I am a type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump vgo20. and Libra 14 day monitor system.. Since day one approximately a year now my libra reader is reading 40 below what the finger stick is showing. Now its very obvious which meter is drastically wrong, since 60 or 70 would make me feel horrible and I feel fine.. and of course I do.. the actual reading is 60 (libra) + 40 = 100 which is what the finger stick will show. and that is perfect and of course I feel fine... I have set the range on my Libra for 100 to 150 and I were to maintain a hundred thruout the day the libra will log 60 which is well below my range and the line will show red all the time.. I have contacted the mfg twice and all they want to do is send a new sensor. which makes no difference.. and that seems dumb to me as we know that over a years time I have used a ton of sensors and they can't all be that bad...And it gets worse as I addressed it with my diabetic counselor and she did not seem concerned.. even after her nurse took the reading using their finger stick and it was way more than 40 in error,, if i remember correctly it was about 90 off...
So I am thinking of calling the mfgr tomorrow and demand they send me a new montior.to see what that does.. and if a montior will not solve te problem its time to move on to a more dependable instrument.
Any thoughts or ideas from anyone that may have ideas. I am a Medicare Patient with Tricare for life so not sure they will pay for any of the more expensive equipment.
So I am thinking of calling the mfgr tomorrow and demand they send me a new montior.to see what that does.. and if a montior will not solve te problem its time to move on to a more dependable instrument.
Any thoughts or ideas from anyone that may have ideas. I am a Medicare Patient with Tricare for life so not sure they will pay for any of the more expensive equipment.