Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Management
Blood Glucose Monitoring
The Libre, am I missing the point?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1735386" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>When I first got the blucon transmitter, I spent the first couple of weeks using both it and the reader, and bg testing quite a bit more just to get a feel for it. I was regularly getting situations where I was getting much closer readings with blucon and its inhouse app, linkblucon, and later with xdrip+ once it was modified to work with blucon. </p><p></p><p>Amongst those readings, there was certainly a couple where the reader said LO , but the blucon set up gave me a number which was reasonably close to the bg test, around 3.7 or so. Interestingly, that was the case even with the earlier linkblucon app, even though it didn't have a calibration feature.</p><p></p><p>The sensor will send the same number out and what matters is what the receiving app does with out - they all have different algorithms. The official reader seems to overexaggerate things whereas unofficial apps like linkblucon and xdrip+ seem to be less dramatic about. </p><p></p><p>I just use the reader these days to start a new sensor, and don't bother scanning with it anymore.</p><p></p><p>If you're thinking about experimenting with that remaining sensor, maybe you could think about trying it with glimp. I've not used it myself, but it has a calibration option, maybe that'll make a difference. Here's the instruction manual:</p><p><a href="https://www.deebee.it/?p=1411#post-1411-_Toc485658007" target="_blank">https://www.deebee.it/?p=1411#post-1411-_Toc485658007</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's a well known aspect of cgm called "biofouling", where foreign body defence mechanisms, biological detritus can clag up the sensor filament meaning that glucose around it just can't get to the sensor to be measured. A lot of work has been done by researchers and developers aimed at reducing biofouling. Of course, there will be instances where it's just a sketchy sensor from a bad batch, but I wonder sometimes whether people who are getting recurring bad results, incorrect LOs have a particular body chemistry which makes them more prone to biofouling. Had a hunt around for a paper on it but couldn't find anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1735386, member: 374531"] When I first got the blucon transmitter, I spent the first couple of weeks using both it and the reader, and bg testing quite a bit more just to get a feel for it. I was regularly getting situations where I was getting much closer readings with blucon and its inhouse app, linkblucon, and later with xdrip+ once it was modified to work with blucon. Amongst those readings, there was certainly a couple where the reader said LO , but the blucon set up gave me a number which was reasonably close to the bg test, around 3.7 or so. Interestingly, that was the case even with the earlier linkblucon app, even though it didn't have a calibration feature. The sensor will send the same number out and what matters is what the receiving app does with out - they all have different algorithms. The official reader seems to overexaggerate things whereas unofficial apps like linkblucon and xdrip+ seem to be less dramatic about. I just use the reader these days to start a new sensor, and don't bother scanning with it anymore. If you're thinking about experimenting with that remaining sensor, maybe you could think about trying it with glimp. I've not used it myself, but it has a calibration option, maybe that'll make a difference. Here's the instruction manual: [URL]https://www.deebee.it/?p=1411#post-1411-_Toc485658007[/URL] There's a well known aspect of cgm called "biofouling", where foreign body defence mechanisms, biological detritus can clag up the sensor filament meaning that glucose around it just can't get to the sensor to be measured. A lot of work has been done by researchers and developers aimed at reducing biofouling. Of course, there will be instances where it's just a sketchy sensor from a bad batch, but I wonder sometimes whether people who are getting recurring bad results, incorrect LOs have a particular body chemistry which makes them more prone to biofouling. Had a hunt around for a paper on it but couldn't find anything. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Management
Blood Glucose Monitoring
The Libre, am I missing the point?
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…