The Nine Sensor Samba — A Sneak Peek at Simultaneous CGM Testing
Previewing the “Nine Sensor Samba”: Our real-world comparison of nine CGMs simultaneously, assessing accuracy (MARD), Time-in-
https://www.diabettech.com/cgm/nine-cgms-tested-together-sneak-peek-of-the-nine-sensor-samba-diabettech/
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Never seen an app go so wrong, so fast.

The #Abbott #Freestyle #Libre3 app has pissed off all its #diabetic users w/:
❌ app crashes
❌ bad readings
❌ false alarms at 3AM

...all from one dumb update, no relief in sight & no appstore response other than to "call their customer service line".

Awful.

The one thing not going super great with this pump is..the CGM. The G7.

I miss my Libre 3. It didn’t have this many issues. I wish Abbott would push this through for integration.

Control-IQ seems to be powering through it though.

#Diabetes #Tandem #Mobi #CGM #Dexcom #G7 #Abbott #Libre3

I have ended my experiment using a Dexcom Stelo alongside a Libre 3 Plus. I have learned all that I think I care to learn.

The Stelo is removed and no longer contributing to annoyingly inaccurate data.

It lasted longer than 10 days without getting noisy, which was one of the big things I wanted to learn. This means G7 shouldn’t be a big problem. This is important as I will be switching to the G7 when I get my Mobi pump.

#Diabetes #CGM #Dexcom #Stelo #G7 #Abbot #Libre3Plus #Libre3

I’ve decided Dexcom Stelo is not a good product.

Freestyle Libre 3 Plus is also a 15 day sensor that doesn’t allow calibration. But in my experience, Libre tends to not require calibration as it tends to follow BG fairly well.

This Stelo has been persistently 20-50 mg/dL over Libre 3 and BG.

If this is a common problem, this makes figuring out if the regimen is doing its job way more difficult.

And Libre 3 Plus is cheaper.

#Diabetes #CGM #Abbot #Libre3 #Dexcom #Stelo

So I’ve been running a Libre 3 Plus and Dexcom Stelo on myself for several days. I have Shuggah connected to the Stelo and sending the data to Nightscout while there is a separate “sidecar” service handling the Libre data going into Nightscout. Basically, I can follow the data all in one place within Nightscout even if it’s not really designed for that.

The Stelo is consistently reading higher than the Libre. The range at which it tends to be higher can be just a few mg/dL to as high as 40 mg/dL. Dexcom does a bit more smoothing so rate of change can be slightly slower.

More interesting: who is more accurate? The last 2 blood checks have shown the Libre to be within a few mg/dL.

Neither of these can be calibrated.

I have to switch to G7 (what the Stelo is based on) when I start on a pump, which I believe does allow for calibration.

Disclaimer: Stelo is not meant to be used by people using insulin. I am basing my dosing decisions on my Libre 3 Plus.

Super interesting data and observations! Will be interesting to see how they behave towards the end of their 15 days, as Dexcom’s G7 has struggled to stay consistent for its 10 day life, based on users of that system.

#Diabetes #CGM #Dexcom #Stelo #Abbott #Libre3 #Libre3Plus

Interesting observation running both a Dexcom Stelo and Libre 3 Plus through Nightscout: The random spikes and return to normal from Libre 3 are purely a Libre 3 thing and not something weird with my body. The Stelo never registers the spikes.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3 #Stelo #Nightscout #Data

LibreLinkUp US is back!

And yeah, I had a hard drop during the dog walk. Fun stuff.

The Libre 3 app exaggerates the drop a bit, though. Because it has a non-adjustable time view. And it smooths out how low I went.

This is why I prefer using other apps to view my data and get alerts.

#Diabetes #Abbott #CGM #Libre3 #LibreLinkUp

The Libre 3 app doesn’t have a rapid fall alert. Just high, low, urgent low, and signal loss. I experience hypos below 80mg/dl. But I can feel them sooner if there’s a rapid drop. Part of it is the drop itself, part of it is CGM lag.

I couldn’t get ahead of this hypo because I use a third party app consuming LLU to help me with this.

I really hate this feeling.

#Diabetes #Abbott #CGM #Libre3 #LibreLinkUp

Ugh, looks like LibreLinkUp US is having issues but their status page says all is fine. This is affecting many of my diabetes management tools. I’m about to go for a walk with IOB.

#Diabetes #Abbott #CGM #Libre3 #LibreLinkUp

Ist der Libre 3 "genau so schlecht" wie seine Vorgänger?

https://tube.tchncs.de/videos/watch/679d3433-524b-4ac2-a79f-35e0faaa7505

Libre 3 Plus

https://mikka.is/2024/09/libre-3-plus-2/

Welp. That sensor failed out. I suspect it couldn't figure out my glucose situation and thought itself to be faulty.

To be honest, after 3 consecutive bad sites, I might just go the rest of the week without a CGM. I'll just have to be mindful about my BG via finger sticks to avoid going hypo, and pay attention to my body.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3

In related news, Shuggah is doing the crashing thing with this new sensor.

I guess I should see if the xdrip4ios devs can help with this…

#Diabetes #Shuggah #App #CGM #Libre3

Today is new sensor day and it's the third one in a row that was a mild bleeder. The last 2 read low. The first one never came up so I removed it. The last one ended up being pretty good.

This one is reading low again. So…another waiting a day to see what happens.

To be clear: This is not a faulty sensor issue. They are not designed to read from blood. This is just really bad luck.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3

I just learned Abbott has released the Freestyle Libre 3 Plus system.

The Libre 2 Plus had a couple of changes to make it compatible for AID systems. The Libre 3 was supposed to be ready for this, but apparently one more change was, ultimately, needed, likely brought from the Libre 2 Plus.

Reduction in interference from ascorbic acid.

I actually didn’t know this was a problem for AID systems.

I requested my doc to switch me over.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3 #Libre3Plus #AbbottDiabetes #Abbott

If trends keep on track, this sensor might be usable by tomorrow. It’s still reading low, but the gap is closing.

I’ve had to get more test strips for the blood sacrifices in the meantime. I was running low and blowing through them.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3

So when a sensor acts particularly wonky, Shuggah (the app I use for diabetes management) has a bad time. The only way to fix it, I've found, is to reinstall it, which causes all the historical data in the app to be lost.

I can't dissociate the old sensor either. It's just...broken until reinstalled.

Why can't things...just...work?

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3 #Shuggah

New replacement sensor is starting out the same as the previous: reading way low. While I'm at 190mg/dl (blood glucose reading), it's reading 110mg/dl.

I shall give this it's day and see how it's going tomorrow.

Abbott recently had a recall of 3 lots of Libre 3 sensors. These are not part of the recall. Also the recalled sensors were reading excessively high values, not low.

Seems Abbott might be having a bad time right now.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3

Yesterday’s new CGM was a bust. It kept reading low, occasionally coming up and falling back down. So I replaced it this morning.

It was a light bleeder when it was inserted so I anticipated a day 1 issue, but it never resolved, and is actually causing problems. So it’s a failed sensor.

There’s a knot where the filament inserted. So probably not a faulty sensor, just a bad site.

Now to wait for the new one. Again.

#Diabetes #CGM #Libre3