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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1425270" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>It's not recommended, but I've been bolusing from the libre without a blood test quite a lot over the last few months.</p><p></p><p>I've been finding over the last few sensors that if I activate a new sensor at a point where my sugars are stable and the difference between blood glucose and interstitial fluid glucose is likely to be quite close (for me, that's normally when I wake up), the sensor will be pretty accurate for the 14 days, to the point where I've become comfortable bolusing from it.</p><p></p><p>Looking back over my meter records for the last few weeks, there's a few days where I've done 5 tests a day, but the vast majority of them have been only 2 or 3, and on a couple only 1. </p><p></p><p>It's not really that different to Dexcom which will need a couple of calibrations a day anyway.</p><p></p><p>I've been using it for about 8 or 9 months, now, which I suppose might make a difference in the sense of getting used to it's quirks, but it eventually reached a point where I'd be testing before bolus and thinking what was the point in doing that, it's close enough to make no difference. The times when I do tests are when a gut feel tells me there's something not quite right here, or I just want to generally calibrate it.</p><p></p><p>I've maybe just had a run of good luck with a good batch of sensors, so maybe it'll change in the future.</p><p></p><p>I don't drive so there's no DVLA issues involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1425270, member: 374531"] It's not recommended, but I've been bolusing from the libre without a blood test quite a lot over the last few months. I've been finding over the last few sensors that if I activate a new sensor at a point where my sugars are stable and the difference between blood glucose and interstitial fluid glucose is likely to be quite close (for me, that's normally when I wake up), the sensor will be pretty accurate for the 14 days, to the point where I've become comfortable bolusing from it. Looking back over my meter records for the last few weeks, there's a few days where I've done 5 tests a day, but the vast majority of them have been only 2 or 3, and on a couple only 1. It's not really that different to Dexcom which will need a couple of calibrations a day anyway. I've been using it for about 8 or 9 months, now, which I suppose might make a difference in the sense of getting used to it's quirks, but it eventually reached a point where I'd be testing before bolus and thinking what was the point in doing that, it's close enough to make no difference. The times when I do tests are when a gut feel tells me there's something not quite right here, or I just want to generally calibrate it. I've maybe just had a run of good luck with a good batch of sensors, so maybe it'll change in the future. I don't drive so there's no DVLA issues involved. [/QUOTE]
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