3.67
- Shops
- 4
Prices
- The Independent Pharmacy£54.99View at The Independent Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)
- Chemist4U£61.19View at Chemist4U (opens in a new tab)
- John Bell & Croyden£65View at John Bell & Croyden (opens in a new tab)
- MyPharmacy£69.99View at MyPharmacy (opens in a new tab)
- AmazonAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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What it does
A small sensor worn on the body for up to 15 days that measures glucose in the fluid between cells under the skin. It sends a reading to the FreeStyle LibreLink phone app every minute, with optional high and low alarms, or can be scanned with the Libre 2 reader.
From the description on freestyle.abbott.
Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor specs
- Sensor wear (days)
- 15
- Sensors in pack
- 1
- Phone
- FreeStyle LibreLink app on a compatible phone, or the Libre 2 reader
- Who it is for
- For people with diabetes aged 2 and over (Abbott UK); sold self-pay by UK pharmacies
- Warm-up
- 60 minutes after applying
- Reading interval
- Every minute to the phone app
- Fingerprick calibration
- Not described; finger pricks are needed if readings and alarms do not match symptoms or expectations
- Alarms
- Optional glucose alarms; sensor within 20 feet, unobstructed, of the receiving device
- Scan back-fill
- Scanning fills in up to 8 hours of missed data
- Water resistance
- Up to 1 metre for up to 30 minutes
- Altitude
- Not for use above 10
- Sharing
- LibreLinkUp (friends and family); LibreView (healthcare team)
The maker's figures, from freestyle.abbott. Further specs from freestyle.abbott.
How it compares
- To buy, it is the 2nd cheapest of 5 glucose monitors we compare (the middle one costs £61.50).
- On per day of wear it is the 2nd best value of 5 that state it.
Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor reviews and discussions
Owners talking about it
- FreeStyle Libre 2 vs FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus Diabetes UK forum
- Libre 2 plus reliability Diabetes UK forum
- FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor availability, as from June 2024 Diabetes UK forum
Links to other sites' reviews and discussions; we do not run them and they are not ours.
Medical device status and safety
- Finger pricks are required if glucose readings and alarms do not match symptoms or expectations (Abbott).
Compare with
- 1
- Per day of wear
- £3.54
- Price
- £99
- Sensor
- 14 days
- 2
- Per day of wear
- £3.70
- Price
- £36.99
- Sensor
- 10 days
- 3
- Per day of wear
- £5
- Price
- £74.99
- Sensor
- 15 days
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