This makes me think of Norton in fight club discussing recalls.
A times B times C equals X…If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don’t do one.
Damn, I gotta watch that movie again.
The older I get, the more I understand (I mean, really understand) Tyler Durden. And I hate that this is so.
Edit. Put the parenthetical in the wrong place
FDA mandates how recalls happen, pharmaceutical or medical device.
Do they still exist?
They have to have information.
Had a relative with a toddler that almost died due to his GCM overreporting his levels.
My mom had one and learned immediately not to trust it.
I’m shocked that both people I know personally had those devices turn out to be uselessly inaccurate…
Abbott claims they’re good for 14 days of use but my experience is that they’re worthless after 5 to 10 days. The first 5 days of use they’re about as accurate as the Dexcom units (typically +/- 10%). Beyond that they start to read increasingly low (-50% to -80%) with readings often failing entirely by day 10 or 11. It wouldn’t be a problem if you could replace them after 5 days, but if you do that insurance pitches a fit and refuses to cover more of them because “they’re good for 14 days”.
Is this behaviour for a particular sensor, like the Libre 2, or do all of Abbott’s sensors do this?
It was my experience with the libre 2+ and the libre 3. I’ve never used the libre 1 so I couldn’t say if it applies to that one. That said the 2 and the 1 don’t really qualify as CGMs as you need to poll them for glucose readings and I believe they’re limited on polling frequency (something like once every 5 min) so they’re much closer to a traditional glucose monitor than they are a true CGM.
Dexcom is more reliable.
Unfortunately I am severely allergic to the adhesive Dexcom uses that they claim is hypoallergenic.
That’s a misprint. It’s supposed to say hyperallergenic.
(/s, in case that wasn’t obvious)
The Dexcom G2 is far more uncomfortable compared to the Libre 2, in my experience. The filament causes a red spot and aching in my arm, but the Libre 2’s does not.
Insurance is more likely to cover the Dexcom. God bless Healthcare. 🙃
seeing this now feels great. two weeks ago i got a crt-d implanted and sure as hell…it is an abbot.
I eventually figured out that the Freesytle Libre will significantly underread if you sleep on it. I would recommend doing a finger prick test before acting upon what a CGM tells you to do.
(Foreigner here) Could this be related to DOGE’s defunding of the three-letter acronym agencies and all that? It seems like proper testing and reporting weren’t being carried out. They say this has been happening since the 80s, but seven deaths is a little too much.
Probably not. These products take a long time to develop, and DOGE was only a thing in the last few months.
