Put on the Libre sensor late morning - all going ok until 2 hours after lunch and it came up with hypo 3.7 … I treated the hypo, retested and it rose up but neither of these figures are showing on the graph- puzzled
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Libre 2 first day using lost data
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There is a 10 to 15 minute delay between interstitial readings and blood sugar readings. THerefore, the algorithm Libre uses to convert from the Interstitial readings predicts the current reading by extrapolating the current trend. If your levels continue along that trend, it is a very good approximation. However, if the trend direction changes, when the Libre "catches up" it will overwrite the prediction with the true value.
When you treated your low, you changed the trend direction so the historic graph did not show as low.
This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to always test a CGM reported low (or high) with a finger prick before treating. Unless you are feeling obvious signs of a hypo.
When you treated your low, you changed the trend direction so the historic graph did not show as low.
This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to always test a CGM reported low (or high) with a finger prick before treating. Unless you are feeling obvious signs of a hypo.
There is a 10 to 15 minute delay between interstitial readings and blood sugar readings. THerefore, the algorithm Libre uses to convert from the Interstitial readings predicts the current reading by extrapolating the current trend. If your levels continue along that trend, it is a very good approximation. However, if the trend direction changes, when the Libre "catches up" it will overwrite the prediction with the true value.
When you treated your low, you changed the trend direction so the historic graph did not show as low.
This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to always test a CGM reported low (or high) with a finger prick before treating. Unless you are feeling obvious signs of a hypo.
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There is a 10 to 15 minute delay between interstitial readings and blood sugar readings. THerefore, the algorithm Libre uses to convert from the Interstitial readings predicts the current reading by extrapolating the current trend. If your levels continue along that trend, it is a very good approximation. However, if the trend direction changes, when the Libre "catches up" it will overwrite the prediction with the true value.
When you treated your low, you changed the trend direction so the historic graph did not show as low.
This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to always test a CGM reported low (or high) with a finger prick before treating. Unless you are feeling obvious signs of a hypo.
So if it said 3.7 was that might not be genuine so I need to do a finger prick test?
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DEFINITELYSo if it said 3.7 was that might not be genuine so I need to do a finger prick test?
(unless you are feeling a strong hypo so need to treat first.)
CGMs are less accurate at high and low numbers so you should always test with finger pricks.
There are other times (such as the first 48 hours after applying) when some of us find that the sensors are less accurate.
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