Official Product Name

Freestyle Libre 14
Day Flash Glucose
Monitoring System ?
Description of the Product
glucose monitoring system that can be
used by adult patients to make
diabetes treatment decisions without
obtaining a blood sample from the
fingertip (fingerstick)
Description of the Product

consists of a smartphone app or a

handheld reader and a glucose sensor
worn on the back of the upper arm
Whoa, that’s cool.
But how does it work?
In Summary

1. Patient sets up the sensor according

to the user manual.
2. Application of the sensor to the
upper arm via the sensor applicator.
3. Patient waits for one hour.
In Summary

4. Patient scans the sensor through the

sensor reader.
5. Patient makes health decisions
based on readings.
In Summary

4. Patient scans the sensor through the

sensor reader.
5. Patient makes health decisions
based on readings.
In Summary

The sensor has a small flexible metal wire that goes just below
the skin where it generates a small electrical signal in response
to the amount of sugar that is present in fluid under the skin
(interstitial glucose). This electrical signal is converted into a
blood glucose reading, and is transmitted to a dedicated,
mobile device (reader) when a user scans the reader a short
distance above the sensor. The system does not require
calibration with fingertip blood samples using a blood glucose
meter.
 The Sensor
• Small in size
• Painless to apply
• Accurate readings
• Water-resistant
• Continuous
monitoring
 The Reader
Each scan of the reader shows:

Reporting Capability
• Stores 90 days of glucose
data
Convenient
• Compact and lightweight

User-friendly
• Has a backlit color
touchscreen for visibility in
the dark.
The Reader (Cont.)

Sensor glucose readings Daily Patterns

The Reader (Cont.)

Low glucose events Time in Target Visual Alerts

 Clarifications
(Just in case the product specifications are still vague.)
Clarifications
• Freestyle Libre creates glucose readings from the interstitial
fluid NOT the blood.
• Blood glucose readings tend to be about 5 to 10 minutes
ahead of interstitial glucose readings.
Considerations
 Other things to consider

• No readings are available while the

system is warming up.
• Needs prescription from physician.
• Cannot be prescribed for children,
pregnant women with diabetes, and
dialysis patients
 Other things to consider

• Needs to be removed prior to MRI, CT

Scan, X-ray, or diathermy treatment.
• Product has not been tested in sea
water
 z

Applicability to
Nursing Practice
and Informatics
Application to Nursing Practice
The Freestyle Libre 14 Day Flash Glucose
Monitoring System offers continuous monitoring
of glucose level for patients who have diabetes.
Nursing, in general, is a practice that aims to
provide clients with holistic care. Provision of this
holistic care requires nurses to continually monitor
clients who have health problems, such as
diabetes. Doing so enables the nurse to provide
specific interventions that fits the current situation
of a client so that his/her needs can be addressed
as soon as possible. This product potentially
allows the nurse to have accurate baseline
foundations for such interventions.
Application to Nursing Informatics

As discussed in the first module of the course,

Nursing Informatics is a specialty in nursing that
integrates integrates nursing science, computer
science, and information science to manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge, and
wisdom in nursing practice. New technological
advancements such as this product provides the
nurse more perspectives regarding a client with
diabetes. In relation to the application of this
product in the nursing practice, utilization of the
product can aid the nurse to create individualized
interventions for clients in the most efficient way
possible.
Date of Implementation and Price