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The FreeStyle
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Getting started guide
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Contents
Introduction .........................................................................................4

What the FreeStyle Libre 3 system does........................................6

How the FreeStyle Libre 3 system works .......................................7

Setting up the app...............................................................................8

Putting on your sensor .....................................................................10

Understanding your app .................................................................15

Sugar level alarms ............................................................................18

Sharing your sugar level information with your doctor ...........20

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Introduction

The FreeStyle Libre 3 system is a new

way for people with diabetes to check
their sugar levels.

Sugar comes from the food we eat

and our bodies turn it into energy
using something called ‘insulin’.

Most people’s bodies make their own

insulin, but diabetes is a disease
where your body either:

• can’t make enough insulin or

• can’t make any insulin at all.
People with diabetes have to check
their sugar levels and inject the right
Insulin
amount of insulin to deal with it.

People check their sugar levels by

pricking their finger and testing their
blood.

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 The FreeStyle Libre 3 system can
check your sugar levels without a
finger prick test.

Instead it uses a sensor on the back

of your upper arm.
A sensor is a small device that can
read changes in the liquid just
underneath your skin.

Sometimes you will still need to do a

finger prick test if you feel different to
what the reading and alarm are
saying.

The Freestyle
Libre 3 System
This guide will help you get started
with the FreeStyle Libre 3 system.

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What the FreeStyle Libre 3
system does

The FreeStyle Libre 3 system:

• provides information about your

sugar levels every minute.

• can send information about your

sugar levels to your smartphone.
A smartphone is a phone that
connects to the internet.

• has alarms to let you know when

your sugar levels are too high or too
low.

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How the FreeStyle Libre 3
system works
Your FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor will send
information about your sugar levels to
the FreeStyle Libre 3 app on your
phone, every minute.

An app is a computer programme that

you have on your phone to help you
do something.

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On your app you can:

• look at your sugar level information

every minute.

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• look at your sugar level information

from the past.

>)) • set alarms to tell you when your

sugar levels are too high or too low.

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Setting up the app
To start using the FreeStyle Libre 3
app you need to set it up on your
phone.

The FreeStyle Libre 3 app can only be

,• set up on some types of phone.

Have a look at our guide to see
whether your phone can get the app:
Click here

Follow these steps to set the app up:

1. Go to your phone’s app store.

Search

2. Type ‘FreeStyle Libre 3’ where it

says ‘Search’.

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5. If you want to, you can sign in or

set up a LibreView account - if you
already have a LibreView account
then use the same email and
password.

6. Read and accept the agreement.

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Putting on your sensor
To start using your FreeStyle Libre 3
sensor you need to attach it to the
back of your upper arm.

The sensor will already be set up with

a sensor applicator.
You will use this to put the sensor on
the back of your upper arm.

Follow these steps to put on your

sensor:

1. Clean a flat area on the back of

your upper arm by:

• washing the area with soap and

water.

• drying it.
• wiping the area with an alcohol
wipe.

• leaving it to dry before the next

step.

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2. Unscrew the cap of the sensor
applicator and put it to one side.

3. Place the sensor applicator over

the area on your arm that you
have cleaned and dried.

4. Push down firmly to put the sensor

onto the back of your upper arm.

5. Listen for the click and then wait a

few seconds.

6. Gently and slowly pull the sensor

applicator away from your arm.

7. Make sure the sensor is stuck tight.

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Starting your sensor
To start getting information from your
sensor on your smartphone app, you
need to scan your sensor.
If you have an iPhone follow these
steps to scan and start your sensor:

1. Open the FreeStyle Libre 3 app.

2. Go to the app’s ‘Main Menu’ and

tap ‘Scan New Sensor’.

3. Touch the sensor with the top of

your iPhone.

4. Wait until you hear a tone and feel

a vibration. This means that it has
worked okay.

5. The sensor will begin to send your

sugar level information to your
smartphone after an hour of
setting it up.

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If you have any other kind of
smartphone that works with the app,
follow these steps to scan and start
your sensor:

1. Open the FreeStyle Libre 3 app.

2. Hold the back of your smartphone

near the sensor.

The sensor will begin to send your

sugar level information to your
smartphone after an hour of setting it
up.

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Removing your sensor
You must replace your sensor every 14
days.

To remove your sensor slowly peel it

off your skin and attach a new one.

Remember to choose a different area

on the back of your upper arm.

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Understanding your app
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Here’s how to understand your sugar
level information on your FreeStyle
Libre 3 app.
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The background colour of your app

tells you where your sugar levels are.
Here’s what the colours mean:

Orange Orange - this means your sugar levels

are too high.

Green - this means your sugar levels

Green
are just right.

Red Red - this means your sugar levels are

too low.

Yellow - this means your sugar levels

Yellow are starting to get either too high or
too low.

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There is also a number on your app
which tells you where your sugar
levels are.

A message will tell you whether your

sugar levels are going up or down.

If you are not sure about a message

or reading, ask your doctor for advice.

An arrow will tell you how quickly your

sugar levels are going up or down.

Your app will also have a graph that

shows how your sugar levels have
changed over the past 12 hours.

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 Your sugar level
information history
Your app will also give you
information about your past sugar
levels.

It will tell you:

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• how often your sugar levels were

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• how well your sugar levels have

been managed.
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• where your sugar levels have

usually been during the day.

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Sugar level alarms

>)) You can set alarms on your app that

will let you know when your sugar
levels are too high or too low.

Follow these steps to set up an alarm

on your app:

1. Make sure you have turned on

‘Bluetooth’ and ‘Notifications’ on
your smartphone.

2. In the app go to ‘Main Menu’ and

tap ‘Alarms’.

3. Select the alarm you want to set.

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 4. Set your normal sugar level
information - this is where your
sugar levels should be.

The app will make a sound when

your sugar levels go too high or
low.

5. You can change the sound of the

Change
alarm if you would like.

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Sharing your sugar level
information with your
doctor

LibreView
LibreView is a website that helps your
doctor see your sugar level
information.

Your app will send all of your sugar

level information to your LibreView
account automatically when your
phone is connected to the internet.
Only you and your doctor will be able
to look at your LibreView account.

This can help you make decisions

about your health together.

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 Follow these steps to set up sharing
your sugar level information to
LibreView:

1. In the app go to ‘Main Menu’ and

tap ‘Connected Apps’.

2. Then tap ‘Connect’ or ‘Manage’.

3. Ask your doctor’s surgery for their

‘LibreView Practice ID’.

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5. Tap ‘Next’ and then ‘Connect’.

Your doctor’s surgery can also send

you an invitation to share your
information through email.

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 You can accept the invitation in your
app by tapping ‘Accept Invitation’.

If you need more information please

call the Abbott Customer Careline on:
0800 170 1177
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 8:00pm
or Saturday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Or you can go to our website:

www.FreeStyle.Abbott/uk-en

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