Lingo by Abbott|4-week CGM|Wearable Glucose Tracker|See your glucose response to food, exercise, sleep|Continuous Glucose Monitor & App to support your health goals|Works with iOS and Android|UK Only

This is a fantastic product. Easy to attach the sensor to your body i never felt anything as it went on. Easy clear instructions to set up and use. Once the app is downloaded its very self explanatory. This educated me so much on my eating habits. The foods that raised my glucose were surprising and not the foods i thought would do this. I have already implemented small changes to my diet that have made a difference to my glucose levels. The data stream is easy to see and understand on your phone. Its is so helpful to see the effect some foods can have on your body in real time. This sensor encouraged me to be a bit more active too. This sensor can be pricy but I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to instil changes to their wellbeing in relation to food/glucose levels. This is not just a gadget but a helpful tool designed to make you aware of your food/drink/exercise and how it impacts your body. It also gives helpful advice on changes and allows you to set goals if you wish.

Unfortunately the monitor dramatically understated my supposed glucose levels - I was really worried I was hypoglycaemic! I ended up buying a traditional pin-prick monitor to try and work out what was going on. This pin-prick monitor shows an 8mmol/l difference 😱. That’s a lot! Because the device looked like it was working, it’s taken me 8 days to realise there was a problem with it. I’ll be honest, I hated it. This is one of the most stressful things I’ve used in a long time. The constant measurement of your blood sugar, trying to relate it back to what you ate and how you feel is really horrible. It is easy to become obsessed, and that’s not healthy at all. I have a strong family history of diabetes, so wanted to understand how my eating habits could be improved to reduce my risk, but I don’t think this is a useful or healthy way of achieving that. The monitor pretends to be up-to-date to the minute, but if you read the literature there is actually a 15 minute lag in the results because they are actually measuring the fluid around your cells, not your blood. This means it is inviting you to make judgements on results in real time, but which aren’t actually real! It would be much better and healthier for the user if the monitor showed the 15 minute lag rather than pretending it is up to the minute. So I really don’t recommend, unless under medical supervision. And that is even before you take into account the fact the sensor wasn’t working properly, but there was nothing to indicate that there was a problem apart from some strange results. I would definitely recommend against buying.

Waited till the 14 days was over to give full review. Fitting : very easy with the instructions, the adhesive was fine by itself although could buy extra coverings App : the app integration works seamlessly once the devise is connected the data was connected, twice had slight issue with Bluetooth connectivity but was easily resolved by either restarting phone or Bluetooth. Information : while it’s obvious that you will get higher spikes from excessive carbohydrates compared to protein and fats the data given gave more nuanced insights, ie for me not all carbohydrate quantities were equal, so elicited a bigger response than others, yes one could work out possibilities vis glycemic index etc but the visual in the moment readings were very useful and allowed one to play with strategies and see in real time if they worked. I only bought one but will get more at a future date to explore my choices again once insights integrated. Well worth the expense for those that want to understand this aspect of their health. For diabetics a different model is available.

The monitor is great when they work, been using them for around 4 months, each monitor lasts for 2 weeks at £50+ per monitor, I have to return 3 now as they wouldn't pair. Initially bought through mylingo, however there customer service is poor so preferred the no argument Amazon approach. I have now stopped using them as 3 not working out of 8 monitors is frustrating and expensive

First application really was painless, I was actually quite surprised after noticing the size of the needle. I do think it would be good if they included an alcohol wipe as it says to use one in the application instructions. Luckily I did have one at home so could follow all the steps correctly. After applying the biosensor connecting to my phone was so easy. Once the app was installed and went through the initial questions I just had to tap my phone to the sensor and it connected instantly. It takes a hour to set up but you can get on with things and then come back to the app later. It was really interesting to see how my glucose levels changed throughout the day and how different things affected it. The options to add information like meals and exercise so you could see how those changed glucose levels was also quite brilliant. And the addition of challenges was a great way to encourage healthy habits. Most of the time I completely forgot I was even wearing the sensor but unfortunately after 5 days I caught it quite roughly on a doorframe and the sensor ripped half off. The needle dislodged so I was unable to stick it back down and had to completely remove. The other half was still stuck quite well so I’m sure would have stayed put with no problem if I hadn’t caught it. I got in touch with support and they sent out a replacement straight away and it arrived the next working day. This time when I I applied the sensor it hurt a little and it appeared to bleed slightly. It wasn’t as comfortable as where I had applied the first sensor and ached like it was bruised occasionally if I leant on it. After a few days this calmed down and was much better. I think with practice you would know the best spots to apply. Although this does appear to be quite expensive I think this is a pretty useful device. The fact that it continuously updates is quite fantastic. And for those wanting to monitor and improve their health it may be worth the price. Tried for free #hometesterclub

This is an excellent product as it is comfortable, accurate, compact, value for money, the adhesive is strong, its light and very portable and the phone app has many graphs and charts that are very easy to understand. But by far the best thing is the support team at Lingo. My second Lingo product came of, and to be clear it was my own fault as I brushed past a door too hard. The team responded very quickly and replaced it. So five stars all round!

The biosensor was easy to apply and stayed in place pretty well, until the last couple of days when it started to come off after I knocked it. I was expecting to feel it being put in place, but couldn’t feel it at all. Once in place I didn’t know it was there, until knocking it in the last couple of days. I can see it would be useful for people who want / need to monitor their glucose levels but to be honest, after the initial novelty had worn off, I had to make a conscious effort to pick it up and log in. I’m sure it would be very useful for those athletes who are working on improving performance but I didn’t feel it was necessary for myself at the ‘general fitness’ level. Also quite expensive.

What a fab piece of kit. I'm not diabetic but recently needed to monitor my glucose levels to share with my GP to rule out other underlying health issues. Really easy to attach, setup and monitor via the app. It stayed stuck on for the two weeks, didn't need to keep it dry in the shower. Really interesting looking at the live or stored data. Definitely made me think differently about what and when I eat.