Continues glucose meter?

[naru2002]

What is use of continues glucose meter? How it is useful for type 2 patient?

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Hi naru2002 ,

A CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) is used for knowing what the blood sugars are during the day and night by using a sensor with a transmitter and a phone app/receiver.

The CGM shows how your food/exercise can raise/lower blood sugars.

I hope this helps. Does your doctor want you to use a CGM?

[naru2002 in reply to Activity2004]

My PP sugar level is less than 130-140 and sugar level after meal is 170-180 ( with medicine GP 1), but the HBA1C is 7.8 . So my doctor suggested me for CGM to identity any hidden reason for this pattern. I want to know how can get optimal benefit of this.

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to naru2002]

What do you usually eat during the day and evening/night? How many carbs. are you allowed at each meal/snack? Does your doctor have you counting carbs.?

[barani19 Administrator in reply to naru2002]

Did your doctor suggest any specific CGM brand naru2002 ?

[Kriya]

CGM is good, I use Freestyle Libre, it is costly but you can use it on and off, gives you better insights into sugar varioations throughout the day and is 96% accurate

[kmsbytes1]

I am using since few years now. It's useless n addictive kind. Don't use it as once u start using it u will be dependent on same and it overall doesn't helps to co trol sugar...I feel it's if no use to type2 people unless u r rich n want to see what food has how much impact on ur sugar level but all that r almost already known which food causes how much jump etc.

I personally was happy without it and once I started it made me dependent on same for no gains