New Type 1 and Freestyle Doubt

Hello, I'm Vero, I'm 37 years old and I'm from Galicia.After a couple of months with weight loss, intense thirst and a lot of tiredness, in April they detected diabetes.My endocrine, already with the antibody tests (positive) and peptide C, has confirmed that it is type 1 (and that I am on a honeymoon).

First of all, I would like to thank all people who make it possible for this forum to work.The first months had millions of doubts (I still have many) and I felt overwhelmed.Readeros and see how you overcome the day to day, your advice ... I gave me a feeling of calm and control that I missed.When I started in this world I did not know anyone with diabetes (neither type 1 nor type 2) and everything seemed complicated and impossible.

Finally, I have decided to register and present myself to be able, in the future, to contribute my small grain of sand.

I have a question with which you may help me.The Freestyle 2 sensor that I have put 4 days ago (this is the fifth that I have used and with the others I have not had any problem) yesterday he behaved strangely, with very different readings.For example, 56-60, I check it in capillary and I am in 80-110.In addition, I have almost not been able to sleep because I have been in “supposed” hypo (in capillary normal data), with the alarms waking me up.Just now, before eating, the sensor marks 79 and capillary 120.
What do you do in these cases?Do you remove it and put another?Do you expect until it works again (if you return) and keep capillaries to check the data?

Thank you so much!

verogal said:
hello, I'm vero, I'm 37 years old and I'm from Galicia.After a couple of months with weight loss, intense thirst and a lot of tiredness, in April they detected diabetes.My endocrine, already with the antibody tests (positive) and peptide C, has confirmed that it is type 1 (and that I am on a honeymoon).

First of all, I would like to thank all people who make it possible for this forum to work.The first months had millions of doubts (I still have many) and I felt overwhelmed.Readeros and see how you overcome the day to day, your advice ... I gave me a feeling of calm and control that I missed.When I started in this world I did not know anyone with diabetes (neither type 1 nor type 2) and everything seemed complicated and impossible.

Finally, I have decided to register and present myself to be able, in the future, to contribute my small grain of sand.

I have a question with which you may help me.The Freestyle 2 sensor that I have put 4 days ago (this is the fifth that I have used and with the others I have not had any problem) yesterday he behaved strangely, with very different readings.For example, 56-60, I check it in capillary and I am in 80-110.In addition, I have almost not been able to sleep because I have been in “supposed” hypo (in capillary normal data), with the alarms waking me up.Just now, before eating, the sensor marks 79 and capillary 120.
What do you do in these cases?Do you remove it and put another?Do you expect until it works again (if you return) and keep capillaries to check the data?

Thank you so much!

Good afternoon and welcome.
Although it seems weird, the differences you comment are considered normal.
Do not miss differences of 15-20-25 between sensor and glucometer.
The sensor I have now marks me exactly but that happens once at every hundred.
Don't worry about that.
Anyway there is an app that allows you to calibrate the sensor and adapt it to the glucometer and allow you to avoid most false hypos.It is called Diabox.
Try looking for information in the forum.
Greetings and take care of yourself.

Hi @verogal, welcome.
I silence the alarm of hiccups in the night in my case it is rare to have a nocturnal hypo and the sensor, to the minimum you rest on it will sing a false hypo
The rest is crucial to us, it is one of the pillars of our aurocuidate along with sport, nutrition and mental health.
The rarely I have had a night downturn, I have awakened spontaneously.I have the mobile phone to measure, a small apple juice and glucoup pills.I measure myself, I evaluate sensations, I check with hair and, where appropriate, I handle my resources to overcome
At first it happened to me, I woke up the alarm (usually false) and revealed me from fright and concern.
You have to learn to identify the sensations or symptoms of hypo and little by little, you will gain confidence and you can spend the calm nights without shocks.

Thank you very much for your messages.@ENSALADA I guess I will get used to it.At the moment the possible hypos scare me a lot.

@Verogal: Welcome to the forum.What you say about the sensor is frequent.Most sensors balancing after a few days of use.If you keep marking a little above the capillaries, put the lowest alarm and so you will not whistle.And always check with a capillary.
Being afraid of hypoglycemia is completely normal.The important thing is to know how to act and keep calm

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Thank you so much!Today the sensor has decided to function, almost identical figures to the capillary.

verogal said:
Thank you very much!Today the sensor has decided to function, almost identical figures to the capillary.

I'm glad I go better.
Normally you have to wait 3-4 days for the sensor to measure correctly.
If you see that after that time still marks very different then you claim it by the web.

I also turn off the hiccup alarm at night when the sensor fails that day, but I put it again when I get up.We must not underestimate hypoglycemia and that I have never had a loss of knowledge and I have 39 years old, since childhood.
I don't take off any sensor before speaking by phone with commercials ... They look for any excuse not to change them.
Another thing, you have to start paying attention to your body and find symptoms of hypoglycemia, even if you have the sensor.There is nothing like your body to let you know that it is going down before it happens. I usually detect the quite soon.When the pita sensor, I'm already eating.

I have my mobile in mode not to bother at night.
I am lucky that hypoglycemia wake me up and I take something.
Symptoms are not easy and do not always jump.Now I am 49 and I have been about 5 hours, without symptoms.I thought that the sensor is giving false values, which will die from day 3, and the reader puts me ... in these cases the message of changing reader usually jumps, because no.It was true
The capillary above all.

ruthbia said:
I have the mobile in mode not to bother at night.
I am lucky that hypoglycemia wake me up and I take something.
Symptoms are not easy and do not always jump.Now I am 49 and I have been about 5 hours, without symptoms.I thought that the sensor is giving false values, which will die from day 3, and the reader puts me ... in these cases the message of changing reader usually jumps, because no.It was true
The capillary above all.

Well, not having symptoms does not prevent being 49 for a long time not being good ...

I know, I know but when you have a fake sensor that goes 60 below, you stop trusting and don't measure yourself.

Precisely what @ruthbia indicates is one of my fears.The days that the sensor worked badly I had a case of being in 48 (in capillary) and being perfectly.Instead, other times I am 60 with tremors, blurred vision ...

I also @verogal, I do not understand why sometimes I feel fatal and sometimes in 39 and less I am like a rose.

ruthbia said:
I have the mobile in mode not to bother at night.
I am lucky that hypoglycemia wake me up and I take something.
Symptoms are not easy and do not always jump.Now I am 49 and I have been about 5 hours, without symptoms.I thought that the sensor is giving false values, which will die from day 3, and the reader puts me ... in these cases the message of changing reader usually jumps, because no.It was true
The capillary above all.

He died ... 8 days were missing ...

When you have a sensor that marks well below, in the order of 60 or more, continuously, and always leaves red line, in the end at 5-7 days it breaks and asks for change.
I have already had about 6 with this problem and all more or less the same.The and in a few days leave you have to replace them.