Are you ready for the updated FreeStyleLibre2 system?
Everything you love about the FreeStyle Libre 2 system - now with real-time glucose readings sent right to your smartphone!*
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The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is publicly covered by most Canadian provincesand private health insurance plans. Now including coverage in Nova Scotia!
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FreeStyle Libre is the world’s #1 sensor-based glucose monitoring system!1†
Take a look at the updated FreeStyle Libre 2 system
Sensor application
Easiest sensor to apply‡ (no in-person patient training required)1
Sensor memory storage
8 hours2
Glucose readings
Minute-to-minute readings sent right to your smartphone*
Sensor warm-up time
1 hour2
Glucose alarms
Optional alarms§ alert you the minute your glucose is too low or too high2
Calibration
Not required2
Sensor lifespan
14 days2
Public coverage
Publicly covered in Ontario,¶ Quebec,** Saskatchewan,†† Manitoba,‡‡ Prince Edward Island,§§ Yukon,¶¶ British Columbia,*** NIHB,††† Northwest Territories‡‡‡, and the Nova Scotia§§§ programs
* The FreeStyle Libre 2 app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems. Please check the Compatibility Guide (PDF 69 KB)for more information about device compatibility before using the app. Use ofFreeStyleLibre 2 may require registration withLibreView.
† Based on the number of users worldwide for the FreeStyle Libre system compared to the number of users for other leading personal-use sensor-based glucose monitoring systems.
‡Based on a comparison to Dexcom G6.
§Notifications will only be received when alarms are turned on and the sensor is within 6 metres unobstructed of the reading device. You must enable the appropriate settings on your smartphone to receive alarms and alerts; see the FreeStyle Libre 2 User’s Manual for more information.
¶For people managing diabetes with insulin. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in Ontario, visit the ODB website or speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
** To be eligible for FreeStyle Libre 2 reimbursem*nt in Quebec, criteria are as follows: under the age of 18 and living with type 1 diabetes; 18 years of age and older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who are treated with intensive insulin and who meet one or more of the following criteria: unable to achieve their targeted hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), frequent episodes of hypoglycemia, or unable to recognize or report symptoms of hypoglycemia. For more information about this expanded coverage, click here for RAMQ’s updated formulary: List of Medications – (Last Updated on 4 July 2024).
†† The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is covered under the Saskatchewan government-sponsored drug plan for those between the ages of 4 and 17 who manage their diabetes with insulin or have hyperinsulinism. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in Saskatchewan, speak to your prescribing physician or pharmacist.
‡‡ For patients living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, who are currently on both basal and bolus insulin or using an insulin pump. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage under Manitoba Health, visit the Manitoba Pharmacare Program and search for “FreeStyle Libre 2” or speak to your healthcare provider.
§§ Those eligible for reimbursem*nt in Prince Edward Island must be 4 years of age or older, be taking three or more daily injections of insulin or using an insulin pump, and must be enrolled in the Diabetes Glucose Sensor Program. Learn more about the eligibility criteria and access the online application form.
¶¶ For people over 4 years of age with Type 1 Diabetes. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in the Yukon, speak to your prescribing physician or pharmacist.
*** BC Residents 4 years of age or older living with diabetes, who require multiple daily injections, or insulin pump therapy, and have one of the following symptoms: hypoglycemia unawareness, frequent and unpredictable hypoglycemic episodes, unpredictable swings in blood glucose, at least one functional restriction that inhibits the use of blood glucose test strips, an occupation where hypoglycemia presents a significant safety risk. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in BC, visit the BC Pharmacare website, or speak to your prescribing physician or pharmacist.
††† FreeStyle Libre 2 system (reader and sensors) is a limited use benefit for individuals who are currently managing their diabetes with insulin. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage under the NIHB program, visit the NIHB website or speak to your healthcare provider.
‡‡‡ The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is reimbursed under the Northwest Territories Healthcare Plan for people with type 1 diabetes and for people with type 2 diabetes who are 19 years on intensive insulin therapy (administration of short-acting insulin three or more times per day). To learn more about the eligibility criteria, visit the website.
§§§ The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is reimbursed under a new income-based program and through existing pharmacare programs for people over the age of 2 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who meet the eligibility criteria. For more information about the coverage click here.
References:
- Data on file, Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
- FreeStyle Libre 2 User’s Manual.
