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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2143496" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hello [USER=149360]@misspinky1984[/USER] sorry to hear about your hypo event, how incredibly frightening for you and your family. As Helen has mentioned it’s important to understand why there was such a drop, do you have any idea why this happened ?</p><p></p><p>The G6 costs £159 a month, they last 10 days each but can be extended by a further 10 days, the accuracy is pretty good and they can be linked to your phone, I use an iPhone but also now use a Garmin watch so if my phone is in my bag then alerts go to my watch too so I have 2 means of being alerted. You can set the alerts to warn you so if you have poor hypo awareness then setting it at 5 mmol/l could be an idea, remember that BG levels can drop rapidly and as there’s a lag you need to ensure your bottom level gives you enough chance to verify on a BG meter and take action. You can calibrate the G6 but it’s not essential, however do remember that any CGM system is infallible and must be checked against a meter to ensure complete accuracy. I do think your quality of life could be improved greatly by using one, can you speak to your DSN too to see if you can get support ? Also wise to discuss your recent hypo event too as they may want to monitor you, also have you done the DAFNE course yet ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 2143496, member: 53162"] Hello [USER=149360]@misspinky1984[/USER] sorry to hear about your hypo event, how incredibly frightening for you and your family. As Helen has mentioned it’s important to understand why there was such a drop, do you have any idea why this happened ? The G6 costs £159 a month, they last 10 days each but can be extended by a further 10 days, the accuracy is pretty good and they can be linked to your phone, I use an iPhone but also now use a Garmin watch so if my phone is in my bag then alerts go to my watch too so I have 2 means of being alerted. You can set the alerts to warn you so if you have poor hypo awareness then setting it at 5 mmol/l could be an idea, remember that BG levels can drop rapidly and as there’s a lag you need to ensure your bottom level gives you enough chance to verify on a BG meter and take action. You can calibrate the G6 but it’s not essential, however do remember that any CGM system is infallible and must be checked against a meter to ensure complete accuracy. I do think your quality of life could be improved greatly by using one, can you speak to your DSN too to see if you can get support ? Also wise to discuss your recent hypo event too as they may want to monitor you, also have you done the DAFNE course yet ? [/QUOTE]
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