I agree. I generally avoid calibrating the first day and my numbers usually line up pretty well by the second day.
Most sensors work really well for me, but very occasionally I’ll get one that bleeds when I insert it and doesn’t work well for at least several days which is when I change it out.
Hope the next one works better @Marilyn6!
Oh gosh, Marilyn, I just saw this 
. So glad you are back home! Do you know if your husband can have a pacemaker or something to help his heart stay regular? I’m terrified of hospitals, nearly (but not quite) to point I’d rather die, so you sound brave to me. Glad they left you to manage your own blood sugars. Take really really good care, my friend. You are so needed here 
Yes, I am tossing it this morning. I didn’t touch this one from when I put it on at 10:00am until it woke me with a false reading around 2:00 am. It has always been wacky. If I hadn’t ended up in the hospital for a day and 1/2, I would have tossed It already. I am on the bike now, and my chest hurts but I am trying to mostly ignore it. I also just messaged with my son. Also my glucose levels are bizarre lately. I give more and more insulin and it is like I am shooting water. Syringes and needles are working properly, so I think this is a result of stress. I have very seldom had these kinds of problems. The few 300+ readings threw off my alc.
Can you tell that I don’t like being out of control?
I am trying to meditate by staying in the moment, but if the present moment stinks…
Hi earthling, almost contacted you. Cardiologist did not recommend pacemaker for him because supposedly meds will help. Extra potassium has already kept his pulse from dropping in the 20’s again. He has two tests on the 10 to make sure his heart is healthy. We think it is because he was regularly working out and getting his pulse to 130 for several minutes at a time with no problem. . You know that he has had cancer 4 times in the last 10 yrs, but we were both pretty darn healthy until I reached 51 yrs of being a type 1, and Steve reaching the age of 62. We realize that bringing up our wonderful son, caused us a dozen years of extreme stress.
Man, as I ride the bike, my glucose level is just rising instead of falling.
Katers, so strange I have given 100,000 shots I bet and never had a bleeder. This device didn’t bleed. I didn’t calibrate it. So strange.
I ate my usual breakfast. My glucose number was about 100 when I started eating my usually breakfast. I gave 1 extra unit of insulin. About 20 minutes after eating I rode the bike. My glucose usually falls to around 100. Today it is 300. Normally this does not happen to me. Oh yes, I also gave 3 more units before getting on the bike because I was going up too fast. Now I just gave 5 more units. So far I have given 8 more units than normal for my exact same breakfast.
I don’t have a clue as to what is going on. I am using 2 different novalog pens and changing needles. I am rotating spots. My normal daily insulin use is 10-12 units of novalog and 12 Tresiba. I know that the Tresiba pen is good. I have already given my total daily shot to try to cover my normal breakfast.
Honestly, could just be all the stress. Cortisol is a powerful thing and can drive insulin resistance through the roof.
How off is it?
If its VERY off, you just gotta pull that thing and replace it - if its unusually off.
Are you seeing one sensor being ‘off’ right after another? Or, is this atypical.
I have issues with this, too, Marilyn, but often it comes in a run of sensors, one right after another, and then goes away in the next shipment of supplies.
Yeah, that’s a lot for you. I do this, too, but then sometimes it all kicks in at once. Miserable.
Hopefully the next one is better. The G6 was a real improvement over the G5 for me in a lot of ways.
I usually put sensors in the back of my arm. I got better results with the g5 in that location and just kept using it with the G6. It’s not the officially approved location but maybe it’s worth trying if you continue to have problems?
I’ve had more bleeders from the G6 sensors in the last couple years than from injections over 25 years. However, it seems to happen less now than when I first got the G6. I don’t remember having any bleeders with the g5 while I used it - probably 2-3 years.
I realized I didn’t say anything about your recent hospital stay. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I’m happy to hear that the tests came back with good news and hope you don’t experience a recurrence of the chest pains.
Yea, it was time to toss it. Stress and hormone releases can really make you insulin resistant, I get the hormone releases with my snorkeling after about 2 hours. They get very stubborn about coming down.
I’m sure you are still worrying about the heart pain and your hubby. Scary stuff. Hugs.
Prayers for you, Marilyn. You are such an inspiration for all of us. You truly are a warrior.
I read that you were in the hospital. I have prayed for your recovery. You are a warrior even in the hospital. Please keep us updated.
I think I solved my high glucose problem. I have two insulin pens for Novolog and I use both of them. I dropped my Echo pen last week and didn’t realize it broke until this morning. Insulin still comes out but only a tiny bit. Now I need to replace it because I have many unused insulin cartridges.
The next time I drop a pen, I will definitely pay more attention. Since my other non cartridge pen is working fine, it was confusing. I have to give myself a bit of a break, because I have been distracted lately with family health issues, but I still feel like an idiot. I am so relieved to have that mystery solved!!
Yay!!
We all make these kind of errors. The important thing is that you remained curious, persisted and identified the actual cause of your high BGs. And you reported here so that we can learn from your experience. Congrats on solving the mystery!
It is also good to encounter a mystery which has a solution. No? 
Have I mentioned that I really like you guys?
There are no mistakes, only learning experiences. BTW I say that a lot.
One of the hardest part of Type 1 diabetes is that there is no end to the ways that we and our technology and insulin can scr*w up.
Glad to know that you figured out your mystery.