Great explanation @A DiabetesTeam Member. I haven't had the pleasure of a cgm at this time. Would love to try one.

But I believe I would like to try the optical, non invasive technology, for blood glucose measurement. But the accuracy with this cutting edge technology is about 2 years away from commercial viability. Currently one startup in the western US has accuracy comparable to finger sticks. So I anticipate that this will be a revolutionary development.

The technology necessary to 3d print a pancreas is just on the edge of viability. Sounds like a Star Trek replicator. Trials are already being planned for research purposes. Maybe in my lifetime a cure for diabetes.

Wish upon a star.

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I just switched to the Libre2 from the original a few weeks ago so am only on my 3rd sensor (has 1 day left so three full sensors essentially)

I find them "scary accurate" when your blood sugar is (stable). As an example just this morning the Libre2 is saying my FBS is 5.4/97 (mine reads in mmol's) and my stick test was a 5.5/99 and that has been my experience for the last 6 weeks over the 3 sensors.

A few things to remember about the system - it is not as "real time" as your stick test (which would not be as real time as a blood draw at a lab).

The Libre2 measures "sugar" in the fluid around the cells "not specifically" blood sugar (in your capillaries) like your stick test does and it takes "time" (like 15 minutes in some cases) for the level of sugar in your cell fluid to match the sugar level in your capillary blood.

If I get a funky reading on the Libre (and I actually hate that low alarm - irritates me because I often go low at night - "just a little" but enough for that alarm to go off and wake me up) I follow a routine.

Alarm goes off so I scan with the Libre - if it's concerning I will get out of bed, go get my kit and test then wait 5 to 10 minutes and scan again with the Libre and compare that "later scan" to my stick test - most times they are "close enough".

Our blood sugar can fluctuate rather quickly particularly going low to high. Your body actually monitors your blood sugar level and if it gets too low a hormone will release and trigger a sugar dump from the liver - so it can bump back up rather quickly.

But DO Remember that your Libre2 and your stick test are measuring something "different" and the Libre is not always indicative of what your "blood sugar level is at this moment" because it's measuring "sugar level surrounding the cells" and not the sugar in your blood.

Both ways of testing will give you solid information - both when they average all out over the period of a week or a month will generally be the same - but at any given moment, the two numbers may or may not be even close to each other and you have to be careful comparing one against the other.

It really is an apple vs oranges thing

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I. still. prick finger

Thank you I'm going to call the help line in the morning. Maybe it's just new to my body so it has to get used to it. 🤷🏻

I hope they r right but I guess they could be some bad ones in the bunch. Good luck or call them like I did when my drink spilled on mine. They just sent me a new one. If your numbers keep coming up off from finger sticks then I would call and get another one.