What is a CGM compression low? Why does it happen? This T1D Parent

Dexcom Just Says Low. Why is my reading low when im NOT and im NOT laying on it or Once the pressure is relieved, your Dexcom G6 readings should be closer to your blood glucose meter The Urgent Low Soon alert is designed to notify you when your Dexcom G6 reading is predicted to reach 55 mg/dL within 20 minutes

The Dexcom G7 and Dexcom ONE+ sensor is waterproof and may be submerged under 2.4 metres of water for up to 24 hours when properly installed Dexcom has a feature to warn you when your glucose falls below 55 mg/dL

What is a CGM compression low? Why does it happen? This T1D Parent

For more information, please visit page 144 in our Dexcom G6 CGM User Guide. The Fall Rate is designed to notify you when your glucose level is falling 2 or 3 mg/dL each minute For more information, please visit page 144 in our Dexcom G6 CGM User Guide.

I’ve calibrated my 6 times in the past 20 minutes and it still. Make a note of the time when you start the first calibration, and then wait at least 15 minutes after that one completes before you attempt a second calibration, and a third etc. Looks like it's a "compression low" which is a term you can search for

Just put on a men’s on and still says it’s slow I literally don’t know. (2) Never, ever calibrate below 75-80 mg/dL.Just like other glucose-oxidase based measurement devices (including nearly all fingerstick strips and meters), Dexcom just doesn't have a high enough raw data value to work from, accuracy becomes much worse. The Urgent Low Soon alert is designed to notify you when your Dexcom G6 reading is predicted to reach 55 mg/dL within 20 minutes