RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[sherrywells1157]

Socialized medicine?  We don’t have that in the US.  Our insurance companies 
determine need for hospitalization & length of stay in the hospital as well as 
drug choices based on what they are willing to cover.  Nothing to do with 
socialized medicine.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Andy 
Baracco
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 4:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

yes!  You need to be a good self advocate and have a doctor who will cooperate. 
I know someone who even though he is on insulin, had to fight with Kaiser for a 
year before they would provide it for him.  These are the consequences of 
socialized medicine where bean counters can overrule doctors and patients.

 

Andy

 

- Original Message - 

From: 'Nicki Keck' via VIPhone <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  

To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  

Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:21 PM

Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

The doctor got it for my husband before he got on insulin. He wanted to monitor 
it before the insulin started so we would know how the sugars were running and 
how much insulin to prescribe. He had to talk to the insurance person to 
finally get it approved. It's not easy to get it if you are not on insulin. 
It's possible but not easy. I think part of the reason we got it for my husband 
is because it was clear he was going to be going on insulin.  We monitored it, 
went to the doctor, showed him the app, which he was absolutely fascinated 
with, by the way, and now he is on the insulin so we shouldn't have trouble 
keeping it covered. We did give them the argument of blindness and difficulty 
monitoring sugars with conventional meters, but even that argument didn't work 
right away. 

Nicki





On Sep 25, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Robert stigile mailto:rnstechnol...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi, it’s Robert.

So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but in 
order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle libre 
patches.

Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know 
that you are still not using insulin but that your blood sugars are in tighter 
control by using the free style libre patch.

Also, your doctor needs to submit a report stating that due to your blindness 
you’re not able to test using a meter as well due to not getting enough blood 
on the strips. That is what my doctor has told Abbott and they are fine with 
that.

You just have to have your doctor keep pushing it.

Good luck! 

 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President 

National Federation of the Blind of California

President San Fernando Valley Chapter

818-381-9568

 





On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Anthony Vece mailto:ajv...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this 
for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please help? 
Thank you Anthony

Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!





On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile mailto:rnstechnol...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi all,

First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using 
insulin and I have the libre sensors.

My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get 
blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on the 
strip using a meter.

Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with the 
Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then it 
will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top of 
the foam to the patch.

I hope this helps. 

 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President 

National Federation of the Blind of California

President San Fernando Valley Chapter

818-381-9568

 





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White mailto:lynnwhite...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi Linda, 

My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.

Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham mailto:lynda.ingra...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Thanks Everyone,

Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I 
may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
activate it.

I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
difference.  😉

The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically s

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Larry Wayland]

Yes, that is correct. I am one of those  who is not on insulin and was able to 
have my insurance pay for it.  I was fortunate to have a doctor that advocated 
for me and was able to get the insurance to pay.

So, yes it can be done.

Larry

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

My wife has the freestyle, and she is not on insulin.  As Robert said, you can 
advocate based on the fact that you are blind, and have difficulty using a 
system that requires you to obtain a blood sample.

Many blind persons have successfully advocated to get the device.

 

Andy

 

- Original Message - 

From: Anthony Vece <mailto:ajv...@gmail.com>  

To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  

Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:44 AM

Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this 
for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please help? 
Thank you Anthony

Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!





On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile mailto:rnstechnol...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi all,

First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using 
insulin and I have the libre sensors.

My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get 
blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on the 
strip using a meter.

Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with the 
Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then it 
will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top of 
the foam to the patch.

I hope this helps. 

 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President 

National Federation of the Blind of California

President San Fernando Valley Chapter

818-381-9568

 





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White mailto:lynnwhite...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi Linda, 

My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.

Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham mailto:lynda.ingra...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Thanks Everyone,

Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I 
may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
activate it.

I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
difference.  😉

The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is Libre 
2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.

So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
Scanner read what the display shows.  

Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very loud.

Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.

Vivian and Sallie

From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > 
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app.  I 
have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that you 
may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after this 
14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to scan 
it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to wait an 
hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to scan 
for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I talked 
with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most accessible 
way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or need the 
reader.  Hope this is helpful.






On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen mailto:talk2o...@gmail.com> > wrote:

The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor with 
your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t recall 
how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now switched 
over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.




