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Night glucose levels drop fast

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daisychain21

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone, my son has type 2, administers insulin and uses lifestyle free libre 2 plus. During the night I have noticed his glucose levels are going down fast when he is leaning on it. Is there anything I can get for him to prevent this. I go into his room to turn him over and glucose goes back to normal.
Thanks for any advice.
 
daisychain21 said:
Hi everyone, my son has type 2, administers insulin and uses lifestyle free libre 2 plus. During the night I have noticed his glucose levels are going down fast when he is leaning on it. Is there anything I can get for him to prevent this. I go into his room to turn him over and glucose goes back to normal.
Thanks for any advice.
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Can Free Libre 2 plus be inserted on the belly? I use Dexcom One Plus and I put it on my belly close to my belly button. This cuts down the chances of it getting pressed on.
 
CarbMaster said:
Can Free Libre 2 plus be inserted on the belly? I use Dexcom One Plus and I put it on my belly close to my belly button. This cuts down the chances of it getting pressed on.
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The libre is only licensed for the back of the arms.

To be honest I think the only foolproof way to avoid those false lows is to sleep on the other side.
 
If you Google 'libre 2 domed covers to prevent compression lows' there are a few options to choose from including Amazon and Etsy @daisychain21

I have no experience using any of them, but seems to remember someone else on the forum used them.
 
Is it a compression problem? I know that my Dexcom doesn't like it if I lay on the arm that has my sensor in it and it shows lows. Known as compression lows. If you are concerned, you should give him a finger prick test. Dexcom:

A compression low happens when you put pressure on the sensor site — typically when sleeping on it. The pressure reduces the flow of interstitial fluid around the sensor, and the Dexcom can suddenly think your glucose is much lower than it really is. Dexcom specifically acknowledges that pressure on the sensor can cause falsely low readings.
 
When I had a freebie Libre a few years back I also noticed that the readings were unreliable when I was sleeping on the arm that it was fitted to. I tried the Dexcom recently and didn't seem to get the same problem, however given I've only ever tried one of each it could easily be down to differences in where I'd placed then as I'd fitted the Dexcom further round on the back of my arm.
 
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