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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1425970" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Yes, it can take time to settle. When you insert it the needle causes slight damage, just like poking any sort of needle in would do, and the sensor filament itself is regarded as a foreign body, and those two things start a range of bodily repair/ defence mechanisms, which eat glucose so will often show an artificially low glucose reading in that area until things settle down. The filament also needs to bed in.</p><p></p><p>Your earlier posts suggest you waited for a day before activating to allow the damage to settle, and that was a good idea, it often works, some insert 48 hours before, others are fine with 12 hours. </p><p></p><p>Don't rush to judge it too quickly, it might just take a bit longer to settle.</p><p></p><p>You'll never get the same readings from meter and libre: they are measuring different things, and they both have their own inaccuracies. It's mainly down to biology, and you can't change that, but they both have their uses once you figure out how to make sense of the differences.</p><p></p><p>Most of mine have run a bit low, but consistently, so it's easy enough to say libre says x so meter probably says y.</p><p></p><p>Some have been way out, Abbot are usually ok about replacing really dodgy ones, but sometimes it's a case of taking the rough with the smooth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1425970, member: 374531"] Yes, it can take time to settle. When you insert it the needle causes slight damage, just like poking any sort of needle in would do, and the sensor filament itself is regarded as a foreign body, and those two things start a range of bodily repair/ defence mechanisms, which eat glucose so will often show an artificially low glucose reading in that area until things settle down. The filament also needs to bed in. Your earlier posts suggest you waited for a day before activating to allow the damage to settle, and that was a good idea, it often works, some insert 48 hours before, others are fine with 12 hours. Don't rush to judge it too quickly, it might just take a bit longer to settle. You'll never get the same readings from meter and libre: they are measuring different things, and they both have their own inaccuracies. It's mainly down to biology, and you can't change that, but they both have their uses once you figure out how to make sense of the differences. Most of mine have run a bit low, but consistently, so it's easy enough to say libre says x so meter probably says y. Some have been way out, Abbot are usually ok about replacing really dodgy ones, but sometimes it's a case of taking the rough with the smooth. [/QUOTE]
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