Sent from my iPhone






On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Hi Vivian,

You didn’t need the re

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Vivian Conger]

All,

 

Again thanks so much for all the input.

 

Today I scanned the sensor with my phone and my phone still says that it can’t 
scan as the sensor is associated with another device.

 

I will just keep scanning with the reader until I need to change the sensor.

 

My iPhone did make noise like it was trying to scan (2 beeps or something like 
that).  I don’t recall it doing that yesterday.

 

I do like the ease of this device and believe it will give me a lot more 
control over my diabetes.

 

Again thanks all.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Robert 
stigile
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 7:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

Hi all,

First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using 
insulin and I have the libre sensors.

My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get 
blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on the 
strip using a meter.

Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with the 
Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then it 
will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top of 
the foam to the patch.

I hope this helps. 

 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President

National Federation of the Blind of California

President San Fernando Valley Chapter

818-381-9568

 





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White mailto:lynnwhite...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi Linda,

My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.

Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham mailto:lynda.ingra...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Thanks Everyone,

 

Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I 
may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
activate it.

 

I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
difference.  😉

 

The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is Libre 
2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.

 

So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
Scanner read what the display shows.  

 

Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very loud.

 

Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > 
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app.  I 
have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that you 
may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after this 
14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to scan 
it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to wait an 
hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to scan 
for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I talked 
with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most accessible 
way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or need the 
reader.  Hope this is helpful.

 






On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen mailto:talk2o...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor with 
your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t recall 
how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now switched 
over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.




Sent from my iPhone






On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Hi Vivian,

You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to 
change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with my 
phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose monitor 
every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at least it 
did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is possible to 
switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t use the reader 
again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have sold you.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone






On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger mail

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

yes!  You need to be a good self advocate and have a doctor who will cooperate. 
I know someone who even though he is on insulin, had to fight with Kaiser for a 
year before they would provide it for him.  These are the consequences of 
socialized medicine where bean counters can overrule doctors and patients.

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Nicki Keck' via VIPhone 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:21 PM
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived


  The doctor got it for my husband before he got on insulin. He wanted to 
monitor it before the insulin started so we would know how the sugars were 
running and how much insulin to prescribe. He had to talk to the insurance 
person to finally get it approved. It's not easy to get it if you are not on 
insulin. It's possible but not easy. I think part of the reason we got it for 
my husband is because it was clear he was going to be going on insulin.  We 
monitored it, went to the doctor, showed him the app, which he was absolutely 
fascinated with, by the way, and now he is on the insulin so we shouldn't have 
trouble keeping it covered. We did give them the argument of blindness and 
difficulty monitoring sugars with conventional meters, but even that argument 
didn't work right away. 


  Nicki


On Sep 25, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Robert stigile  
wrote:



Hi, it’s Robert.
So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but 
in order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle libre 
patches.
Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know 
that you are still not using insulin but that your blood sugars are in tighter 
control by using the free style libre patch.
Also, your doctor needs to submit a report stating that due to your 
blindness you’re not able to test using a meter as well due to not getting 
enough blood on the strips. That is what my doctor has told Abbott and they are 
fine with that.
You just have to have your doctor keep pushing it.
Good luck! 


Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568




  On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Anthony Vece  wrote:


  Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They 
keep telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get 
this for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please 
help? Thank you Anthony


  Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!


On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  
wrote:



Hi all,
First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am 
not using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to 
have better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult 
to get blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on 
the strip using a meter.
Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings 
with the Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and 
then it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the 
top of the foam to the patch.
I hope this helps. 


Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568




  On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  
wrote:


  Hi Linda,
  My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I 
would either check with the insurance company or your doctor.


  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham 
 wrote:





Sent from my iPhone


  On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger 
 wrote:


  
  Thanks Everyone,



  Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and 
think that yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my 
Libre 2 app to activate it.



  I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and 
my phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t 
make a difference.  😉



  The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the 
reader is Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.



  So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have 
Voice Dream Scanner read what the display shows.  



  Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are 
not very loud.



  Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.



  Vivian and Sallie





  From: 'NickiKeck' 

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

['Nicki Keck' via VIPhone]

Well, it's interesting. Because my husband is a true techie and enjoys seeing 
the numbers and hoping they are going down, he tests a lot more thn 3 times a 
day. I would say he tests at least 6 times a day. He had trouble motivating to 
test once with the Prodigy.

