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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2329436" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi [USER=531170]@Dazphoenix28[/USER], I don't know if you do this but are you sure you actually ARE in a hypo when it's reading 3.1 during the night? You might be of course but I find the Libre inaccurate when it's reading under 4 so I always follow up with a finger prick check which shows over 4 at least 70% of the time. I know the libre is 15 minutes behind so you have to factor that in of course. It could be that you are not feeling the hypos physically because you're not in one. I would always follow up with an immediate finger prick test even during the night. Obviously if your libre is reading under 4 then it likely indicates you are going low so you should bear this in mind too. I love the libre but it has its moments, it's good for trending purposes for example. I'm on insulin and have to use the libre readings to dose insulin (according to my team although others say not to) and at the moment there isn't much choice because once you're on the libre they massively restrict test strips. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2329436, member: 451727"] Hi [USER=531170]@Dazphoenix28[/USER], I don't know if you do this but are you sure you actually ARE in a hypo when it's reading 3.1 during the night? You might be of course but I find the Libre inaccurate when it's reading under 4 so I always follow up with a finger prick check which shows over 4 at least 70% of the time. I know the libre is 15 minutes behind so you have to factor that in of course. It could be that you are not feeling the hypos physically because you're not in one. I would always follow up with an immediate finger prick test even during the night. Obviously if your libre is reading under 4 then it likely indicates you are going low so you should bear this in mind too. I love the libre but it has its moments, it's good for trending purposes for example. I'm on insulin and have to use the libre readings to dose insulin (according to my team although others say not to) and at the moment there isn't much choice because once you're on the libre they massively restrict test strips. x [/QUOTE]
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