tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post8324372196630360117..comments2023-05-10T03:29:27.939-05:00Comments on * Arnold and Me *: Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You LoseHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671756469055958359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post-87793996213944868912010-10-14T14:04:03.850-05:002010-10-14T14:04:03.850-05:00I'm on Day 8 with this one. It got to the poi...I'm on Day 8 with this one. It got to the point I actually had a conversation with Mr. Gaeta (my Dexcom) about the boy who cried wolf. Out loud.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695475733558368333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post-3517762557807840942010-10-14T13:44:43.291-05:002010-10-14T13:44:43.291-05:00Fiona, I have been having a similar issue with thi...Fiona, I have been having a similar issue with this pack (I'm not quite sure which lot it is), but it's been giving me false low alarms especially at night. I actually had to call Dexcom and replace the first sensor because it kept giving me ERR1 on the 6th day. This one is a little more accurate so far, but it's only on 4.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671756469055958359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post-83787829915951469312010-10-14T13:41:51.800-05:002010-10-14T13:41:51.800-05:00I'm having a similar "false alarm" e...I'm having a similar "false alarm" experience and have the burnt test strips to prove it! It started with the sensor I put in last Wednesday and it's been fun fest of inaccurate "LOW" alarms ever since, all varieties, small (< 70 mg/dl), medium (< 55 mg/dl) and large (< 39 mg/dl). I was blaming the sensor location but maybe it was a bad lot? Mine was lot #5009871. I'd be curious to see if yours (and anyone else's) was the same. Probably I should yank the sensor and put a new one in, but yeah, that would be too logical. I bet the cost of the extra strips has outweighed the sensor cost by now!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695475733558368333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post-41763215012313319172010-10-14T08:41:18.415-05:002010-10-14T08:41:18.415-05:00My body takes time to settle into normal, too - I ...My body takes time to settle into normal, too - I call it diabetic detoxing. After a day or two of glucoastering, all of a sudden random foods make me spike and I have mid-grade not awesomes (like, 140s and 150s) that are awfully sticky and hard to get rid of.<br /><br />My CDE also said that a low will eff your numbers for the rest of the day. I'd always wondered why she was so super aggressive about my lows when I was logging, and she said if a low will basically make the numbers for the rest of the day completely useless for patterns. I've been watching since she said it, and yep. That's the case. Darned liver.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461161763807302658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554065451552854407.post-59111141314495201382010-10-14T08:38:59.199-05:002010-10-14T08:38:59.199-05:00Dude! We are having similar problems. I hate it ...Dude! We are having similar problems. I hate it when the Dexcom wants to compromise with you when it's waaaay off. I also get quite annoyed being woken up for no-I'm-actually-not lows. Oh, Dexcom.<br /><br />Although I'm sorry to hear that this is happening to you, I'm secretly a little bit relieved that I'm not the only one. :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857046266371772742noreply@blogger.com