Nicki

> On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Andy Baracco  wrote:
> 
> 
> For Medicare, i think you either need to be on insulin, use an insulin pump, 
> or need to test 3 times per day or more.
>  
> Andy
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: Lynn White
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
> 
> Hi Linda,
> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
> either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes 
>>> I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app 
>>> to activate it.
>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
>>> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make 
>>> a difference.  😉
>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>>> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very 
>>> loud.
>>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
>>> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the 
>>> app.  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, 
>>> that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but 
>>> after this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the 
>>> app to scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will 
>>> need to wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and 
>>> prompt you to scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my 
>>> husband’s unit, as I talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, 
>>> as the app is the most accessible way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor 
>>> that we didn’t want or need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
>>> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
>>> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
>>> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
>>> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Vivian,
>>> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the 
>>> device to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the 
>>> libre with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the 
>>> continuous glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It 
>>> works real well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I 
>>> do not know if it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from 
>>> the reader. Just don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense 
>>> that they should not have sold you.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment 
>>> with the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her 
>>> that it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>>> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
>>>

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

['Nicki Keck' via VIPhone]

The doctor got it for my husband before he got on insulin. He wanted to monitor 
it before the insulin started so we would know how the sugars were running and 
how much insulin to prescribe. He had to talk to the insurance person to 
finally get it approved. It's not easy to get it if you are not on insulin. 
It's possible but not easy. I think part of the reason we got it for my husband 
is because it was clear he was going to be going on insulin.  We monitored it, 
went to the doctor, showed him the app, which he was absolutely fascinated 
with, by the way, and now he is on the insulin so we shouldn't have trouble 
keeping it covered. We did give them the argument of blindness and difficulty 
monitoring sugars with conventional meters, but even that argument didn't work 
right away. 

Nicki

> On Sep 25, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Robert stigile  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi, it’s Robert.
> So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but 
> in order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle 
> libre patches.
> Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know 
> that you are still not using insulin but that your blood sugars are in 
> tighter control by using the free style libre patch.
> Also, your doctor needs to submit a report stating that due to your blindness 
> you’re not able to test using a meter as well due to not getting enough blood 
> on the strips. That is what my doctor has told Abbott and they are fine with 
> that.
> You just have to have your doctor keep pushing it.
> Good luck! 
> 
> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
> 818-381-9568
> 
> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Anthony Vece  wrote:
>>> 
>> Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
>> telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get 
>> this for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. 
>> Please help? Thank you Anthony
>> 
>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!
>> 
>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not 
>>> using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
>>> My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
>>> better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to 
>>> get blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood 
>>> on the strip using a meter.
>>> Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with 
>>> the Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and 
>>> then it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch 
>>> the top of the foam to the patch.
>>> I hope this helps. 
>>> 
>>> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of California
>>> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
>>> 818-381-9568
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> Hi Linda,
>>>> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I 
>>>> would either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that 
>>>>>> yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 
>>>>>> 2 app to activate it.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my 
>>>>>> phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  
>>>>>> Didn’t make a difference.  😉
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>>>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>>>>

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

My wife has the freestyle, and she is not on insulin.  As Robert said, you can 
advocate based on the fact that you are blind, and have difficulty using a 
system that requires you to obtain a blood sample.
Many blind persons have successfully advocated to get the device.

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: Anthony Vece 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:44 AM
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived


  Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this 
for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please help? 
Thank you Anthony


  Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!


On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  
wrote:



Hi all,
First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not 
using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get 
blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on the 
strip using a meter.
Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with 
the Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then 
it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top of 
the foam to the patch.
I hope this helps. 


Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568




  On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:


  Hi Linda,
  My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I 
would either check with the insurance company or your doctor.


  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
wrote:





Sent from my iPhone


  On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  
wrote:


  
  Thanks Everyone,



  Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think 
that yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 
app to activate it.



  I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my 
phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t 
make a difference.  😉



  The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader 
is Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.



  So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice 
Dream Scanner read what the display shows.  



  Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not 
very loud.



  Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.



  Vivian and Sallie





  From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived



  As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, 
but my husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the 
app.  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, 
that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after 
this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to 
scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to 
wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to 
scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I 
talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most 
accessible way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or 
need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.







