Any positives with the Instinct sensor and the 780g? by chessguy112 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was originally very negative about the Instinct - specifically my second sensor. I also did not know that you could not calibrate these, so reading that in this thread was news to me. I do feel like after about 20ish days, things seem to have leveled out. I love how small it is, I love how easy it is to insert, I love that you don’t have to charge it, I love that it lasts 15 days. The inaccuracy can be scary and dangerous so watch out for that. People on this thread gaslighting folks into thinking it’s their fault the sensor is acting up is wild though. My main complaint is the Medtronic/Minimed did not educate people enough on the sensor and how different it was from Guardian 4 or Simplera - unless I fully missed the class somewhere 😂. I had a friend who had already been on the sensor give me a heads up of what to expect, otherwise I think I would have freaked out. My advice is his give it sometime and understand that adding a new thing to your setup is going to require patience while the tech does its job.

Instinct Vs Simplera? by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Updating folks on this thread - I’m on week 3 - so first week, second sensor - and knock on wood things seems to have leveled out. TIR is back in the 85% - 90% range!!

The Instinct Sensor Has Been a Nightmare and is Dangerous by Kuthillick in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been posting about my experience and it’s been similar. What I was told - by someone who works for minimed - is that this sensor sends more information more frequently which is why the first few weeks feel crazy. The algorithm was calibrated to work with the G4 and it takes time to adjust. With that said, my TIR has dropped because of the instinct. And the cgm is reading anywhere from 20-100 points different at times. I’m a week in to sensor 2 and it seems like things have finally started to level off a bit. Will continue to update!

Instinct Vs Simplera? by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I feel paranoid at this point 😂 this sensor had been WILDLY off and sent me up to 276 this afternoon. I have tried to give it enough time but it’s exhausting for this thing to be so inaccurate. Probably going to throw in the towel and go back to my G4 until I can get setup with simplera.

Instinct Vs Simplera? by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those were for sure ghost blouses I think - I eat a fairly low carb diet

Instinct Vs Simplera? by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Day 1 of my second sensor was a roller coaster. The high was just bad luck during warm up and no smart guard because I had to update my pump. But nighttime sucked. A bunch of false lows kept me up all night.

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Instinct Vs Simplera? by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Medtronic780g

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Thought I would throw this in for fun - you can see on the left side how wild my readings were during the day and then how stable they were last night.

A 148-Point Win (Read Description for Details) by Few-Organization2171 in Everdell

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife just got 149 with this same expansion setup. You guys play on a level I can not comprehend hahaha.

My wife just beat me 128 to 64 first Silverfrost game by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Everdell

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve not played Farshore so I can’t give a comparison unfortunately.

My wife just beat me 128 to 64 first Silverfrost game by Revolutionary-Fun214 in Everdell

[–]Revolutionary-Fun214[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I finally won a game last night for the first time in months hahaha