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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2357737" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>The libre isn't desperately accurate at hypo levels, so if I'm not feeling even slightly hypo (my hypo awareness isn't great but I do get symptoms) I'll do a glucometer test before treating a libre hypo. (And at least then you'll find out if the compression lows are real). </p><p></p><p>I now use a dexcom (my body no longer agrees with the libre) and I've found it to be pretty accurate (except in the first 24 hours of a sensor when it reads low). So if I think a low is real, I eat for it without fail. If I think it's a sensor error, I'll do a blood test first. Using a dexcom allows me to mostly avoid hypos because I get a warning at 4.4. At that point, I either treat immediately or do a blood test or wait if I'm literally 10 minutes before lunch and my trend arrow is reasonably flat.</p><p></p><p>I consistently lose hypo awareness if I have too many hypos. This appears to be a real risk for long term T1s and believe me you don't want to go there. (I get it back if I keep my levels higher for a few weeks but my normal hypo awareness is much less dramatic than it was 30 or even 10 years ago.) You only realise what a vital tool hypo awareness is for T1s when you lose it. I'd strongly advise any T1 to minimise the number of those hypos - it's not worth risking your hypo awareness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2357737, member: 372717"] The libre isn't desperately accurate at hypo levels, so if I'm not feeling even slightly hypo (my hypo awareness isn't great but I do get symptoms) I'll do a glucometer test before treating a libre hypo. (And at least then you'll find out if the compression lows are real). I now use a dexcom (my body no longer agrees with the libre) and I've found it to be pretty accurate (except in the first 24 hours of a sensor when it reads low). So if I think a low is real, I eat for it without fail. If I think it's a sensor error, I'll do a blood test first. Using a dexcom allows me to mostly avoid hypos because I get a warning at 4.4. At that point, I either treat immediately or do a blood test or wait if I'm literally 10 minutes before lunch and my trend arrow is reasonably flat. I consistently lose hypo awareness if I have too many hypos. This appears to be a real risk for long term T1s and believe me you don't want to go there. (I get it back if I keep my levels higher for a few weeks but my normal hypo awareness is much less dramatic than it was 30 or even 10 years ago.) You only realise what a vital tool hypo awareness is for T1s when you lose it. I'd strongly advise any T1 to minimise the number of those hypos - it's not worth risking your hypo awareness. [/QUOTE]
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