[Diabetes-Talk] Freestyle Libre 2 Update

[kg 6sxy (kg6sxy)]

Finger sticks are not a practical solution for me.  With my neuropathy, each finger I have to use reacts badly for days and it takes me a ton of strips to get just one good reading and I'm sure the insurance company wouldn't approve 100 strips per day. lol

I know going back to the original Libre sensors is the right decision for now because my finger stick readings have always been very close to the readings of the Libre sensor and my finger stick readings are really close to what they've always been.  My insurance currently covers 100% of the cost of both versions of the Libre sensors.  I'll find out at the end of the week when my next refill for the original sensors arrives.

Take care,  
Tony


> On Oct 26, 2021, at 12:23 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well I would go back to the finger stick, would save you money.
> I am sorry this is happening to you.
> Dar
> Original message:
>> I've given the Libre 2 sensors about as much time as I care to at this point.  These new sensors are more sensitive to a lot of things meaning I can't trust the numbers from these sensors at all.  Comparing readings from the Libre 2 sensors against a finger stick reading taken about 30 seconds before, the Libre 2 sensor is always reporting values that are as much as 180 mg/dl higher than a finger stick reading and the alarms are constantly going off about critically high readings every 15 minutes around the clock.  Spent a lot of time on the phone with several Abbott reps who tried to convince me that I don't know how to apply a sensor properly even though I've had no trouble using the Libre sensors for a couple of years now with readings that were less than 10 mg/dl apart from finger stick readings.  As far as I'm concerned these newer sensors are completely useless to me which could just be due to the list of medications that I am on since the earlier sensor is not affected as much
>>  by other medications from my experience. Add to everything else the days it takes for finger stick sites to recover enough for me to read braille due to neuropathy and I am not a happy camper.  Test my blood glucose and remain cut off from the outside world when my tinnitus flares up or play Russian roulette and don't test when I can't hear VoiceOver?  Neither option is good.
> 
>> Take care,
>> Tony
> 
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