[Diabetes-Talk] I ran

Tue Mar 12 01:40:27 UTC 2019

I believe this has been explained several times here in the last few months.
Likely, there will be about a 30 number difference between your meter and
CGM; this is normal. There's nothing to "fix." If the numbers are about 50
apart, then perhaps something is wrong with the sensor, but 30, give or
take, is not a big deal.

However, I will say, in my experience, Dexcom hasn't had that big of a
difference between my Prodigy and the CGM; it's usually only a few numbers
off. Being that Libre isn't quite as sophisticated yet, it might have a
bigger difference. And with Dexcom, it could vary person-to-person and
meter-to-meter.

But honestly, if you test your meter against a hospital grade meter, it will
likely be 20 to 30 numbers off.

So Dar, you're not doing anything wrong, and there's nothing to fix. This is
just the way the technology works.

Bridgit

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At this time there is a large difference in readings from finger stick to
reading with phone.
I have no clue how to fix problem,
that was one of the reasons why I walked away the first time because I
didn't know there was a way to work it out.

Original message:
> You don't technically have to calibrate the G6 but it's just a good 
> idea to double-check yourself after the first few hours. For many 
> sensors, I've never had to calibrate because the sensor matched my 
> meter. That's one of the plusses with the G6.
> Veronica

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> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
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> Dar,

> People are not having problems with the Dexcom system itself, but 
> insurance, Medicare in particular, with getting supplies and upgrading 
> to the newer version. A couple of people like Veronica are having 
> problems with Dexcom directly, but not the operation of the system. 
> Pretty much everyone agrees the Dexcom product itself is great, and we 
> like it, it's just getting insurance to do what it should that's the
problem.

> Knock on wood, but so far, I'm not having problems getting my Dexcom 
> supplies. Hopefully it stays this way.

> I thought with Libre you still had to calibrate the device every so often.
> Even with Dexcom G6, you have to calibrate every time you put on a new 
> sensor. Which means poking your finger to calibrate against the 
> device. I thought Libre was the same.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
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> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
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> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] I ran

> I went back to the libre yesterday.
> I put it on my arm and put one of the strips that com with it.
> I bought them for the libre when I was using the unit.
> You scare me when you folks are having so many problems with the dex com.
> I am so sorry.
> I do hope this libre will work better for me this time.
> I was able to go back to my account put in a pass word and off I go.
> It took rite away, and started working with in the hour.
> Now the numbers do read high so I felt it was getting used to my body.
> I felt I needed to do something because of getting on the different 
> insulin in a couple of months.
> I can check it now with out sticking my fingers.
> I hope insurance will start to realize we also need devices to use the 
> same thing all people have is being a diabetic.
> When you hear the commercials, you think that the only persons who are 
> diabetic are the sighted.
> Just wanted to share.

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