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05-13-2008, 03:10 AM

bernfarr

Junior Member

I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Oct 2006

Posts: 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooredge

... I've been modifying my basal rates while using it and I was curious what BG you guys generally like to be around. ...

Since you have the latest Dexcom, which meter are you calibrating it with. Remember most meters are only accurate +/- 20% and I believe that many of them err on the safe side. From my experiences the Dexcom also errs slightly on the safe side. So these days I'm trying to shoot for 90 as a target with the Dexcom.

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