Oh yeah, that's what I mean. I don't need the App open for the Alarms to work.Do you use the alarms? If I accidentally close mine the alarm goes off on my phone to say signal lost - which is how I worked out to leave it open.
Oh yeah, that's what I mean. I don't need the App open for the Alarms to work.Do you use the alarms? If I accidentally close mine the alarm goes off on my phone to say signal lost - which is how I worked out to leave it open.
Oh yeah, that's what I mean. I don't need the App open for the Alarms to work.
The alarm sounds on your phone, it has a bluetooth connection with the sensor.Having not used the alarms, at all, does the sensor, itself, beep if a trigger value is reached, or does it somehow pass a signal to the phone which then dose all the beeping and whistling??
It's not a CGM so it doesn't display your blood glucose until you scan the sensor with the reader or your phone.Hmm.. I thought that the basic Libre 2 was not a CGM. From what everyone is saying, it sound as though it is?? Or is it being used with one of those adapters?
It's not a CGM so it doesn't display your blood glucose until you scan the sensor with the reader or your phone.
What it does do is send high or low alarms even without scanning the sensor, because it has a bluetooth contact.
When the alarm goes off you know to scan your sensor to see your actual bg number so you can act on it.
Apart from that, you can use it with (unapproved) 3rd party apps like DiaBox, which makes it act like a CGM without the need of add on adapters.
It doesn't work perfectly but I'm still happy with it.
Well, it does if you use a 3rd party app like DiaBox, I've been using it for some months now and the battery of my sensor has never been an issue.Thanks Antje77, that explains it. Shame it can’t send the actual value too, then.
I assume it is a battery power thing which limits it then. The device clearly has the ability to read your BG on a regular basis, so the fact that it doesn’t suggest that it must be a power issue / limitation…??
Dawn Phenomenon? It's your helpful liver dumping glucose in your bloodstream to help get you going for the day.Anyone know why I'm spiking just before I wake-up in the mornings sometimes, roughly around 6am?
But it's not everyday - it's only sometimes, sometimes spikes to between 14-16, so how do I stop this as my routine's the same since working from homeDawn Phenomenon? It's your helpful liver dumping glucose in your bloodstream to help get you going for the day.
If it doesn't happen every day, I guess you can only inject for it once you're sure this is one of the days it happens. You could use the alarms to wake you up once it starts to rise, but that leaves you with the issue of the false alarms for hypos.But it's not everyday - it's only sometimes, sometimes spikes to between 14-16, so how do I stop this as my routine's the same since working from home
The Librelink App does have that function, yeah. All three alarm types are opt-in/opt-out.If it doesn't happen every day, I guess you can only inject for it once you're sure this is one of the days it happens. You could use the alarms to wake you up once it starts to rise, but that leaves you with the issue of the false alarms for hypos.
I'm not sure if it's possible in the LibreLink app to turn off the alarms for lows but keep the alarms for highs, which would be a good solution.
If it isn't, you might want to look into unofficial apps like DiaBox or XDrip, where there are more possibilities with the alarms.
But it's not everyday - it's only sometimes, sometimes spikes to between 14-16, so how do I stop this as my routine's the same since working from home
Im new to libre 2. I am 10 days into my first sensor, and have just looked at the reports on libreview and cant get my head round some of the charts. There seems to me to be a lot of information there and im sure this will be useful for the professionals but being a novice im a bit overwhelmed with them. I must say though the libre 2 has improved my readings and am more aware now where my spikes and lows are, so this gives me the info to make adjustments in those areas/times. Up to now I’m loving this device. I have noticed there is a libre 3 coming to the uk i wonder what the differences would be.Today as the first time for me to check my readings and data from
https://www.libreview.com
It is a very nice way to check your readings (if you have not done it so far).