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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1881307" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Sure, the lag is an issue which needs to be factored in to decision making, but look at this way: because it's so easy to scan (and in the early days, most of us scan lots because of the sheer novelty of it!) and because it's showing a graph of the last eight hours, and downward pointing arrows when dropping rapidly, it makes it a lot simpler to get a heads up 20 to 30 minutes </p><p>in advance of a situation which might become a hypo if left untended.</p><p></p><p>That was the big difference for me: being able to see what might turn into a hypo and stopping it long before it gets there with one or two dextrotabs or a biccy long before it gets to 4.</p><p></p><p>That can be done during the day quite easily without the need for alarms, just regular scanning at obvious points like a few hours after a meal when you're doubtful about the bolus.</p><p></p><p>It also has a surprising effect on reducing night hypos too - you can make basal adjustments after reviewing a few nights in a row, and also check to see whether levels are behaving themselves in the last few hours before bed.</p><p></p><p>Alarms are neat, though, and it's just a one off expense for one of the transmitters to get that, miaomiao at around £160, or blucon, about £60 for the non-waterproof one, or about, sorry I forget the price, about double that for the waterproof one.</p><p></p><p>I was a bit meh about libre when I first heard about it, but it makes a huge difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1881307, member: 374531"] Sure, the lag is an issue which needs to be factored in to decision making, but look at this way: because it's so easy to scan (and in the early days, most of us scan lots because of the sheer novelty of it!) and because it's showing a graph of the last eight hours, and downward pointing arrows when dropping rapidly, it makes it a lot simpler to get a heads up 20 to 30 minutes in advance of a situation which might become a hypo if left untended. That was the big difference for me: being able to see what might turn into a hypo and stopping it long before it gets there with one or two dextrotabs or a biccy long before it gets to 4. That can be done during the day quite easily without the need for alarms, just regular scanning at obvious points like a few hours after a meal when you're doubtful about the bolus. It also has a surprising effect on reducing night hypos too - you can make basal adjustments after reviewing a few nights in a row, and also check to see whether levels are behaving themselves in the last few hours before bed. Alarms are neat, though, and it's just a one off expense for one of the transmitters to get that, miaomiao at around £160, or blucon, about £60 for the non-waterproof one, or about, sorry I forget the price, about double that for the waterproof one. I was a bit meh about libre when I first heard about it, but it makes a huge difference. [/QUOTE]
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