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My upper readings (150+) are a bit higher than when I use a separate test meter as a comparison but my Libre lower readings (120-) are seriously questionable. Just this morning, my Libre gave a reading of 81 while my Breeze2 test was 140. Had I relied on Libre, then I would not have taken the...

Not to shake you up, It is not as bad as it sounds. this is not a continuing problem. When I placed the most recent sensor, I say a small bit of blood come through the center of the sensor, not much at all but I did use a tissue to capture it. The bleeding stopped quickly. I know there is a...

In one year, I went from A1c of 9, to 8.2, to 7.6 and then 6.3 in four consecutive blood tests. Believe it or not, it was of little note for discussion. After I bring it up, suddenly they are interested, But I wonder if they really are. My answer was the development of a computer program to...

Isn’t it interesting that we still blame things on cravings without figuring out why we crave? Why is it that we will walk to the refrigerator and stand there trying to figure out what to eat? My sister (5th of 5), incredibly fit all her life, could open a 10c bag of potato chips (remember...

Aside from an 80% failure rate (4 of 5) I remain totally sold on this system. It remains to be seen of this continues and that I/we work out the problems. I just called Libre and they are replacing the three sensors that failed and they will be here in 5 business days. (Monday 6/10 or so) I...

One thing I just realized is that the location where I was placing the sensors is where I had a significant number of insulin injections and the area was hardened more than others. That would certainly be a problem for such a thin filament. Additionally, the skin on the side/back of my arm is...

One thing I have seen with the last two total failures is that the tiny point that, I figure, is supposed to pierce the skin is folded over instead. I was extremely careful in removing the last one. Maybe my skin is more tough than that of others?

Not unlike the fuel meter in your car. It keeps showing full when the tank is full making you think you are getting great fuel efficiency than it seems to drop lower/faster as the tank empties. -------------------------- Back to Business. I would love to know what is happening. In the first...

I just started this about a month ago. The first sensor failed immediately. Fortunately I still had the old tester and strips left over. FreeStyle replaced the sensor. The second sensor gave erroneous readings for low blood sugar. It claimed 45 when my old meter said 95. They replaced it...

I was told many years ago to not test more than once a day. After my A1c went up to 9.2 I changed to another doctor. Being on Insulin a/r, I adjust my dosage according to the reading, Testing 5x a day, within 6 months, I was down to 7.9 and then 3 months later, 6.3 was my reading.

I cannot believe the aggravation I am going through with this Libre system. Today, it got flicked off when I took off my Tee shirt. I presume that it is designed to prevent me from putting it back on. I had it on for only 4 days. This is my 4th failure out of five sensors. Good thing I...

With minor exceptions, seltzer water is the only fluid I drink. It is better than plain water because the bubbles will prevent me from drinking too much water. -NEVER drink your fruit. It is devoid of fiber and many needed nutrients and you can drink far too much too fast. -Stop all added...

Shall I go on? My mother ended up with over 15 medications, each added to the list by another doctor. When adding a new one, they only looked for contra-indicators not whether she still needed the original medications. It was the proverbial medication cocktail she was taking daily. Filling...

I have a friend who made the mistake of mentioning how a doctor mistreated her and made her angry. She is now labeled as being depressed. Everywhere she goes, no matter what the ailment, it is blamed on her being depressed. She cannot seem to escape it even though all she did was mention...

March 9 2017 A1c = 9.2 308 lbs June 23 2017 A1c = 8.8 311 lbs Sept 11 2017 Alc = 8.4 313 lbs Dec 22 2017 A1c = 7.3 313 lbs Mar 21 2018 A1c = 6.2 315 lbs

I test 5 to 6 times a day. I just finished my first 10-day sensor. With the new sensor, I have to wait through the 12 hour initiation phase. It will be 16 hours between the readings! At least they could supply 5 test strips with each sensor. I wonder what the difference is between the ones...

I am not familiar with the numbering system used here but what I can glean from the discussion is that meds brought your blood sugar reading low and you were feeling was the effects of that. I would get that if I used too much insulin. Ideally, one would have recognized the symptoms of low...

UPDATE: I have had several reports, on various days, showing a very low value when the reading is at or below 120. I called Abbot and discussed it with them. The sensor is being replaced. I asked for a sample of test strips to be able to verify the sensor when it seems to be inaccurate and...

New to this, first sensor was an out-of-box failure and FreeStyle replaced it. This second one tells me that I have a reading of 59 when a finger stick reading shows 105. This was not the only low-end-of-the-scale reading that I question.

Although I love the incredible ability to take a reading anytime without a finger stick but I wonder if others are seeing this problem with accuracy. I just scanned the sensor and the meter reported 52. I certainly would know if my blood was really that low. I then measured it with my Bayer...