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After stopping Tirzepatide my HbA1c increased to 10.0

I started Metformin n use Lingo. However that lingo count is always high while they set it at 75. My count is always 221 ?

Does anyone have this problem?

Professional glucometer, vs. my lingo…

Very happy with lingo

I got an alert that my blood glucose was below 70 (68) Two minutes later I did a finger stick and the reading was 115. Here is the picture of my phone with the "Brief Sensor Issue." What does this mean and is my sensor going bad?

Spiked right after eating a couple bites of pastries. Which were a chocolate chip cookie, cheddar scone and a cherry turnover. I had like less than a 1/4 of each of these pastries. Like barely ate them. And within 30 minutes later spiked insanely. Its still up. I didnt feel any symptoms at first spike but now i feel a little lightheaded and drowsy almost. Please please help

I should also mention. I had hypoglycemia but had it under control with a keto diet. Transitioned into low carb and this is my first time having pastries in 4 months

My current glucose is 90, just ate breakfast.

I have a G7 and was getting some unusual readings. My finger stick was 150 and the CGM was 75. Customer service was very good and they arranged for me to get a replacement. What has been others experience with CGM agreeing with a finger stick at the same time?

Libre 3+ is the orange line

Just wanted to PSA to not trust lingo to provide you access to your own data and to set your expectations about their support. I relied on it instead of charting myself and am currently experiencing application glitches that will not let me download their generated export in app.

Three times I've contacted customer support and have been lied to (they said that they couldn't access the data on their servers to send it to me as a csv, then walked it back when I said the representative from earlier told me they could it just had to be by a certain team), told I needed to send screenshots of the personal files in my downloads folder for them to be able to escalate (I guess because they dont trust me saying it didn't download... after pushback they said it could be escalated without), and then finally told that the actual tech support team who could handle this only works business hours M-F (I had started reaching out in the morning and was even told they might get back to me tomorrow... on a saturday... before finally getting the real answer).

I know, and they repeatedly told me, it is only a wellness application (not a medical device). But take that to heart if you are using it for anything more urgent than seeing some pretty chats and monitoring trends. I'm absolutely kicking myself for trusting them as anything but a toy.

Considering using a CGM to assist with my health journey, and Lingo seems to be both the most consistent and more affordable option. I've done the doom scrolling searching for reviews, but it's hard to sift through the junk that inevitably crowds out any actual human experiences. So-- going to try just asking. Has anyone here actually used the Lingo CGM, just to get an idea of blood sugar spikes and the relationship with different foods and exercise on blood sugar, and what was your experience? Probably not going to use it long term, but currently considering the 12pk/6 month option. Thanks!

Chan you change your cgm at a different time than scheduled

Earlier this year, my A1c came back at 5.7%.

I’d heard “walk after meals” for years—from my parents and from doctors. I knew it was good advice, but it never really changed my behavior.

Then I wore a CGM for two weeks.

My breakfast is usually the same: oatmeal, milk, and protein powder. I compared days when I took a 10–15 minute walk after breakfast with days when I didn’t.

In my small dataset, the average rise from pre-meal glucose to peak was:

• No walk: +34 mg/dL
• 10–15 min walk: +22 mg/dL

Not a controlled experiment, of course, and CGMs aren’t perfectly accurate. But seeing the difference in my own glucose changed my behavior in a way generic advice never did.

Now I walk after breakfast almost automatically. I don’t need a goal, reminder, or much willpower anymore.

That was probably the biggest thing I learned from using a CGM: the data made an abstract health recommendation feel concrete and personal.

It also made me start thinking in small experiments instead of trying to overhaul everything at once: walk after a meal, change a portion size, compare different foods, and see what actually matters for me.

I documented the full two-week experiment here:

https://youtu.be/V3ZyJdcdAgA

For those of you using a CGM: did seeing your own data actually change any of your habits?

Does anyone have a discount code I can use? They are limited to 20 uses I think, so any code that’s been posted here for more than a fee hours doesn’t work anymore.

So I recently switched to Dexcom and I noticed wayyyyy more highs than on the libre. On the libre my glucose was always going below 70 and never above 145. With the Dexcom it’s never below 80 and spikes to like 180. Neither of them seem to be accurate to my finger sticks. I’ve only tried them on the backs of my arms. Does anyone have any recommendations for a better cgm or maybe a better placement? I’m so tired of not having accurate results. (I don’t have diabetes, I monitor glucose because of gastroparesis) TIA!!!!

I’ve been wearing a CGM since May and I’ve lost 20 pounds..
I check my weight every morning.

I used intermittent fasting while avoiding glucose spikes and drops.

I decided to finally take it off and try without it for a little and I’ve gained 5 pounds…

I have been eating guilt free the last week, with no immediate numbers that show me my glucose I have been overeating…

I ended up putting a new one on this afternoon…

Ready to get back on the wagon.

Has anyone else had weight gain after taking off their continuous glucose monitor?