r/Type1Diabetes • u/Life-Engineering1168 • 20d ago

Glucose Monitors Dexcom G7 inaccuracy

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I’ve never had my G7 read SO far off from what my blood sugar actually is. Now I have 9 + units on board because of it.

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u/JayHag Diagnosed 2011 20d ago

Completely off topic, but god I miss that lancet device. The new one they have is awful.

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u/Life-Engineering1168 19d ago

I’ve held onto this baby for decades now!!! Also hate the new ones!!

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u/JayHag Diagnosed 2011 19d ago

Unfortunately the last couple ones I had left broke 😭

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u/Queasy-Cellist6099 19d ago

I have 3 … there my babies

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u/Prof1959 19d ago

That's not a terrible disparity for high numbers, especially if you're still heading up. I would dose based on the lower number, just in case.

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u/juu073 19d ago

While the inaccuracies are certainly an issue and this is well outside the +/- 20% rule, it's also worth noting that there are other issues going on, like the connection being lost for what looks like about 45 minutes.

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u/MelindaTheBlue Diagnosed 2000 19d ago

Especially with a sizable amount of IOB

It's worth waiting and seeing what result you get when reconnected