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Type 1'stars R Us

@Fairygodmother . What an absolute pain.
I think you lost her when you mentioned....hypos......DP........half doses.
At that point she went into panic mode and eventually got to use the “ second opinion” opt out statement.
Good luck and hopefully a more knowledgeable DSN next time.
 
Knikki said:
xDrip will sometimes calibrate to what your BSL reading is but if Drip is saying 4.0 and then you enter a BSL reading of 7.0 then it will double arrow up until it sorts itself out.

It is "more" precise but I find it is rarely the same as a BSL and don't forget it is still reading the Libre which is still in the same place so will still lag behind bloods :) (if that make sense)
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Thank you, yeah it makes sense now
 
Knikki said:
xDrip will sometimes calibrate to what your BSL reading is but if Drip is saying 4.0 and then you enter a BSL reading of 7.0 then it will double arrow up until it sorts itself out.

It is "more" precise but I find it is rarely the same as a BSL and don't forget it is still reading the Libre which is still in the same place so will still lag behind bloods :) (if that make sense)
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Right then....librelink showing 4.4.....xdrip showing 7.6!
 
porl69 said:
Right then....librelink showing 4.4.....xdrip showing 7.6!
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If you as calibrated Drip then is will works off that, no forget that Libre can also be out, check bloods.

Example last week, I had calibrated Drip it said, 11.1, Libre said 14.8 BLOODS were 9.5 work that out.

Another example from couple of weeks ago Libre said LO for nearly 4 days, however Drip was reading 3.5 to 5.7 and was closer to the bloods this time.

Until you get used to how they work, new sensor, warm up etc, then I would still check bloods if your not sure, I do but at least I'm not doing 8 plus a day finger pricks, and again if you set the alarms then check with blood test. Unless like me you think "nuts going to have them jelly babies anyway" :)

Even my Libre Mobile will sometimes give a different reading from the Libre Reader you get even scanning within a few seconds of each other, not worked that one out either.
 
porl69 said:
Quick question for the Xdrip+ users. I just calibrated using a BG test, reading was 4.8. Entered it into Xdrip and a few minutes later had the double up arrow and my the reading from the Libre to Xdrip was 7.8. I thought it calibrated to show a more precise Libre reading compared to BG reading???
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Next time you calibrate it, have a look at the main graph on the home page. You'll have your blue dots for the cgm trace. The calibration shows up as a red and white dot, but if you look closely at where it is, it's about 10 or so minutes ahead. I don't know all the ins and outs of the programming but I reckon it's to do with the bg v ifg lag. During the 10 mins it takes the live blue dots to "catch up" with the calibration, it's possible to get some strange readings, but it should settle down and the blue dots after the calibration point should start to get more in line with the cal.

Also, it can throw it way out if you calibrate if levels are changing rapidly. I try to calibrate it only when I'm fairly sure my levels are stable. In the morning when I get up is normally best - there's a fair chance then that sugar in blood and in interstitial fluid are about the same, so that's a good time to do it.

I made the mistake in the early weeks of calibrating too often, basically when there seemed to be too big a difference, thinking that would whip it into line, but then I realised the differences were because my levels were shifting rapidly at the time, so bg and ifg woulf actually be out of alignment just as a matter of biology, so calibrating at those points were making it worse. So, now, I stick to one, sometimes two cals per day, but only when stable and definitely not when moving up or down rapidly.

If you've not read it yet, William Lee Dubois's book on kindle, Beyond Fingersticks, is a bit old school now, about 10 yrs old, but it's got a lot of useful stuff on calibration.
 
Scott-C said:
Next time you calibrate it, have a look at the main graph on the home page. You'll have your blue dots for the cgm trace. The calibration shows up as a red and white dot, but if you look closely at where it is, it's about 10 or so minutes ahead. I don't know all the ins and outs of the programming but I reckon it's to do with the bg v ifg lag. During the 10 mins it takes the live blue dots to "catch up" with the calibration, it's possible to get some strange readings, but it should settle down and the blue dots after the calibration point should start to get more in line with the cal.

Also, it can throw it way out if you calibrate if levels are changing rapidly. I try to calibrate it only when I'm fairly sure my levels are stable. In the morning when I get up is normally best - there's a fair chance then that sugar in blood and in interstitial fluid are about the same, so that's a good time to do it.

I made the mistake in the early weeks of calibrating too often, basically when there seemed to be too big a difference, thinking that would whip it into line, but then I realised the differences were because my levels were shifting rapidly at the time, so bg and ifg woulf actually be out of alignment just as a matter of biology, so calibrating at those points were making it worse. So, now, I stick to one, sometimes two cals per day, but only when stable and definitely not when moving up or down rapidly.

If you've not read it yet, William Lee Dubois's book on kindle, Beyond Fingersticks, is a bit old school now, about 10 yrs old, but it's got a lot of useful stuff on calibration.
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Thank you very much for that. Very useful
 
Fairygodmother said:
Hot pants @Knikki, I remember them well, known as cold knickers from time to time - I leave you all to fill in the cold knicker situations.
Went for a surgery check up today that left me fuming: if Santorini were T1 etc. etc.
Nurse: HbA1c - 46, wow.
Me: Yes, but I’ve had a few hypos. And I get DP. The 0.5 dose is too much sometimes. I’d like a pump.
Nurse: well, the CCG only gives them to the worst cases.
Me: I’m 49 years into a life sentence.
Nurse: ignores comment.
Me: I want to stay between 5 & 8, it feels bad when I’m higher and I still have hypo awareness.
Nurse: have you got a logbook?
Me: hands over libre reader opened at logbook.
Nurse: yes, there are lots of hypos.
Me: It’s set at 5 to 8.
Nurse: I think you need to run higher. I’ve a recommendation to make.
Me: oh?
Nurse: I want to discuss it with . . . (Other DSN) first.
Me: But what are you thinking would be a fix.
Nurse: No, I’ll discuss it first.
Me, getting mildly irritated: It’s my body, and the NHS doesn’t own me, please tell me your thoughts.
Nurse: No, I’ll discuss it first.

Then she took my blood pressure!

Grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
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Interesting conversation, it's almost as if there is a sense of losing control, the patients are getting more demanding, and they are runing out of excuses for not giving them what they want.

I saw freestyle libre described as a market disrupter the other day, and it is, and the people who have been trying to restrict access to technology for ages, are losing the fight. It's just a matter of time, I reckon you'll get your pump.
 
Bit of a why me post but we all get them... last ate at 6pm, checked sugars again 8pm, 11, took 3 units correction, checked sugars now, 14.4, took 6 units correction. Come down dammit! Goodnight guys!
 
Robinredbreast said:
Hi and thanks Kev, I have been very up and down and finding life and my job difficult, stress levels rocket at times, I don't want to take tablets, but life after July, has changed me, trying to do a little Yoga, but I have no get up and go and tend to withdraw. BS has been through the roof as well.
But in a weeks time ( 16th) it will be darling daughter's 18th birthday, so something to celebrate.
Hope you are doing okay Kev.
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Good to see you on and sorry to hear your struggles :( it'd be good for you to get going with a bit of yoga, good for the stress levels which in turn will help your blood sugar levels which in turn would give you some get up and go, and as you know it can be a vicious circle some times can T1 so you've just to keep on going :) best foot forward.
 
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