Hundreds of thousands of people with type 1 diabetes in England will be eligible for “life-changing” gadgets to keep track of their blood sugars on the NHS.
The health service said it had struck a deal to buy continuous glucose monitors at a cut price, paving the way for wider access. The monitors are no bigger than a bottle cap and are worn on the arm. They measure glucose levels from just under the skin, and send information to a mobile app.
Traditionally patients whose bodies cannot produce the hormone insulin have had to take finger-prick blood samples to check their sugar levels. And more recently they have been able to use flash monitors, which patients must repeatedly scan to get data.
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