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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 961825" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Mostly I ignore them. I too have decent hypo awareness, so it isn't really an issue.</p><p></p><p>The best mechanism is to ensure that you know how your body works via observation. For me this means checking before I start training (again, not usually a finger prick, just using the Libre) and then it's worth checking when you are seeing the low warning on the Dexcom, just to reassure yourself. I'd recommend that you carry blood testing gear with you at all times - while the Dexcom is very good, it can (as you have seen) produce false data.</p><p></p><p>You'll soon learn the pattern of what activity does what to your glucose levels, and thus learn the best way of dealing with them. What it comes down to is observe, document, review. The patterns usually become fairly obvious and then it's how you choose to deal with them.</p><p></p><p>In terms of spending the time alone, my view is that you should live your life anyway, so learn how everything works. The reality is that most of what you do will have some level of pattern to it, and it's making sure that you understand how these patterns work and when you get an observation outside of them that is the critical aspect to your life. There is certainly no need to give up doing something you enjoy, and as far as I and many others are concerned, take it easier isn't an option that we choose to take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 961825, member: 30007"] Mostly I ignore them. I too have decent hypo awareness, so it isn't really an issue. The best mechanism is to ensure that you know how your body works via observation. For me this means checking before I start training (again, not usually a finger prick, just using the Libre) and then it's worth checking when you are seeing the low warning on the Dexcom, just to reassure yourself. I'd recommend that you carry blood testing gear with you at all times - while the Dexcom is very good, it can (as you have seen) produce false data. You'll soon learn the pattern of what activity does what to your glucose levels, and thus learn the best way of dealing with them. What it comes down to is observe, document, review. The patterns usually become fairly obvious and then it's how you choose to deal with them. In terms of spending the time alone, my view is that you should live your life anyway, so learn how everything works. The reality is that most of what you do will have some level of pattern to it, and it's making sure that you understand how these patterns work and when you get an observation outside of them that is the critical aspect to your life. There is certainly no need to give up doing something you enjoy, and as far as I and many others are concerned, take it easier isn't an option that we choose to take. [/QUOTE]
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