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T1D here, I had to abandon the Dexcom as it had an unsilencible alert for "your sensor will expire in 6 hours", that on top of only 10 day sensor life pushed me
by Projectiboga 3y ago
T1D here, I had to abandon the Dexcom as it had an unsilencible alert for "your sensor will expire in 6 hours", that on top of only 10 day sensor life pushed me over to the Libre 2. I now realize I could've just started the sensor in the early evening to have those alerts during the day, but I've survived 40 years without alerts. To avoid alerts I use the Libre2 reader and then use Juggluco app on my android, that was the one good thing about the Dexcom was that it could pair more than one app or device, where the Libre can't pair more than once per sensor life.
Random personal tips for better reducing the impact of low blood sugar. Eat unsaturated fat as a condiment, especially olive oil. I feel this gives me a non glucose energy source. I'm going to have to dig deep and find an alternative as the world's olive harvests are plummeting and prices are starting to spiral up. The other thing I do is take a few puffs of THC around dinner time. I don't want it affecting my daytime and it's neuroprotective effects last 24 hours and don't require much. Finally learn to use supplements and insure a good diet and supplement nutrient intake to have the rest of your systems running as well as possible. I have been taking Melatonin nearly every night since June of 1995. Melatonin upregulates insulin receptors and allows for me to take about 40% less than typical. It is a problem with the Lantis I take as I need to take only 11.5 units and have to use a needle and even then nudge my dose to a very specific spot that varies sometimes with different needles.