On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:



The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next 
sensor with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I 
don’t recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve 
now switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.



Sent from my iPhone





  On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  
wrote:

  

  Hi Vivian,

  You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get 
the device to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the 
libre with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if 
it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just 
don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

For Medicare, i think you either need to be on insulin, use an insulin pump, or 
need to test 3 times per day or more.

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: Lynn White 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:57 AM
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived


  Hi Linda,
  My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.


  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
wrote:





Sent from my iPhone


  On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:


  
  Thanks Everyone,



  Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that 
yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app 
to activate it.



  I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my 
phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t 
make a difference.  😉



  The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.



  So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
Scanner read what the display shows.  



  Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not 
very loud.



  Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.



  Vivian and Sallie





  From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived



  As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but 
my husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app. 
 I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that you 
may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after this 
14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to scan 
it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to wait an 
hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to scan 
for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I talked 
with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most accessible 
way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or need the 
reader.  Hope this is helpful.







On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:



The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next 
sensor with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I 
don’t recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve 
now switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.



Sent from my iPhone





  On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:

  

  Hi Vivian,

  You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the 
device to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the 
libre with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if 
it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just 
don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not 
have sold you.





  Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  
wrote:



Hi All,



I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an 
appointment with the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I 
told her that it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.



She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got 
home, I installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could 
be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.



I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but 
just tried VD Scanner and it was perfect.



I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the 
reader.  Does anyone have any suggestions?



Many thanks for assistance.



Vivian and Sallie











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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Anthony Vece]

Robert; thank you very much. I will forward this to my endocrinologist. Take 
care and stay safe Anthony

> On Sep 25, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Robert stigile  wrote:
> 
> Hi, it’s Robert.
> So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but 
> in order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle 
> libre patches.
> Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know 
> that you are still not using insulin but that your blood sugars are in 
> tighter control by using the free style libre patch.
> Also, your doctor needs to submit a report stating that due to your blindness 
> you’re not able to test using a meter as well due to not getting enough blood 
> on the strips. That is what my doctor has told Abbott and they are fine with 
> that.
> You just have to have your doctor keep pushing it.
> Good luck! 
> 
> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
> 818-381-9568
> 
> 
>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Anthony Vece  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
>> telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get 
>> this for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. 
>> Please help? Thank you Anthony
>> 
>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!
>> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not 
>>> using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
>>> My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
>>> better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to 
>>> get blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood 
>>> on the strip using a meter.
>>> Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with 
>>> the Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and 
>>> then it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch 
>>> the top of the foam to the patch.
>>> I hope this helps. 
>>> 
>>> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of California
>>> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
>>> 818-381-9568
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Linda,
>>>> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I 
>>>> would either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that 
>>>>>> yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 
>>>>>> 2 app to activate it.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my 
>>>>>> phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  
>>>>>> Didn’t make a difference.  😉
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>>>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>>>>>> Scanner read what the display shows.  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not 
>>>>>> very loud.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre A

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Robert stigile]

Hi, it’s Robert.
So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but in 
order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle libre 
patches.
Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know 
that you are still not using insulin but that your blood sugars are in tighter 
control by using the free style libre patch.
Also, your doctor needs to submit a report stating that due to your blindness 
you’re not able to test using a meter as well due to not getting enough blood 
on the strips. That is what my doctor has told Abbott and they are fine with 
that.
You just have to have your doctor keep pushing it.
Good luck! 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568


> On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Anthony Vece  wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
> telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this 
> for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please 
> help? Thank you Anthony
> 
> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!
> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not 
>> using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
>> My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
>> better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to 
>> get blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on 
>> the strip using a meter.
>> Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with 
>> the Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and 
>> then it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch 
>> the top of the foam to the patch.
>> I hope this helps. 
>> 
>> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
>> National Federation of the Blind of California
>> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
>> 818-381-9568
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:
>>>> 
>>> Hi Linda,
>>> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
>>> either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>>>>  
>>>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that 
>>>>> yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 
>>>>> app to activate it.
>>>>>  
>>>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my 
>>>>> phone thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  
>>>>> Didn’t make a difference.  😉
>>>>>  
>>>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>>>>  
>>>>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>>>>> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>>>>>  
>>>>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not 
>>>>> very loud.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>>>>>  
>>>>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but 
>>>>> my husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just 
>>>>> the app.  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the 
>>>>> reader, that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the 
>>>>> app, but after this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor 
>>>>> and use the app to scan 

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Anthony Vece]

Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep 
telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this 
for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please help? 
Thank you Anthony

Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!

