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@thisfatoldlady it sounds like you have a pretty solid system for dealing with low blood sugars that you are comfortable with. I think I might be a bit more diligent about it because I use my Dexcom in conjunction with an insulin pump. My Dexcom communicates with the pump and affects its insulin delivery so I want to make sure it is accurate.
Also I do not always trust “how I feel”. For example 50ish years ago when I was first diagnosed the who knows how many months of high blood sugar had already done some serious damage unbeknownst to me. Years later I was diagnosed with hypoglycemic unawareness so I wouldn’t necessarily recognize the lows.
So now that I have a Dexcom CGM, when in doubt I back it up by verifying with a finger stick. Then I respond as I have been instructed by my provider to tend to highs or lows. The Dexcom 90 day report on Clarity and the A1C (as you said) give good overviews of what’s been going on for a 3 month period. How’s your A1C? Are you happy with it?
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It sounds like your diabetes is a lot less predictable than mine. My last A1c was 5.5, so I'm very happy with that (I'm on Mounjaro and it has made a huge difference in my blood glucose). When I feel off - I check my CGM readout. And so far, my "feels" and the "results" are pretty much in line - if this was not the case, I would definitely be using the finger poke more often. My type 2 diabetes was caught very early - because, as a fat woman (without diabetes), the doctors were sure I had it and checked it every time I thought of going to see the doctor (for whatever reason). Diabetes runs in my family (both sides), so I figured sooner or later I'd develop it. My glucose kept going up bit by bit, just at the time that the acceptable glucose numbers were going down (a lot) and finally, the numbers met.