Start your journey

This isn’t just a new routine—it’s the start of something bigger. FreeStyle Libre sensor is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that helps you see glucose levels in real time2. 

Start your day with a win. Every insight fuels your next step forward in managing diabetes.

Man wearing a FreeStyle Libre sensor on his upper arm checks his glucose reading on a smartphone while socializing at an outdoor gathering with friends and food.

We’re here, every step of the way.

Starting a new CGM may feel overwhelming at first, but we’ll be here to guide you through your first few weeks and every moment after. 
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Once your sensor finishes its 60-minute warm-up2, your FreeStyle Libre sensor begins showing your glucose data. 

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Over the next few days and weeks, you’ll start to see how your glucose shifts throughout the day and night. 

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This is your chance to discover how your glucose responds to food, movement, and other lifestyle choices. 

FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus product box in yellow with the Abbott logo, alongside a white FreeStyle Libre sensor.

It’s time for you and your system to get to know each other.

After a few days, you’ll begin noticing trends, like how breakfast affects you differently than lunch, or how a walk after dinner changes your evening readings. 
 

These insights help you make small changes that add up to progress. 

In the coming days, you’ll learn:

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How your FreeStyle Libre sensor shows patterns and trends.

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Tips for moving from [fingersticks/fingerpricks]5 to FreeStyle Libre system.

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Ways to customize optional alarms11 and alarms to fit your routine.

See your data come to life.

Your FreeStyle Libre system transforms everyday moments into meaningful insights. 
 

Try checking your glucose before and after meals or snacks, when you’re sick, before bed, and before or after activity6. 
 

Just a quick [check/scan] helps you see the impact on your glucose levels. 

What FreeStyle Libre system shows you:

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Current readings: See where your levels are right now.

Trend arrows: Know if you’re steady, rising, or falling.

Glucose trend graph showing a line fluctuating within the green target range, with an orange dashed high threshold line and a red dashed low threshold line.

Daily graph: See changes over time.

Food log entry in the FreeStyle Libre app showing 20 grams of carbs, a glucose reading of 67 mg/dL falling, logged at 12:35pm PST with the note "Ate pancakes with orange juice".

Notes: Log meals or activity.

Continue building on patterns and trends.

As you keep using your FreeStyle Libre sensor, each insight helps you understand what works best for you. 
 

It’s not about perfection—it’s about learning from your own body, one day at a time.

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 Quick tip: You can wear your sensor in the water.

Your sensor is water-resistant in up to [3 feet or 1 meter] of water for up to 30 minutes. You can shower, swim, or exercise freely.

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