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Does Anyone Who Uses A CGM Feel Unmotivated To Continue Testing Their Blood Glucose?

A myT1Dteam Member asked a question 💭
Concord, NC

I keep wanting to log my bgs and meals and other health things in an app (I currently use Center Health) but I feel so unmotivated to test my bgs, especially before meals since my Dexcom autofills a blood sugar into my pump when I go to bolus. Does anyone else struggle with this and how do you keep yourself motivated?

May 14
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A myT1Dteam Member

You must trust your CGM more than I do. I have the opposite reaction. I test 6 x day as I am brittle and while the pump and CGM are wonderful they can fail in accuracy. Medtronic 770G and Guardian 3 CGM.

The finger sticks are crucial to my having any reasonable control in my opinion.

May 15
A myT1Dteam Member

Using a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) can indeed change how someone feels about traditional blood glucose testing. Since a CGM provides real-time, continuous glucose readings and trends, it might reduce the need for frequent fingerstick tests, which some find cumbersome and demotivating. However, it's important to Show Full Answer

Using a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) can indeed change how someone feels about traditional blood glucose testing. Since a CGM provides real-time, continuous glucose readings and trends, it might reduce the need for frequent fingerstick tests, which some find cumbersome and demotivating. However, it's important to remember that occasional fingerstick checks are still necessary to calibrate the CGM and ensure its accuracy, especially if the CGM readings don't match symptoms or expectations.

May 14

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