Had my first ever one today! Would anyone be willing to share examples of their graphs? Just of of curiosity really! Do you find it accurate compared to using a meter? I have found I'm getting higher readings on it compared to my meter so far!
Are you aware some of us find we need to give the sensors time to “bed in“? This is because our body does not like an alien object inserted in our arm so the readings on the first day or two can be a bit off. I overcome this by inserting my sensor 24 to 48 hours before activating.I have found I'm getting higher readings on it compared to my meter so far!
Also just to flag, I set my range to what someone without diabetes should seeThese are my graphs for yesterday and the day before. I’m not diabetic but had gestational diabetes but I’m really worried about how I’m feeling and wearing a libre so I can speak to my GP again…
Had my first ever one today! Would anyone be willing to share examples of their graphs? Just of of curiosity really! Do you find it accurate compared to using a meter? I have found I'm getting higher readings on it compared to my meter so far!
Hollie from what I understand from the Diabetes clinic in Addenbrook Hospital the Libre is inserted in to the cutaneous skin tissue and after research they consider this to be a more accurate measurement of the body’a sugar content. I gues the thing to remember you would only prick and test three our four times a day whereas the Libre meter is constant and you would perhaps be looking at measurements not seen with the old methods.Had my first ever one today! Would anyone be willing to share examples of their graphs? Just of of curiosity really! Do you find it accurate compared to using a meter? I have found I'm getting higher readings on it compared to my meter so far!
This is an important point - they are not reading the same 'value' as one is for the blood level directly the other in the cutaneous fluid which is more 'secondary' if you like but, as mentioned above, may be a lot more reliable as to what the body overall is experiencing. The fact that it also gives a reading in real time, all the time, makes it a more reliable estimation of swings etc. you may not be seeing with a blood test, or only seeing such an activity through luck at the time of testing.Hollie from what I understand from the Diabetes clinic in Addenbrook Hospital the Libre is inserted in to the cutaneous skin tissue and after research they consider this to be a more accurate measurement of the body’a sugar content. I gues the thing to remember you would only prick and test three our four times a day whereas the Libre meter is constant and you would perhaps be looking at measurements not seen with the old methods.
i have one fitted ( for 12 days now ) and find it’s much better ( no more sore fingers )
I hope this helps to reassure you and you stay well.