# Abbott continuous glucose monitor

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Abbott continuous glucose monitor and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for phone-based glucose tracking and sharing readings with doctors; critics point to a recall, false readings, and a 15-day disposable sensor.

## Why people recommend it

- Improves quality of life (2 comments): "it was a huge quality of life improvement when I was able to control them all from my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389037)) "Using a CGM was a truly life changing experience for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48876779))
- Readings shared to phone and doctors (2 comments): "it was a huge quality of life improvement when I was able to control them all from my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389037)) "Part of the benefit of CGM's is you can automatically load your readings to your doctor." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389161))

## What people warn about

- Inaccurate readings reported (2 comments): "the notification brief in germany specifies false-high glucose readings" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46390544)) "they'd report highs as lows, and lows as highs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46390317))
- Recall and QA failures (2 comments): "3 million glucose meters are being recalled" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46390853)) "their QA missed the issue" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46391618))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Abbott FreeStyle Libre](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freestyle-libre.md): 9 recommend
- [Dexcom G7](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dexcom-g7.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Abbott+FreeStyle+Libre+continuous+glucose+monitor+sensor&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.freestyle.abbott/en-us/home.html)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Abbott continuous glucose monitor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/abbott-glucose-monitors/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).