To preface- I’m prediabetic with a very strong family history of diabetes. In addition, I somehow was so lucky to get cancer at the age of 42. In an effort to mitigate possible future health issues, my team and I thought it would be beneficial to get a CGM to learn more about what my body is doing.
Three times during the night I got a low glucose alarm of 54- I woke up pretty confused by it and then throughout the morning, it continued to dip way lower than my average. I have been having some GI issues so I thought maybe that’s why. Anyway, I contacted my PCP and she suggested that I switch sensors. In an effort to not having a complete breakdown, I thought maybe I should get a glucose monitoring system to verify. At the next fast dip I decided I’m going to check my finger test. How could there be such a big discrepancy? My finger test showed 111 and then 12 mins later, 114. My sensor read it as 67 and then lowered to 56. My sensor is only 8 days old- is this normal or did I just get a dud? Does this mean the past week is all inaccurate as well?
I just feel so defeated. I feel like I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop at all times and I’m exhausted.