The FreeStyle Libre systems^{^} have been studied in two landmark randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which demonstrated improvements in diabetes outcomes for both Type 1 and Type 2 patients with diabetes, those are:

1. Bolinder J, Antuna R, Geelhoed-Duijvestijn P, Kröger J, Weitgasser R. Novel glucose-sensing technology and hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: a multicentre, non-masked, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016;388(10057):2254-2263

2. Haak T, Hanaire H, Ajjan R, Hermanns N, Riveline JP, Rayman G. Flash glucose-sensing technology as a replacement for blood glucose monitoring for the management of insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: a multicenter, open-label randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Ther. 2017;8(1):55-73

* FreeStyle Libre systems refers to the FreeStyle Libre 2 and FreeStyle Libre 3 systems

^ The data from this study was collected using the FreeStyle Libre system. Sale of the original FreeStyle Libre system has been discontinued in Ireland market. The FreeStyle Libre 2 and 3 systems are for sale, providing the same benefits as the original FreeStyle Libre system, with the added functionalities of optional Real-Time Alarms.