Abbott FreeStyle LibreLink and LibreLinkUp Apps User Manual
- September 5, 2022
- Abbott
Table of Contents
Abbott FreeStyle LibreLink and LibreLinkUp Apps
Introduction
- The FreeStyle Libre System will help you to manage your diabetes.
- The System uses a small device called a ‘sensor’ to check your sugar levels.
- You put the sensor on your body, on the back of your upper arm.
- FreeStyle LibreLink and LibreLinkUp are apps.
- An app is a computer programme that you have on a smartphone to help you do something.
- A smartphone is a phone that connects to the internet.
- This information explains:
- more about Freestyle LibreLink and LibreLinkUp
- how to get started using them.
The FreeStyle LibreLink app
- FreeStyle LibreLink is a new app that you can download onto your smartphone to read information from your sensor.
- Before the app, people used a special device called a ‘reader’ to get information from their sensor.
- The app does more things than the reader. The reader doesn’t share your sugar levels with family and friends.
- You can choose to use a sensor with both the app and the reader. To do this, you must scan the sensor with the reader first and then scan with the app.
- Remember to scan with each device once at least every 8 hours.
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You can get more information about which phones work with this system on our website:
https://freestylediabetes.co.uk/landing/smartphone-compatibility-guide -
You need to register with LibreView to use the FreeStyle LibreLink app.
What does the app show you?
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Your current sugar reading.
A eading is a number which tells you what your sugar levels are. -
An arrow which tells you if the amount of sugar is going up, down or staying the same.
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A graph which tells you how the amount of sugar has changed over the last 8 hours.
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Your reading and where your sugars are going can be read out aloud by your smartphone.
You have to go to ‘settings’ and click the ‘text-to-speech’ option to make this work. -
After you have been using the FreeStyle Libre System for 5 days, the app will also show you:
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how your reading changes day by day
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how much of the time your sugar level has been OK, and how much of the time it has been too low
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when your reading has been very low
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the average reading.
When to scan your sensor
- You should scan your sensor at least every 8 hours.
- If you have wi-fi, the information from your FreeStyle LibreLink app will be put onto the internet automatically.
You can see it on your computer using your LibreView account.
LibreLinkUp
- LibreLinkUp is just for the people you want to access your sugar levels.
- The people you want to share information with can download it in the same way as the FreeStyle LibreLink app.
- You can share your sugar levels with up to 20 other people.
- You can get more information about which phones work with LibreLinkUp app on this website: www.LibreLinkUp.com
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People will be able to see:
your current reading -
if the amount of sugar is:
too high -
too low
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OK.
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an arrow which shows if your reading is going up or down
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information from your last 100 scans.
With LibreLinkUp:
- your reading is automatically sent to the phones of your friends, family or carers if you are all connected to the internet
- parents can watch their children’s readings day or night
- parents will get messages if readings are too high or too low
- your friends and family can help you manage your diabetes in the way your doctor says.
How to start sharing
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In your FreeStyle LibreLink app:
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go to the ‘Menu’
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tap the ‘Share’ button.
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You can then choose which of your contacts you want to share with.
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Contacts are the people that you have saved on your phone.
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Your friends and family will then go to their LibreLinkUp app.
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They will get a message asking them if they are happy to get information about your diabetes.
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If they tap ‘yes’ they will start getting the information.
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If you need help
- For help with the app, please call 0800 170 1177.
- This telephone line is open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm.
- Or you can email: [email protected]
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