Freestyle Is Not the Brand For me
OK, this is insane. I've eliminated the false lows at night of my Freestyle Libre 3 Plus continuous glucose monitor, but... Twice this week (one just now) I've just been sitting here watching a video about 1.5 - 2 hours after a normal meal and gotten the LOW alarm saying my blood sugar's around 54. Knowing I just ate, I sucked up my needle fear and severely low pain tolerance (the whole reason I HAVE the CGM) and jabbed my finger. No, blood sugar is actually 123! Then the Libre shot back up to a normal level reading within a minute.
What. The. Fuck.
I am sick of this. I like how small it is and that it lasts 2 weeks, but i cannot keep dealing with these false lows. How is faulty performance like this acceptable? Not in my book, it isn't. My brother has used a Dexcom G7 for about a year now and literally never has these false alarms. It's bigger and only lasts 10 days, but I can't deal with this bullshit anymore. I will be discussing a switch at my next Dr's appt. Alas, I cannot recommend this product due to poor reliability when all other variables have been accounted for and it's proven wrong.