Senser usage

Jimmy2202

Jimmy2202

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Relationship to Diabetes
Type 1
Curious to know others peoples usage…
This is mine over the last 2 weeks…
Think I’m a little over the top

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The number of scans people do will depend on their circumstances. The beauty of the sensors is it is a lot easier than finger pricking and so much more information with the direction of travel too.

I am using a closed loop system so my pump is checking my levels every 5 minutes every day. I am glad that I don’t need to be involved at that rate.

It will be interesting to see other responses.
 
I must admit I don’t think I’ve ever looked at that. My figures are about half of yours. I’ve been using a Libre for about 9 years so I’m not as new fangled as you! Good game, good game! 😉
 

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I'm not far off your stats by the look of it!!
By the look of your profile pic though you're in the building trade. I have done a bit of work on buidling sites before I got LIbre and I think I'd be checking as much as you are. As it is I now work in Social Care and I'm rushing around all day in and out of the car so I think that's why my stats are up there.
 
Well my figures are very modest because I use a third party app (Sweet Dreams) I order to get readings onto my Apple Watch - I can’t imagine how many times I check that every day!
But people are different, they use sensors differently, so comparisons such as this are pretty pointless IMHO.
The only value I could see in such a report would be back in the bad old days when you had to “prove” to your HCPs that you were scanning at least 8 times a day!
 
Mine will be lower as I mainly look at my watch not the libre app. Though I make sure to look at libre app before driving even though it’s the same data as on the watch, just so it’s recorded that I checked.
 
Since Libre does automatic readings via Bluetooth, I don’t do any scans. The numbers just appear on my phone which I look at when I need to. Some days this is a lot. Some days it isn’t.
I think as long as I don’t get obsessed by it and can survive without a sensor, I have no problem. I sometimes take a CGM break to “wean” myself off it and check I still have hypo sensitivity in case tech fails.
 
I too use my phone's display (Juggluco displays it at all times) and it also sends to my watch so check it on there (hence my very low numbers!
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It has highlighted to me how much time I have connection problems and sensors having errors though - particularly this week since I changed sensor 7 days ago and only 88% active, which is pretty poor
 
mashedupmatt said:
It has highlighted to me how much time I have connection problems and sensors having errors though - particularly this week since I changed sensor 7 days ago and only 88% active, which is pretty poor
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Why aren’t you scanning to fill the gaps?
 
Lucyr said:
Mine will be lower as I mainly look at my watch not the libre app. Though I make sure to look at libre app before driving even though it’s the same data as on the watch, just so it’s recorded that I checked.
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I’m keen to get a watch. Have you got a link or recommendation?
Or is there only one available?
 
Jimmy2202 said:
I’m keen to get a watch. Have you got a link or recommendation?
Or is there only one available?
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There’s loads of smart watches on the market.
 
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There are many watches that work with Libre but they all need 3rd party apps to get the data and then display it - If you have an android phone, I downloaded Juggluco on to it (it's not in the playstore so you'll need to google it - easy enough to find though) - this provides real time CGM data even on the lock screen of your phone so it's really good - there is no need to break the bank buying a top of the range smartwatch - just one that enables you to download apps on to it (the really cheap ones do not!) - mine is a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, which I got brand new from Amazon for about £100 (the latest ones are £300+) - the battery life is pretty terrible (you need to charge it once a day ideally - but it does charge very quickly) - then with another app downloaded onto your phone called G Watch Wear you can link the Juggulco (Libre) to display on the watchface as per the pic above - I takes a bit of doing but there are tutorials all over the place - check the "Libre Geeks" Facebook page and there are loads on there - If you have an iphone I believe the app you need to link them is XDrip+ (Rather than Juggulco, which does not work with iphones
 
24 scans per day for me. Tend not to obsess over it - my alarm will sound if I am approaching a hypo/ hyper so tend not to worry too much about regular scans.

I'm moving to closed loop later this week, so will be interesting to see the differences.
 
mashedupmatt said:
I too use my phone's display (Juggluco displays it at all times) and it also sends to my watch so check it on there (hence my very low numbers!
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It has highlighted to me how much time I have connection problems and sensors having errors though - particularly this week since I changed sensor 7 days ago and only 88% active, which is pretty poor
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Can you have Juggluco and Libre Link App both running in tandem i.e both getting updates at the same time?
 
Definitely - they both work for me - I've got Gluroo app as well which also works at the same time
 
digihat said:
Can you have Juggluco and Libre Link App both running in tandem i.e both getting updates at the same time?
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Maybe. I find I need to scan with LibreLink to update it, and LibreLink says it can't produce alarms. On the positive side, its Home Screen still shows a 24 hour Time in Range. It's possible that that's because I use the Reader to initialise the sensor.
 
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