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S P O N S O R E D
COVID -19 pandemic has
bene fit managers across
Canada asking: How can we help
employees, particularly those with
chronic conditions, stay safe and
stay healthy in these unprecedented
circumstances?
Fo r em p lo yees w ith dia b e tes,
monitoring their glucose is an essential
way to reduce the risk of health
complications and co-morbidities that
can affect them during their prime
working years.
The FreeStyle Libre system — a flash
glucose monitoring system that offers
real-time glucose readings through a
sensor worn on the back of the upper
arm — is a life-changing technology
Monitoring glucose levels is an essential way for workers with diabetes to
reduce the risk of health complications and co-morbidities. The FreeStyle
Libre system can help them manage their condition and better connect
with health-care professionals
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS
LIVES OF EMPLOYEES WITH
DIABETES DURING COVID-19
EMPLOY EE BENEFIT S
THE
that helps people living with diabetes
manage their condition and connect
with their health-care professional
virtually through remote data sharing.
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The FreeStyle Libre system has been
transformative for people like Stéphane
Landry. At 55, he has been living with
diabetes for more than two decades —
and working rotating day and night shifts
at a Canadian mine in the far north. This
made finger pricking inconvenient, and
an obstacle to managing his diabetes
effectively while at work.
'It gives me peace of mind'
"It's really great that with the FreeStyle
Libre system I can check my glucose
level any time,
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any place,
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using my
smartphone,"
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he says. "I can keep an
eye out for sudden fluctuations and
adjust my diet accordingly. I feel more
in control and it gives me the peace
of mind I need so that I can focus on
doing my job."
The FreeStyle Libre system does
more than just eliminate the need for
painful finger pricking.
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Users can scan
the sensor with their smartphone
4
any
time
2
to get a glucose reading
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and
the data can be shared remotely
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and
securely with a health-care practitioner
or a caregiver.
"Being able to closely monitor my
glucose levels and share that data with my
doctor remotely
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means fewer in-person
visits and less time off work," says Landry.
The ability to share this information
with the health-care professional
is increasingly vital in the context
of COVID-19, with limited access
"Being able to
closely monitor
my glucose levels
and share that data
with my doctor
remotely means
fewer in-person
visits and less time
off work."
Stéphane Landry
Stéphane Landry says the FreeStyle Libre system gives him peace of mind.
