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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    If the screen with the "replace your sensor" picture hasn't appeared but the signal is lost and the screen blank I found on iPhone that a reboot works. And here's a bonus that Abbott should be paying me for - if you reboot your iPhone every 3-4 days you can get the full two weeks as opposed to...
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    Out of interest, what do Abbott tell those of you having Libre 2+ fails and then calling the help desk? I've had 4 fails and three were on iPhone OS18.5 and I was told by help desk that it was due to iPhone incompatibility (after 8-9 days? Gimme a break) . So being a scientist, I used Abbott's...
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    I would seriously consider getting a glucometer and test strips - they're pretty cheap these days. You'll never have to wonder what your BG really is or call the emergency doc. Although that "justified" maple syrup will go too!
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    OK you win on the numbers but I did have a LO reading for an hour that was 6.5 in real BG. Interesting what you said about "crashing" though - was that the end for the sensor or did it pick up later? I've had sensors that "crash" but if you wait long enough they revive and work again (at least...
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    Even before the recent Libre2+ meltdowns I found Dexcom G7 best for accuracy (closest to real BG and less prone to going off on a tangent).
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    We all have a real lag that is about 5-20 mins (not just different folk, but for everyone at different times and activities). This lag is "compensated" by the predictive algorithm to give an approximation of BG. It takes the trend in the last couple of minutes to predict the next reading -...
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    Been there, done that. Dexcom (right arm) was closer but lower than the Glucometer. but within acceptable error (given that there's a margin of error on both). Libre2 (left arm) was consistently lower and way off during exercise and other rapid BG changes. The technologies are similar and the...
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    Wait - a diabetes nurse that tried a sensor? That's a good one - keep hold of her!
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    I only use the Libre2+ to tease my DSN - last week it was at 2.4-2.9 for about 12 hours and my glucometer was 4.5-6.8 throughout this period, but he doesn't trust my readings. Tough. Seriously, though, as @Hobo1960 and others have said Libre's are only accurate when BG is stable, so depending...
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    Super low carb but high blood suagrs

    I'm low carb and eat most of it during the day. Evenings I have a high-protein meal and as others have said it "spikes" over a number of hours (5 to >10 for about 40g protein). Unfortunately, fast acting insulin is too quick and slow acting not fast enough, so I end up injecting small doses of...
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    Observations on Libre CGM, feedback needed

    Likewise - switched over to Libre 2 plus about 2 months ago, and 2/6 failed within 8 hours (not falling off just dropping to 2.9 and crashing while glucometer was at 5-6) and all 6 needed about 2 hours to get out of the red zone while the glucometer was 5-6. Heard about such equilibration needs...
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    Retinopathy and Iodine in your eye

    I've been in the eye clinic every month for the last year to have an injection of Eylea or Vabysmo. In the first few visits I was off work for 2 days following the injection with fever, sniffles, acute headaches and a burning eye. I though hey-ho everyone has it so don't make a fuss. But others...
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    HbA1c and ferritin

    So how could that happen? A1c is a measure of how much glucose is stuck to your red blood cells (RBC). RBCs are replaced every 3 months, so at any one time A1c measures the average amount of glucose stuck to all of your RBCs and gives you an indication of your BG control over the last 3 months...
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    New to BS testing … queries

    A1c results reflect BG levels for the previous 3 months, so if you've changed diet/lifestyle for 4-5 weeks, you will have a mix of the previous 7-8 weeks and the new 4-5 weeks. In this scenario I would be looking for the trend in A1c - going down or going up but it won't be a huge difference.
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    Livlife Low Carb Bread Discontinued

    Given the statements from both Livlife and Waitrose, it was not profitable at £2.00 a loaf. If it were to come back how much would you pay for a loaf - £6 is about the price of the main competitors but there are also low carb loaves out there for £10-12 a piece. I think £6 is the limit for me.
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