> On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Robert stigile  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not 
> using insulin and I have the libre sensors.
> My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
> better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to 
> get blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on 
> the strip using a meter.
> Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with the 
> Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then 
> it will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top 
> of the foam to the patch.
> I hope this helps. 
> 
> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
> 818-381-9568
> 
> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:
>>> 
>> Hi Linda,
>> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
>> either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>>>  
>>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that 
>>>> yes I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 
>>>> app to activate it.
>>>>  
>>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
>>>> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make 
>>>> a difference.  😉
>>>>  
>>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>>>  
>>>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>>>> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>>>>  
>>>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very 
>>>> loud.
>>>>  
>>>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>>>  
>>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>>>>  
>>>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
>>>> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the 
>>>> app.  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the 
>>>> reader, that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the 
>>>> app, but after this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor 
>>>> and use the app to scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate 
>>>> it, you will need to wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour 
>>>> is over and prompt you to scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader 
>>>> with my husband’s unit, as I talked with a coworker and he told me not to 
>>>> get it, as the app is the most accessible way to use the Libre.  We told 
>>>> the doctor that we didn’t want or need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
>>>> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
>>>> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
>>>> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Vivian,
>>>> You d

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Robert stigile]

Hi all,
First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using 
insulin and I have the libre sensors.
My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have 
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get 
blood test since I can’t see it all and it’s hard to get enough blood on the 
strip using a meter.
Secondly when you are using the app on iPhone to check your readings with the 
Libre patch you need to put the top of the phone against the patch and then it 
will scan it and give you your readings. Again, you need to touch the top of 
the foam to the patch.
I hope this helps. 

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568


> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Lynn White  wrote:
> 
> Hi Linda,
> My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
> either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks Everyone,
>>>  
>>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes 
>>> I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app 
>>> to activate it.
>>>  
>>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
>>> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make 
>>> a difference.  😉
>>>  
>>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>>  
>>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>>> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>>>  
>>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very 
>>> loud.
>>>  
>>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>>  
>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>>>  
>>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
>>> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the 
>>> app.  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, 
>>> that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but 
>>> after this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the 
>>> app to scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will 
>>> need to wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and 
>>> prompt you to scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my 
>>> husband’s unit, as I talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, 
>>> as the app is the most accessible way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor 
>>> that we didn’t want or need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
>>>  
>>> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
>>> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
>>> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
>>> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Vivian,
>>> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the 
>>> device to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the 
>>> libre with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the 
>>> continuous glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It 
>>> works real well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I 
>>> do not know if it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from 
>>> the reader. Just don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense 
>>> that they should not have sold you.
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM,

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Lynn White]

Hi Linda,
My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would 
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Thanks Everyone,
>>  
>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes 
>> I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
>> activate it.
>>  
>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
>> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
>> difference.  😉
>>  
>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
>> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>>  
>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
>> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>>  
>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very 
>> loud.
>>  
>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>>  
>> Vivian and Sallie
>>  
>>  
>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>>  
>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
>> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app. 
>>  I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that 
>> you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after 
>> this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to 
>> scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to 
>> wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you 
>> to scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, 
>> as I talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the 
>> most accessible way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t 
>> want or need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
>>  
>> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
>> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
>> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
>> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Vivian,
>> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device 
>> to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre 
>> with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
>> glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
>> well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know 
>> if it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. 
>> Just don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they 
>> should not have sold you.
>>  
>>  
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi All,
>>  
>> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
>> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that 
>> it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>>  
>> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
>> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
>> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this 
>> could be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>>  
>> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried 
>> VD Scanner and it was perfect.
>>  
>> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>  
>> Many thanks for assistance.
>>  
>> Vivian and Sallie
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Lynda Ingraham]

