* The FreeStyle Libre 2 app is only compatible with certain mobile devices and operating systems. Please check the website for more information about device compatibility before using the app. Use of FreeStyle Libre 2 app requires registration with LibreView.

† Individual private drug plans can vary. Please check with your plan administrator and/or your insurance company.

‡ The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is reimbursed under a new income-based program and through existing pharmacare programs for people over the age of 2 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who meet the eligibility criteria. For more information about the coverage click here.

§ Data on file, Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Based on the number of users worldwide for the FreeStyle Libre system compared to the number of users for other leading personal-use sensor-based glucose monitoring systems. 

¶ Based on a comparison to Dexcom G6.

**Notifications will only be received when alarms are turned on and the sensor is within 6 metres unobstructed of the reading device. You must enable the appropriate settings on your smartphone to receive alarms and alerts; see the FreeStyle Libre 2 User’s Manual for more information.

†† The FreeStyle Libre 2 system has optional glucose alarms. Alarms need to be turned on in order to receive low- and high-glucose alarms.

‡‡ For people managing diabetes with insulin. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in Ontario, visit the ODB website or speak to your doctor or pharmacist.

§§ To be eligible for FreeStyle Libre 2 reimbursement in Quebec, criteria are as follows: under the age of 18 and living with type 1 diabetes; 18 years of age and older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who are treated with intensive insulin and who meet one or more of the following criteria: unable to achieve their targeted hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), frequent episodes of hypoglycemia, or unable to recognize or report symptoms of hypoglycemia. For more information about this expanded coverage, click here for RAMQ’s updated formulary: List of Medications – (Last Updated on 4 July 2024).

¶¶ Saskatchewan residents living with diabetes on the public Saskatchewan Drug plan can access provincial reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre 2 system if they are between the ages of 18-25 or 65+ and are being treated with insulin. Pediatric patients with diabetes who are under 18 years old can also access the FreeStyle Libre 2 if they are either approved for the Saskatchewan Insulin Pump Program; or on both basal and bolus insulin; or have hyperinsulinism requiring frequent blood glucose monitoring and meet the eligibility criteria. (Click here to view the complete eligibility criteria.)

*** For patients living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, who are currently on both basal and bolus insulin or using an insulin pump. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage under Manitoba Health, visit the Manitoba Pharmacare Program Search for “FreeStyle Libre 2” or speak to your healthcare provider.

††† Those eligible for reimbursement in Prince Edward Island must be 4 years of age or older, be taking three or more daily injections of insulin or using an insulin pump, and must be enrolled in the Diabetes Glucose Sensor Program. Learn more about the eligibility criteria and access the online application form.

‡‡‡ For people over 4 years of age with type 1 diabetes. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in the Yukon, speak to your prescribing physician or pharmacist.

§§§ BC Residents 4 years of age or older living with diabetes, who require multiple daily injections, or insulin pump therapy, and have one of the following symptoms: hypoglycemia unawareness, frequent and unpredictable hypoglycemic episodes, unpredictable swings in blood glucose, at least one functional restriction that inhibits the use of blood glucose test strips, an occupation where hypoglycemia presents a significant safety risk. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage in BC, visit the BC Pharmacare website, or speak to your prescribing physician or pharmacist.

¶¶¶ FreeStyle Libre 2 system (reader and sensors) is a limited use benefit for individuals who are currently managing their diabetes with insulin. To learn more and understand if you are eligible for coverage under the NIHB program, visit the NIHB website or speak to your healthcare provider.

**** The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is reimbursed under the Government of Northwest Territories Healthcare Plan for children 19 years of age and younger on intensive insulin therapy (administration of short-acting insulin three or more times per day), and for people with type 1 diabetes, as verified by short-acting insulin claims history. To learn more about the eligibility criteria, visit the website.

†††† Alberta residents living with diabetes on Alberta-government sponsored health benfits plans can access provincial reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre 2 system if they are 18 or older and are being treated with either insulin pump therapy, both basal and bolus insulin or using a premixed insulin. People with diabetes under the age of 18 will also have access if they use any type of insulin.

‡‡‡‡ The FreeStyle Libre 2 system is covered by the New Brunswick Insulin Pump Program (IPP) for medically eligible New Brunswickers living with Type 1 diabetes and with Type 2 diabetes on intensive insulin therapy, requiring 3 or more insulin injections per day and meets the eligibility criteria. Please click here for the eligibility criteria and for more information on the New Brunswick Insulin Pump Program (IPP).

References:

1. Data on file, Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
2. Abbott. FreeStyle Libre 2: User’s Manual. Mississauga, ON. 2022.