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I wear a FreeStyle Libre every day, AMA. It's very good for T1s, of course. It's reliable enough - the biggest downfall is that it's around 15 minutes behind r

I wear a FreeStyle Libre every day, AMA. It's very good for T1s, of course. It's reliable enough - the biggest downfall is that it's around 15 minutes behind real-time, ie, what you can measure with blood. Sometimes it can feel 'stuck' too, and change rapidly between a short amount of time. The second model, which I am waiting to try, includes Bluetooth alerts if a trend high or low is detected. This may make it even more useful.

pimeys 8y ago
Drink water if it feels to be stuck. Usually a symptom of dehydration.
- uncleberg 8y ago
  Alrighty, thanks!
westoncb 8y ago
What do you mean by 'second model'? Like a new version of the FreeStyle Libre? I just got my first CGM, FreeStyle Libre 14 day, 2 days ago :) The relief I've already experienced from not having anxiety about where my blood sugar is at has been incredible. That said, being able to set alerts for lows/highs and not having to manually scan the sensor would be huge improvements. The way I was checking blood sugar before (finger pricks) it seemed like I'd gain relatively little by using a pump, but now I'm thinking a pump may be indispensable if used in combination with a CGM: Since I can now see how my blood sugar is changing in near real-time, if I have errors in dose size, I'm going to want to be able to make small correction...
- uncleberg 8y ago
  Yes, v2 is coming soon or is now out :)
georgebarnett 8y ago
I’ve been using my Libre with Miao Miao, Spike and Nightscout for getting a real time feed for a while now. It took some time to get a feel for how the sensors behave, but I’m happy with the setup - it’s certainly good enough for my goals. I really like the real time data aspect which means I can access it easily on other devices. I also still regularly use the official phone app to get a reading via NFC which suits certain circumstances for me and I find pretty accurate most of the time.

pimeys 8y ago

Drink water if it feels to be stuck. Usually a symptom of dehydration.

uncleberg 8y ago
Alrighty, thanks!

westoncb 8y ago

What do you mean by 'second model'? Like a new version of the FreeStyle Libre? I just got my first CGM, FreeStyle Libre 14 day, 2 days ago :) The relief I've already experienced from not having anxiety about where my blood sugar is at has been incredible. That said, being able to set alerts for lows/highs and not having to manually scan the sensor would be huge improvements. The way I was checking blood sugar before (finger pricks) it seemed like I'd gain relatively little by using a pump, but now I'm thinking a pump may be indispensable if used in combination with a CGM: Since I can now see how my blood sugar is changing in near real-time, if I have errors in dose size, I'm going to want to be able to make small correction...

uncleberg 8y ago
Yes, v2 is coming soon or is now out :)

georgebarnett 8y ago

I’ve been using my Libre with Miao Miao, Spike and Nightscout for getting a real time feed for a while now. It took some time to get a feel for how the sensors behave, but I’m happy with the setup - it’s certainly good enough for my goals. I really like the real time data aspect which means I can access it easily on other devices. I also still regularly use the official phone app to get a reading via NFC which suits certain circumstances for me and I find pretty accurate most of the time.