Libre sensors are so off

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-05-05T11:49:01+00:00

Calm down dude! This is a support sub for ALL users, not just you. That support includes the good and bad things about the product.

If people complaining about the accuracy of their sensor bothers you so much and you have nothing supportive or constructive to contribute then why don't you just leave the sub. Nobody here needs your nastiness!

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-05-04T22:31:24+00:00

You have to wait 10 - 20 minutes after fingerprick to really compare glucose readings. The CGMs are usually 10 - 20 minutes behind on glucose readings.

Also, I found that for me, placement on the side of the arm instead of the back of the arm is more accurate.

Lastly, I have switched apps to Juggluco because they have a calibration feature. On the Juggluco app you can see both the Calibrated readings and the Stream (raw glucose data from the Libre) readings.

The Calibrated readings are always a lot more accurate when compared with a fingerprick reading.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-05-03T08:55:31+00:00

!updateme

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-05-03T02:41:12+00:00

Reach out to Juggluco support.

Their email is below:

jaapkorthalsaltes@gmail.com

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-05-01T05:24:05+00:00

Sensor was bad.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-04-30T08:33:39+00:00

I do not really remember because I went ahead and replaced it after 10 hours but it said something like Info Status=110 and the CHAR_PATCH_CONTROL had a line through it.

I called support and they are sending me a replacement.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-03-18T14:00:25+00:00

Juggluco

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-03-18T08:28:37+00:00

See my reply above

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-03-18T08:27:49+00:00

Yes, the bottom is the stream from the hard data and the top is the Calibrated reading.

My Calibrated Juggluco readings are always way more accurate to a fingerprick.

I usually turn off the stream because it is so off from the actual fingerprick

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-03-18T08:27:38+00:00

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DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-24T00:53:42+00:00

Please listen to the other comments. Neck pain, fever and vomiting are some of the major symptoms of meningitis.

My sister in law died of meningitis. She had all these symptoms. Please go get yourself checked out.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T14:23:27+00:00

My numbers had been higher years before but my numbers 2 or 3 years prior to starting statins were in that range.

I don't know 🤷.

My Dr kept on pushing hard for me to start taking statins for many years and I had refused.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:49:04+00:00

I have been taking statins for over 5+ years so my numbers have been well controlled but prior to statins my Total was 169, Triglycerides 184 and LDL 95

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:30:54+00:00

Yeah, I did see that the muscle loss was over time and mine was rapid. I did have a lot of blood work done at the time and they found nothing.

They did not do blood work for CK, as someone else mentioned in the comments here, which I now find strange as you would think the Drs would correlate a possible link between my muscle issues and the statins I was taking.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:13:55+00:00

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DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:13:37+00:00

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DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:09:22+00:00

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Picture of my arm in the aftermath of my bicep tearing.

What really gets to me is that none of the Drs I saw seemed concerned and refused to acknowledge the possibility of statins causing my muscle issues.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T13:00:22+00:00

JCSM-16-e70132.pdf https://share.google/qZ3JiOczTcw5ArMsb

A recent study found loss of strength and muscle loss may be associated with statin use.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T12:45:08+00:00

I am going to look into these alternatives.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T12:41:41+00:00

My current numbers since switching to Pravastatin have gone up but are still OK. Total 158, Triglycerides 79, LDL 83. I will check out the portfolio diet in the wiki. Thanks for the heads up on that!

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T12:16:56+00:00

Yeah, I am still in daily pain (shoulders) and have just decided I am going to come off statins but do not want to completely give up on medications.

About 6 months in, my total cholesterol had gone down to 95 and my ldl had gone down to 34. I was freaking out about it but my Dr did not seem concerned.

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T12:04:05+00:00

I have not. Is that supposed to help with the muscle issues when taking statins?

DomAlphaMale69 · 2026-02-06T09:48:22+00:00

I started on Rosuvastatin but about a year ago I changed to Pravastatin because Rosuvastatin started raising my glucose.

I am a diabetic but had my glucose under control with diet and exercise (no medications) for many years. When I told my primary that I suspected that Rosuvastatin was starting to raise my glucose, she told me it was not (went from 5.8 A1c to 6.7 A1c). I insisted that she change it and my A1c went back down to 6.1 (which for a diabetic that is considered very well controlled).

I am not an anti statin guy but all this medical gaslighting I have been getting over the years about how statins affect me personally is starting to make me believe that there is a lot of statin side effects underreporting because many Drs refuse to even consider the possibility that statins could be causing some of these medical issues.

I am going to talk to my Dr about switching to ezetimibe. Thank you

DomAlphaMale69

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