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks Everyone,
>  
> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I 
> may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
> activate it.
>  
> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
> difference.  😉
>  
> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is 
> Libre 2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.
>  
> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
> Scanner read what the display shows. 
>  
> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very 
> loud.
>  
> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.
>  
> Vivian and Sallie
>  
>  
> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
>  
> As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app.  
> I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that 
> you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after 
> this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to 
> scan it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to 
> wait an hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you 
> to scan for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as 
> I talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most 
> accessible way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or 
> need the reader.  Hope this is helpful.
>  
> 
> 
> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
>  
> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Vivian,
> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device 
> to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre 
> with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
> glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
> well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if 
> it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just 
> don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should 
> not have sold you.
>  
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
> does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>  
> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could 
> be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>  
> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
> Scanner and it was perfect.
>  
> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>  
> Many thanks for assistance.
>  
> Vivian and Sallie
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Simon A Fogarty]

I would highly suggest scanning the sensor with the app on your phone
Assuming you are logged in to the app etc.

Then see what happens,

I would think it should want you to click ok for using the in operation sensor.

Possibly though it wont as the reader I’m assuming is not linked to an account
Like the mobile app is.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2021 10:23 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi Vivian,
You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to 
change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with my 
phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose monitor 
every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at least it 
did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is possible to 
switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t use the reader 
again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have sold you.


Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger 
mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi All,

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for assistance.

Vivian and Sallie




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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Simon A Fogarty]

Yeah in the time I’ve been using the libre system I have never used the reader,

Even my doctor said it’s not usable

I went  directly to the mobile app which is accessible and only gets better as 
they update it.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2021 10:43 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi Larry,
Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.
I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.


Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland 
mailto:lhwayl...@sbcglobal.net>> wrote:

You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each new 
sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to wate 
one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on your 
phone.
Larry



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Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.
Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  
wins...@voicedream.com<mailto:wins...@voicedream.com>





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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Vivian 
Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi All,

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for assistance.

Vivian and Sallie




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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Larry Wayland]

Your right, the reader is not accessible at all.  What I have been doing is 
letting my wife, who is sighted, activate the sensor with the reader and then I 
use the app on the phone from then on.  I was told by the company this is what 
I would have to do.  However the next sensor I will try activating it with just 
the app on the phone.

Larry

 

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Mary Otten
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 5:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

Hi Larry,

Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.

I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland mailto:lhwayl...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote:



You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each new 
sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to wate 
one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on your 
phone.

Larry

 

 

 

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To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.

The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

 

I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.

I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.

Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.

Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  wins...@voicedream.com 
<mailto:wins...@voicedream.com> 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard

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Vivian Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

Hi All,

 

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

 

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

 

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

 

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Many thanks for assistance.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

 

 

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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Simon A Fogarty]

I do know that I can swap phones using the libre link app and use it with the 
same sensor,

So I have the app signsd in on both an iPHone 11pro max
And an SE 2020
I’ve swapped the phone I’m using and each swap just requires the sensor to be 
re scanned before reading,

It just registers the sensor as new but starts working straight away
I don’t have to wait that 60 minutes before using it.

I’m surprised you can’t do that with the reader

Hope you sort it out.

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Owen
Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2021 11:35 am
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor with 
your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t recall 
how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now switched 
over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten 
mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi Vivian,
You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to 
change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with my 
phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose monitor 
every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at least it 
did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is possible to 
switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t use the reader 
again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have sold you.


Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger 
mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi All,

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for assistance.

Vivian and Sallie




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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Vivian Conger]

Thanks Everyone,

 

Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I 
may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to 
activate it.

 

I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone 
thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range.  Didn’t make a 
difference.  😉

 

The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is Libre 
2.  Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8.

 

So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream 
Scanner read what the display shows.  

 

Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very loud.

 

Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone  
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app.  I 
have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that you 
may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after this 
14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to scan 
it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to wait an 
hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to scan 
for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I talked 
with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most accessible 
way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or need the 
reader.  Hope this is helpful.

 





On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen mailto:talk2o...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor with 
your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t recall 
how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now switched 
over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.



Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Hi Vivian,

You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to 
change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with my 
phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose monitor 
every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at least it 
did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is possible to 
switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t use the reader 
again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have sold you.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone





On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com> > wrote:



Hi All,

 

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

 

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

 

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

 

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Many thanks for assistance.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

['NickiKeck' via VIPhone]

As others have said, you don’t need the reader.  I am not diabetic, but my 
husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the app.  I 
have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, that you 
may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but after this 
14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the app to scan 
it.  Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will need to wait an 
hour.  The app will notify you when your hour is over and prompt you to scan 
for a reading.  We have never had a reader with my husband’s unit, as I talked 
with a coworker and he told me not to get it, as the app is the most accessible 
way to use the Libre.  We told the doctor that we didn’t want or need the 
reader.  Hope this is helpful.


> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen  wrote:
> 
> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor 
> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t 
> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now 
> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten > > wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Vivian,
>> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device 
>> to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre 
>> with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
>> glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
>> well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know 
>> if it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. 
>> Just don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they 
>> should not have sold you.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>>  
>>> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment 
>>> with the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her 
>>> that it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>>>  
>>> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
>>> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
>>> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this 
>>> could be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>>>  
>>> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried 
>>> VD Scanner and it was perfect.
>>>  
>>> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>>  
>>> Many thanks for assistance.
>>>  
>>> Vivian and Sallie
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Joney Owen]

The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor with 
your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t recall 
how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now switched 
over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Vivian,
> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device 
> to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre 
> with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous 
> glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real 
> well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if 
> it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just 
> don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should 
> not have sold you.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi All,
>>  
>> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
>> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that 
>> it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>>  
>> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
>> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
>> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this 
>> could be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>>  
>> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried 
>> VD Scanner and it was perfect.
>>  
>> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>  
>> Many thanks for assistance.
>>  
>> Vivian and Sallie
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Alex Stone]

No you don’t need the reader. I had one of these to test for my local hospital, 
and the reader comes with it, but if you’re taking readings with your phone, 
you don’t need it.

Sent from my iPhone

On 25 Sep 2021, at 00:13, Andy Baracco  wrote:


As far as I know, if you have the app set up you don't need the reader at all.

Andy

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Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi Larry,
Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.
I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.


Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland  wrote:


You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each new 
sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to wate 
one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on your 
phone.
Larry
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived
I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.
I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.
Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  
wins...@voicedream.com<mailto:wins...@voicedream.com>
Richard
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Vivian 
Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived
Hi All,
I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.
I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.
I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Many thanks for assistance.
Vivian and Sallie
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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

As far as I know, if you have the app set up you don't need the reader at all.

Andy

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  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived


  Hi Larry,
  Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.
  I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.




  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland  wrote:



You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each 
new sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to 
wate one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on 
your phone.

Larry







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Of Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived



I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.

The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.



I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.

I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.

Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.

Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  
wins...@voicedream.com











Richard

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it.” – Jane Wagner



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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Vivian Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived



Hi All,



I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment 
with the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that 
it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.



She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.



I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried 
VD Scanner and it was perfect.



I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?



Many thanks for assistance.



Vivian and Sallie









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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

I am not diabetic, but my wife uses the freestyle.  She can see well enough to 
use the reader, but I have checked her level with her phone, and it worked as 
well.  I wasn't aware that you have to choose between the reader and the app.

Andy

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  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:22 PM
  Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived


  Hi Vivian,
  You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device 
to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with 
my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose 
monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at 
least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is 
possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t 
use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have 
sold you.




  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:



Hi All,



I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment 
with the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that 
it does now that there is an app for the iPhone.



She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.



I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried 
VD Scanner and it was perfect.



I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?



Many thanks for assistance.



Vivian and Sallie










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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Andy Baracco]

you don't need the reader.  You should be able to scan with your phone.  it 
uses NFC and not bluetooth, so you will need to place the phone next to the 
sensor on your arm.  When you first install or when you change the sensor, you 
will have to wait an hour before you do your first scan.

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: Richard Turner 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:59 PM
  Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived


  I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.

  The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

   

  I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.

  I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.

  Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.

  Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  wins...@voicedream.com

   

   

   

   

   

  Richard

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  From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Vivian 
Conger
  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

   

  Hi All,

   

  I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

   

  She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

   

  I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

   

  I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

   

  Many thanks for assistance.

   

  Vivian and Sallie

   

   

   

   

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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Richard Turner]

You do not need the reader.



