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Just my opinion - I've never used a Dexcom, I'm in no way an expert. I do use a Libre 2 plus and accept some inaccuracies as trends are useful for me. Also, in my experience, sensors vary, some more accurate than others, and that may well be true for Dexcom as well. Personally, in your...

You are already cross-checking your blood glucose readings, but perhaps a Dexcom cgm worn alongside the Libre would help further. They are reputed to be more accurate at low numbers, but anyway, a cross-check with gms might allow you to reduce finger pricking. If the GP won't prescribe, they...

@hardergamer I just watched a video on a hypoglycemia patient on YouTube, which might interest you.

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I bought the Betachek C50 based on good reviews, including @Nicola M . Three days in, I have mixed feelings. It is compact and convenient, but the finger prick numbers are tiny and I've had too many error readings. As I am self funding, this means wasted test strips and it will be expensive to...

@saucequery Thanks. I have a love-hate relationship with the Libre. There is huge room for improvement on accuracy. On the other hand, it is SO useful to follow trends, especially as factors other than food can cause glucose to spike. I haven't tried the meter yet.

I've been relying on a Libre 2 plus CGM alone to check my glucose levels and trends, because I could never get blood for a successful finger prick test. But realising its shortcomings, and that it could be very misleading, I finally bit the bullet and looked for what seemed to be the most...

I'm looking at buying the Betachek for the same reasons you have. I was petrified by severe lows on 3-in-a-row newly activated sensors, which I had to discard, and now wonder about Libre accuracy in general. Have I been lulled into thinking I have BG under control, when in fact I don't? Still, I...

I've been looking high and low for feedback on the Betachek. Having everything integrated seems just the idiot proofing I need, provided I remember to spin the cog after using a test strip each time and bear the 'use by' date in mind. It's surprising it isn't well-known, given its unique...

Hi @GandMbb How are you getting on with your Betachek? I love the idea of everything integrated, no separate lancet or test strips, and I can't understand why there isn't more about it on the forum. I am on the cusp of getting one, just want positive feedback and experience. Thanks.

This is true, but the reason I have the CGM is I can't draw blood successfully to get a reading on a meter. Is there an idiot-proof but accurate one?

Actually, I also had a LO reading, which was what freaked me out and led me to dial 111. It was the third sensor in a row that opened with a low reading after warm-up and dipped. I replaced the first one on Abbott's advice, the second one died - read 'Apply New Sensor', and the third went south...

I thought I was the only one who experienced Libre 2 plus plummeting down to 2.0 mmol/L, then crashing. It happened to me at the start of 3 back-to-back sensors and I did begin to wonder if I had done something wrong. But I also worried that something was very wrong with me, so I skipped my meds...

Do you check your glucose readings with a fingerprick meter? I also thought I had no total failures until I did. I had only been checked against a meter for 3 days in hospital, as I don't have one myself. The readings then were either accurate or 1-2.5mmol/L lower, which I thought was okay, and...

Hi @IronPilgrim. No doubt experts will reply with their thoughts, but meanwhile, welcome to the forum. Please don't beat yourself up. I had diabetes for more than 15 years without taking it seriously. I thought I was doing my best by taking my prescribed meds, avoiding sweets and sort of eating...

Okay, I win the "Big Reliability Issue with Freestyle Libre" contest. My extremely low readings were crashing the sensors and doctor advised me to go to A&E, as surgery was closed, I didn't have a fingerprick meter, and had tried a tbsp of maple syrup (yum), buttered white sourdough toast, and...

I had a subscription with Leon for free drinks for £25/month and enjoyed iced black Americano there. (Don't know if offer is still on.) I thought well worth it, as a 2-coffees-per-day-plus-the-occasional-tea person, and I incorporated it into my most-days walks, a reusable thermos keeping my...

Of course I would if I had a meter, but I couldn't manage to draw sufficient blood for it to work. Hence the cgm.

I've had problems with 2 new sensors since yesterday. This, the third, didn't break down for 4 hours, but all readings were at or below 3.5mmol/L. Then it read 'reading below range', marked LO, showing a further downturn. I don't know what its lowest reading is. Has anyone experienced this? I'm...