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Freestyle Libre teaching me sooo much about my T2 and RH
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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1012647" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>A T1 would still have to use strips regularly (for driving, etc), and Abbott say the Libre shouldn't replace finger pricks - esp for hypo testing. The libre tests interstitial fluid not blood glucose and it runs a few mins behind blood.</p><p></p><p>However, I did 6 big tests during the first day alongside my SD code free, and my Freestyle Neo and the Libre.</p><p></p><p>The comparison was fascinating. They all gave different numbers (of course), but they were all very consistent about it. The Libre ran consistently 0.5-7 below the neo. The SD was approx 0.2 above that. They rose and fell in steady synchronicity.</p><p></p><p>From what I have read, each individual libre sensor runs at its own level - you just have to find out what that level is. </p><p></p><p>So I decided to stop wasting strips. As a diet controlled T2 it doesn't matter to me what the number says (within reason!). What I need is an accurate method of plotting the height and depth and length of my glucose reactions to food. So the libre is perfect.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1012647, member: 41816"] A T1 would still have to use strips regularly (for driving, etc), and Abbott say the Libre shouldn't replace finger pricks - esp for hypo testing. The libre tests interstitial fluid not blood glucose and it runs a few mins behind blood. However, I did 6 big tests during the first day alongside my SD code free, and my Freestyle Neo and the Libre. The comparison was fascinating. They all gave different numbers (of course), but they were all very consistent about it. The Libre ran consistently 0.5-7 below the neo. The SD was approx 0.2 above that. They rose and fell in steady synchronicity. From what I have read, each individual libre sensor runs at its own level - you just have to find out what that level is. So I decided to stop wasting strips. As a diet controlled T2 it doesn't matter to me what the number says (within reason!). What I need is an accurate method of plotting the height and depth and length of my glucose reactions to food. So the libre is perfect. :D [/QUOTE]
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