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How to have a happy and healthy new year with type 2 diabetes
With the FreeStyle Libre 2 system you’ll be able to reignite your passion for food in 2025 – and beyond
Life with a type 2 diagnosis can be challenging, but the Libre 2 Plus sensor can help. This easy-to-use sensor allows you to track your glucose levels and navigate living with type 2 diabetes1, so you can still look forward to a year of enjoying great food and saying “yes” to the things you love.
The number one continuous glucose monitoring sensor worldwide2 is recommended by healthcare professionals over others3,4 and is designed to provide useful and reliable glucose insights throughout the day. This enables you to monitor your glucose levels continuously and see how different foods impact them, so you can make informed diet and lifestyle choices. That means you can bring the joy back into food, while also feel confident about managing your diabetes5.
A small sensor with a lot to say
The Libre 2 Plus sensor allows you to understand where your glucose levels are – and where they’re heading – with a quick glance at your smartphone6,7. It will enable you to see how what you eat can affect your sugar levels and discover patterns, as well as learn which foods have a low impact on them, so you can tweak what you’re eating accordingly.
For instance, eating your veggies and proteins first, followed by carbohydrates, can help steady your sugar levels8. Equally, there are lots of easy and delicious ingredient swaps (see the box below for a few handy suggestions), that can help you avoid glucose spikes, too.
Better still, the sensor is small and discreet9, it doesn’t involve finger pricks10, and you can wear it while bathing, swimming11 or doing other forms of exercise. In fact, 96% of users would recommend the FreeStyle Libre systems to others12. Plus, connecting the sensor to your smartphone6 is simple. You just need to launch the app, tap ‘find my sensor’, and within the hour, the sensor will be ready and start monitoring your glucose in real time.
So, go on, let the FreeStyle Libre 2 system help you stay on top of your diabetes this year, so you can make it one to truly remember.
“It was a complete revelation to me. For the first time in my life with diabetes, I could see what was happening in my body. How the food I ate and exercise I did would affect my glucose levels, and various other information that was now available to help me manage my diabetes 24/7, 365 days a year.”
Ken, a FreeStyle Libre user
Simple swaps to help you avoid glucose spikes
Spaghetti pasta can easily be swapped for spiralised squash
Mexican night calls for tacos – just choose corn flour tacos over wheat flour ones
Similarly, traditional wheat flour roti can be replaced with chickpea flour roti
And if you’re a chip fan, try whipping up courgette fries
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Images are for illustrative purposes only. Not actual patients. The information provided is not intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare professional about your diabetes management. Individual symptoms, situations and circumstances may vary.
1. Haak, T. Diabetes Therapy (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-016-0223-6.
2. Data on file, Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. Based on the number of users worldwide for the FreeStyle Libre portfolio compared to the number of users for other leading personal use sensor-based glucose monitoring systems.
3. Patient satisfaction and physician preferences reported for FreeStyle Libre 2, Dexcom G6/G5/G4, Eversense, Medtronic Guardian Sensor 3 and Enlite Sensor, and Medtrum A6TouchCare.
4. Varughese, B. Diabetes Stoffw Herz 30 (2021): 231-242.
5. Fokkert, M. BMJ Open Diab Res Care (2019): https://drc.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000809.
6. The FreeStyle LibreLink app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems. Please check the website for more information about device compatibility before using the app. Use of FreeStyle LibreLink may require registration with LibreView.
7. Glucose readings are automatically displayed in the app only when the smartphone and sensor are connected and in range.
8. Shukla, A. P., et al. (2015). Food Order Has a Significant Impact on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Levels. Diabetes care, 38(7), e98–e99 https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-0429.
9. Data on File, Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
10. Finger pricks are required if glucose readings and alarms do not match symptoms or expectations.
11. Sensor is water-resistant in up to 1m (3ft) of water. Do not immerse longer than 30 mins.
12. Survey conducted by Abbott Diabetes Care, 96% of FreeStyle Libre users (n=9136) would recommend it to others. Data on file, Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. (Feb 22)
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