Diabetes Self-Management

CGMs: Compression Lows, Sensor Reuse

Q I’ve used a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) for many years. It is usually reliable, but sometimes—especially during the night—it shows a sudden sharp glucose decline out of the blue. Why does this happen?

Yeah, I’ve seen those myself. The trend graph is doing just fine, and then for no reason, the glucose seems to

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