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Wendy2407

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I was reading how people have had problems with Dexcom One+ . I have had to phone them again third time in less than a week due to not working correctly . Especially at night . Tells me I am at 2.0 or 2.4 but finger prick is 5 or above so no regular sleep pattern the last week .
They are sending me out replacement but wondering why it keeps failing . Is it just One+
 
Wendy2407 said:
I was reading how people have had problems with Dexcom One+ . I have had to phone them again third time in less than a week due to not working correctly . Especially at night . Tells me I am at 2.0 or 2.4 but finger prick is 5 or above so no regular sleep pattern the last week .
They are sending me out replacement but wondering why it keeps failing . Is it just One+
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Unexpected false lows at night are typically compression lows - this is where you apply pressure to the sensor (e.g. lie on your arm in your sleep) and block the flow of interstitial fluid to the filament.
These are easy to spot by a sudden drop in the graph followed by a quick return to the original value when you turn off the arm.

This is common with all CGMs, not just Dexcom One +

If you have been experiencing this over the last week, is it possible you positioned your current sensor in a slightly different position that you are more likely to lie on? Or is it something you have seen with multiple sensors?
 
Sorry to hear you’ve been having some odd readings overnight @Wendy2407 :(

Are you getting useful data through the day?

When you get those overnight discrepancies, do they quickly drop and then bounce back up again?
 
The drops are regular and the sensor is on the arm I don’t lie on . During the day the readings are fine . The only other thing I can think of is I now have an a usb blanket and I beginning to wonder if it could be this . So last night switched it off and my lowest reading was 4.6 which is ok. Strange maybe just coincidence but will see again tonight . When I don’t leave my blanket on .
 
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