Richard
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On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:


Hi Larry,
Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.
I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.


Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland  wrote:


You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each new 
sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to wate 
one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on your 
phone.
Larry



From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.
Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  
wins...@voicedream.com<mailto:wins...@voicedream.com>





Richard
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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Vivian 
Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi All,

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for assistance.

Vivian and Sallie




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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Mary Otten]

Hi Larry,
Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I 
understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, 
but the reader was superfluous. You can activate the sensor without the reader, 
unless they’ve changed something, which is incredibly stupid, since the reader 
is otherwise not accessible at all.
I’m really confused. Because I know back when I used these sensors over the 
course of a year or a year and a half often on, no reader was ever necessary. 
I’ve never even seen it.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland  wrote:
> 
> 
> You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each 
> new sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to 
> wate one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on 
> your phone.
> Larry
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived
>  
> I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
> The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.
>  
> I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
> I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
> response soon.
> Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
> Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  wins...@voicedream.com
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
> – Jane Wagner
>  
> My Web site: https://www.turner42.com
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Vivian 
> Conger
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived
>  
> Hi All,
>  
> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
> does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>  
> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could 
> be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>  
> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
> Scanner and it was perfect.
>  
> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>  
> Many thanks for assistance.
>  
> Vivian and Sallie
>  
>  
>  
>  
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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Robert stigile]

Hello all,
No, you do not need the reader at all.
Leave it in the box and just download and use the app on your iPhone. You can 
get all your readings through the app.
Good luck!

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568


> On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Larry Wayland  wrote:
> 
> 
> You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each 
> new sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to 
> wate one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on 
> your phone.
> Larry
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived
>  
> I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
> The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.
>  
> I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
> I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
> response soon.
> Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
> Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  wins...@voicedream.com
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
> – Jane Wagner
>  
> My Web site: https://www.turner42.com
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Vivian 
> Conger
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived
>  
> Hi All,
>  
> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
> does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>  
> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could 
> be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>  
> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
> Scanner and it was perfect.
>  
> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>  
> Many thanks for assistance.
>  
> Vivian and Sallie
>  
>  
>  
>  
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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Larry Wayland]

You need the reader to activate the sensor.  You will need to activate each new 
sensor you put on your arm.  After a sensor is activated you will have to wate 
one hour for the sensor to start working.  Then you can use the app on your 
phone.

Larry

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.

The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

 

I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.

I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.

Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.

Winston I’m sure would appreciate hearing about that.  wins...@voicedream.com 
<mailto:wins...@voicedream.com> 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – 
Jane Wagner

 

My Web site: https://www.turner42.com

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Vivian Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

 

Hi All,

 

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

 

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

 

I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

 

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Many thanks for assistance.

 

Vivian and Sallie

 

 

 

 

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Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Mary Otten]

Hi Vivian,
You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to 
change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the libre with my 
phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the continuous glucose monitor 
every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It works real well, at least it 
did the last time I used it. But as I say, I do not know if it is possible to 
switch your sensor over to the phone from the reader. Just don’t use the reader 
again. It was an unnecessary expense that they should not have sold you.


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> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
> the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn’t talk.  I told her that it 
> does now that there is an app for the iPhone.
>  
> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was 
> installed on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could 
> be done but have not figured out how to do it yet.
>  
> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
> Scanner and it was perfect.
>  
> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>  
> Many thanks for assistance.
>  
> Vivian and Sallie
>  
>  
>  
>  
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RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

[Richard Turner]

I am 99% sure you do not need the reader.
The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know.

I don't have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read.
I know some on this list use the Freestyle sensors, so I hope you get a 
response soon.
Its great that Voice Dream Scanner did such a good job.
Winston I'm sure would appreciate hearing about that.  
wins...@voicedream.com





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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Vivian 
Conger
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived

Hi All,

I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment with 
the nurse yesterday.  She apologized that it didn't talk.  I told her that it 
does now that there is an app for the iPhone.

She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor.  After I got home, I 
installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won't scan the sensor as it was installed 
on a different device.  I received an email stating that this could be done but 
have not figured out how to do it yet.

I've used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried VD 
Scanner and it was perfect.

I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader.  
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for assistance.

Vivian and Sallie




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