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<blockquote data-quote="jackois" data-source="post: 661642" data-attributes="member: 99684"><p>tim2000s.... </p><p></p><p>I'm in my third day of using it. So far, so good. All my cross checking has been within the tolerences I had set for it, bearing in mind that even blood testing can give false readings. Sensor fitting was simple and painless and currently have showered, played golf and slept in it, I don't have any worries about it coming off.</p><p></p><p>Trend analysis is the bit I bought it for and so far I've found it superb. Having seen the graphs of how insulin is supposed to work, it's reassuring to actually see it working real time, so to speak. Using finger pricking, I was quite happy that my long acting was doing as it should, i.e. whatever level I went to bed with was the level I woke up with. The libre showed a tendency to a slight hypo (3.6) around two in the morning which was followed by a recovery about half an hour later probably from a liver dump.</p><p></p><p>I followed this up by setting the alarm for two the next morning to double check with blood tests and found it to be correct. After reducing my Lantus by one unit, last night seemed to show a good steady trace above 4.5.</p><p></p><p>I've also found it good for keeping my blood sugar up around 7 to 8 while playing golf. Whilst understanding that the Libre runs 15 minutes behind a blood test, the trend can be seen and this allows me to add a few carbs each hole, rather than something like a small banana every couple of holes. I suspect previously that my sugar was see-sawing as I went around the course leading to patchy play. I've played twice wearing it and my scores are, so far, steadier.</p><p></p><p>I think that if, on day one, I'd been given a Libre and told that it could read around 10% out, I'd have been quite happy with it's performance.</p><p></p><p>As ever, this is a personal opinion and I do understand that others may not have had such a positive experience as myself.</p><p></p><p>Next step, hopefully is the certification for under 18's, and the adoption by the NHS as I'm not sure how long I can self-fund for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jackois, post: 661642, member: 99684"] tim2000s.... I'm in my third day of using it. So far, so good. All my cross checking has been within the tolerences I had set for it, bearing in mind that even blood testing can give false readings. Sensor fitting was simple and painless and currently have showered, played golf and slept in it, I don't have any worries about it coming off. Trend analysis is the bit I bought it for and so far I've found it superb. Having seen the graphs of how insulin is supposed to work, it's reassuring to actually see it working real time, so to speak. Using finger pricking, I was quite happy that my long acting was doing as it should, i.e. whatever level I went to bed with was the level I woke up with. The libre showed a tendency to a slight hypo (3.6) around two in the morning which was followed by a recovery about half an hour later probably from a liver dump. I followed this up by setting the alarm for two the next morning to double check with blood tests and found it to be correct. After reducing my Lantus by one unit, last night seemed to show a good steady trace above 4.5. I've also found it good for keeping my blood sugar up around 7 to 8 while playing golf. Whilst understanding that the Libre runs 15 minutes behind a blood test, the trend can be seen and this allows me to add a few carbs each hole, rather than something like a small banana every couple of holes. I suspect previously that my sugar was see-sawing as I went around the course leading to patchy play. I've played twice wearing it and my scores are, so far, steadier. I think that if, on day one, I'd been given a Libre and told that it could read around 10% out, I'd have been quite happy with it's performance. As ever, this is a personal opinion and I do understand that others may not have had such a positive experience as myself. Next step, hopefully is the certification for under 18's, and the adoption by the NHS as I'm not sure how long I can self-fund for. [/QUOTE]
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