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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grandadfatboy" data-source="post: 2572642" data-attributes="member: 557888">I am a type insulin dependant diabetic. I was lucky enough to receive a Libre 2 CGM to monitor my BG. It is my understanding that most, if not all, CGM's record lower than the actual reading when BG is going low. For this reason I have set my Low Glucose Alarm at 5.0. If I receive a Low Glucose Alarm I always finger prick to confirm my BG is low. Sometimes the finger prick is within 0.5 of the Libre, but it is more normal for it to 1.0 different. The important thing here for me is, I've been warned my BG is going low, and how quickly. This gives me the opportunity to do something about the situation before it becomes an issue.I have made it a point of finger pricking a couple of times a week when my BG is it its "normal" range for me, and I record it in the app I use with my monitor. This info is relayed to my diabetes team, and they can see my all the data collected by the monitor, and all the comments I include to help them see what action I have taken. For me CGM has helped me control my diabetes much better than with just finger pricking.</blockquote>

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