Although I'm type 2 I just starting use a CGM (Lifestyle 14 day) and it's a revolution in data collection for me. I had no issue with finger sticks but you miss

Although I'm type 2 I just starting use a CGM (Lifestyle 14 day) and it's a revolution in data collection for me. I had no issue with finger sticks but you miss a lot of data. Now I get a full and complete set of blood sugar reading for a full 8 hours even if I don't scan the sensor. It's really helping me decide how much medication I need and when it's most effective. And it's not economically difficult - if I finger stick 3 times a day then I need about 100 strips which costs me about $30. 2 14 day sensors covers a month which cost about $15 (insurance) and since I can read it with my iPhone the actual meter is optional. I find the sensors read within 10% of a blood stick which is perfectly fine for me. I don't know if that's acceptable to Type I. Nicely FreeStyle has an online website to access the data from the sensors and it has full download capabilities of the raw data so one can do all kinds of stuff with it.