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15 Oct, 12 tweets, 3 min read
Happy to share the new 'Libre' is officially launched in India. Got my demo from the Abbott representative today.

@IndiaESI #EndoTwitter

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Of course, I had been using the Libre for more than a year now, but here are some of my thoughts on the new launch from Abbott
Pro 1 :

The device comes with a built-in Glucometer and Ketone meter. The strips from Abbott's FreeStyle Optium glucometer can be used for the purpose
Pro 2

Abbott aims to have the device to replace personal glucometer. That seems to be the recurring theme. Not a bad idea.
Pro 3

The company seems charged up and ready to grow on the market they built using the Libre Pro.
Now for the Cons ...
Con 1

Pricing. Oh, Abbott, why did you price it wrong ? In my opinion, the price of the reader is fair, the price of the sensor is on the higher side. Big mistake. Big one.
Con 2

Why not launch the Libre 2 or any new versions in India. Why should Indian's continue to use inferior tech in healthcare? Not fair.
Cons 3

The mobile app is still no officially launched. No plans yet for bringing that in India. I wonder if downloading the APK and using a VPN would work. Will try.
Con 4

The software is not yet ready! The Libreview still does not have an option for India! For now I can only use the analytics built-in analytics available in the Libre reader. I CANNOT DOWNLOAD THE DATA LIKE I CAN IN LIBRE PRO ! Why, oh why ?
Overall impression: Happy that it is launched in India. A big boon for type 1 patients, but I think they have made some mistakes with the launch.

Looking forward to using it in my type 1 patients from tomorrow. Will share more updates. Watch this space.
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