So I wonder if it's to do with where on your arm the sensor is positioned.
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From the limited data it looks as though the higher your BG reading the greater the difference between it and a scan reading - however your are getting invaluable trend data even if the higher readings are not accurate.
Over the next few days you may see a pattern and be able to work out a correction factor to use for the higher readings without having to double check the reading with a finger prick.
If I lie on my back, there is not much weight on the sensor (when it's on the back of my arm) as most of my weight is supported by my back - compared to when I lie on my side and the sensor is there, then a lot of my upper body weight is on the sensor. (Hope that makes sense).That might be the case robert72, thanks for your reply. So if it's on the back of your arm do you never lie on it? I imagine it would be the same for me. It's probably worth a try though for me - just need to wait 11 days until I put a new sensor on
I'm thinking of getting a Ketonix. Another lovely gadget and no running cost. If ketones are what I need, I want to know I have them. Then I can train a child to carry all my appliances in a case behind me ...I use ketostix as first line - only use strips if ketostix are high, or if I feel as if ketones might be high (dry throat, mild nausea)
I thought they ran off USB, or would you get the battery-powered one? You could wear it around your neck like a whistleI'm thinking of getting a Ketonix. Another lovely gadget and no running cost. If ketones are what I need, I want to know I have them. Then I can train a child to carry them all in a case behind me ...
Is it possible that some of the odd readings that people have seen overnight are actually real, if overnight testing hasn't been done?
(Hope that makes sense).
I could, but I wouldn't be dead keen on the style statement .. I th you can just plug in a USB mini-charger. I have one of those anyway for my phone. I th the battery it comes with is the same thing. It does look a bit weird, but think of the fun ..I thought they ran off USB, or would you get the battery-powered one? You could wear it around your neck like a whistle
Depends on person and sensor. Mines been mostly quote good, usually less than 1mmol/l, but the room for error on bgms is 15% in a normal range so you can't be sure which system is closest to the truth at a point in time...Hi there,Im recently on the freestyle navigator C.G.M on trial from OCDEM(Churchill hospital)just wondering how far out your results are as my is 1.4mmol when I check on my NEO meter
@kitty55 - I think most of my poor accuracy with the Libre is when I am either very high i.e. in double figures - a 10 on my Mobile will read as 14 or higher on the Libre or very low i.e. a 2.9 on the Mobile will read as 5 something on the Libre. The worrying thing is that the Libre always reports my BG as stable at these times i.e. horizontal arrow. If it reported my BG as moving fast in one direction or the other I would accept that I need to test, but stable and way out is unacceptable and dangerous.Potentially, but I have actually double checked every time. And last night when I scanned and it told me 20 something and my meter said I was 13 something I was quite glad I did as otherwise it could have ended quite badly I guess. It's true that the libre "can't keep up" if bs is changing fast in either direction
Hi, I lost a lot of strips too (a lot of effing and blinding: they're expensive and I don't have that many) when it did this. As you've probably discovered, you have to put the test strip in with the Libre turned off. Putting the test strip in turns it on to the right screen.The meter itself goes off if I try to use a test strip then after about three attempts works
Can't say that I've seen that it works this way. I've used it on the sensor, then, with the device turned on, put a strip in and it's automatically flipped to asking for blood.Hi, I lost a lot of strips too (a lot of effing and blinding: they're expensive and I don't have that many) when it did this. As you've probably discovered, you have to put the test strip in with the Libre turned off. Putting the test strip in turns it on to the right screen.
Mine doesn't do this either. Sounds faulty. Did u call abbott?Hi, I lost a lot of strips too (a lot of effing and blinding: they're expensive and I don't have that many) when it did this. As you've probably discovered, you have to put the test strip in with the Libre turned off. Putting the test strip in turns it on to the right screen.