| I've been using a 3-day sensor about once a month. When I was struggling with the DP, it was extremely helpful in determining whether I was going low before rising. It turns out I wasn't. I was dipping down to aprox. 4.8 and then my BG started to rise around 4am. That was another thing... I could determine what time to start increasing my basal rate after seeing that trend occur 3 days in a row. I tested as I did before (before and after each meal, fasting and before bed). The more I tested, the more accurate the readings on the CGM were.
I HIGHLY recommend using a 3-day sensor if you're wondering what's going on in any particular circumstance (for example, your BG seems to be rising altogether or you're fighting the DP like I was). But I don't recommend it to determine actual BG values. It's NOT accurate enough for that at this point. You could do some serious damage if the CGM says 11 and you're really running normal at 6 (this is not an exaggeration, it actually happened).
__________________ Nada
Type 2, hoping to be pregnant in the new year
Pumping with my Minimed 722
A1C 12/06 - 5.8%  | 
