I suspect Freestyle Libre 3 is even “worse” than G7 with it’s MARD of 7.9% and one minute sampling rate. G7 on steroids :D I switched recently from G6 and what a ride I had yesterday when trying to fix one hypo got 3 consecutive nasty ones instead (tried to bolus after each climb out of low so that blood sugar wouldn’t skyrocket later). The readings just aren’t as predictable, they jump around and I ended up reacting too soon… But I will keep using it, who knows I might see some patterns in time and get a handle of it hopefully, I just like every minute readings too much.
Thanks for the article. I recently tried the G7 and found similar results. My Tandem pump using Control IQ seemed to struggle with the anomalies and it was frequently shutting off basal and issuing corrections.
I've been T1D since 1979 and on a Dexcom since 2008. I also have tight control and recently moved to the G7, while continuing to wear a G6. Your post was incredibly helpful in explaining the different readings between the two, accuracy vs precision and everything else. Thank you!
I agree that Dexcom allowing us to choose our algorigthm would be great. I base treatment decisions on clear trends...measurements that jump all over the place make it really hard to do so.
I suspect Freestyle Libre 3 is even “worse” than G7 with it’s MARD of 7.9% and one minute sampling rate. G7 on steroids :D I switched recently from G6 and what a ride I had yesterday when trying to fix one hypo got 3 consecutive nasty ones instead (tried to bolus after each climb out of low so that blood sugar wouldn’t skyrocket later). The readings just aren’t as predictable, they jump around and I ended up reacting too soon… But I will keep using it, who knows I might see some patterns in time and get a handle of it hopefully, I just like every minute readings too much.
It would be interesting to get a follow up after six months (or sooner) if you make a final decision for yourself.
Thanks for the article. I recently tried the G7 and found similar results. My Tandem pump using Control IQ seemed to struggle with the anomalies and it was frequently shutting off basal and issuing corrections.
I've been T1D since 1979 and on a Dexcom since 2008. I also have tight control and recently moved to the G7, while continuing to wear a G6. Your post was incredibly helpful in explaining the different readings between the two, accuracy vs precision and everything else. Thank you!
I agree that Dexcom allowing us to choose our algorigthm would be great. I base treatment decisions on clear trends...measurements that jump all over the place make it really hard to do so.