In
2014, the laboratories Abbot created a device in the form of a patch that measures
the level of glucose present in interstitial fluids when placed in the back of
the upper arm and is viable for a period of 14 days. Not needing to use test
strips nor pricks to determine levels of glucose but being able to continually monitor
them through a sensor, has changed the lives of a great number of diabetics and
has allowed them to take control of their condition. The easy access to their levels
of glucose at any given moment, has allowed them to know its peaks, especially
during the early hours of the morning that are the most dangerous, the
reduction that happens after exercising or its variation during meals.
This
device scans and detects levels of glucose in a second and through clothing, is
water resistant and stores the results of the last 90 days. Now the great news
is that since 2 months ago, the device is also available for children aged
4-18, when previously it had only been available for adults. Children with Type
1 Diabetes, which in United Kingdom, Russia and Germany alone add up to the
highest number of suffers in Europe, will have access to a great help with this
new piece of technology.
The
countries where it is commercialised through Abbot’s website are France, Germany,
Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and Spain. The name of the device is FreeStyle
Libre.
I
hope that gradually the acquisition of this piece of technology and the
emerging pieces will be accessible to every person that needs it and in anywhere
in the world.
Dr. J. Hurtado Martínez
Medical Director of HealthSalus
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