Diabetes
Diabetics: One Life-Saving Reason to Use the Libra 2 Sensor
The Libra 2 continuous glucose monitoring sensor works, but its main benefit differs significantly from the two TV ads
Synopsis
My wife of 20 years is a Type 1 diabetic and more disciplined with blood tests at meals and bedtime than a Marine Drill Sargent. Her doctor badgered her into trying the Libra 2 continuous sensor to detect frequent low blood sugars and sound the alert.
The system, still in its technical infancy, has many problems, but there is one compelling reason to keep it.
It sounds the alert around 2:00 am
Before the number becomes critically low!
That is our reason for putting up with all of its shortcomings. Here is our experience.
Note: blood sugar units are shown in mg/dl (mmol/L), such as 71 (3.9).
Diabetes — quickly summarized
The body uses sugar to power the brain and muscles, plus other things. Insulin is the catalyst that makes it work. A Type 1 diabetic does not produce insulin and must take insulin shots. A Type 2 produces insulin but does not process…
