Hello, I use a Medtronic 780 with G4 cgm. It’s changed my life for the better. It had its issues, but it’s the best thing I have done for the treatment of my type 1 diabetes in my life. I’ll be happy to share the pros and cons.

The Libre is a cgm, so only measures your blood sugar levels. The Medtronic 780G is a complete system. It is an insulin pump with a built in cgm. The cgm tells the pump your numbers and the pump calculates how much insulin you need. So, it gives you constant levels of insulin delivery plus, micro boluses for corrections. And, backs off on delivery if insulin levels start trending too low. So, it’s an automated, fully integrated system.

The negatives are that the cgm can go wonky for no reason. That’s frustrating. Mine is usually very reliable though. Also, using this system is a lot of work. And, it’s expensive, unless you have good insurance coverage.

If you like using the cgm alone, you might also check out other brands of cgms that are not integrated with a pump. I used to use Dexcom. I found that the location of the placement of the sensor majorly affected my accuracy.

I don’t get concerned about the discrepancy in my cgm number from my blood meter unless it’s more than 30 points different. It’ll usually come around.