#21

Anyone try the Stelo or Lingo yet? Are they both good enough?

I ask because I haven’t been able to get a libre 3 for over a month, so I might give up and just order one of those while I wait for the issue to be resolved.

#22

Yes, I tried the Lingo, twice, absolute garbage, off by 30-40 points when I validated it against vein test at UCLA. Absurd readings at all times, and the app is trash as well. Like a moron I bought the $249 6 sensor version and now 4 of them are sitting in a drawer. But that’s just my experience, yours may be different.

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#23

WOW, that is shocking. Do you assume the RX version (freestyle libre 3) is equally crappola?

And would you guess dexcom’s stelo is better?

Are you guessing this is an issue of the OTC versions not being as robust? Or an Abbott issue?

I realize you don’t know, but your guess is better than mine!

#24

I’m afraid my guess is no better. Re: libre 3 - theoretically libre 3 should be better than the lingo, because the lingo uses the libre 2 sensor which is less accurate than the libre 3. However the accuracy differences between these two sensors are pretty modest, and if you have inaccuracies on the order of 30-40 points, that’s just noise.

I have not used the dexcom product, but reports seem to indicate they are fairly similar when it comes to accuracy. There are other considerations, like price, size, quality of attachment and app, all of which seem to slightly favor the lingo (which is why I picked it), but that’s on paper, individual preferences are key, and also on paper the app for lingo is better, but as I experienced it, it’s complete garbage, where almost none of the features actually work… big on promises, sh|t on delivery.

I don’t know, I’m completely disenchanted with my CGM experience so far. But then again a ton of people use them, and are happy, at least with the Rx versions. I must say, I am stunned by the apparent low expectations of many users, where they just accept what to me would be shockingly bad error margins - my fingerprick monitor has an 8% error margin (validated at a UCLA vein reading), which I think is not great, but what seems acceptable in the CGM world is just mindboggling… I cannot see any value in readings so wide of the mark - may as well make random guesses and you’ll be more accurate. I don’t get it.

But that’s just me. It’s possible that my interstitial glucose levels are very nonstandard and deviate from serum by many more SDs than in the general population. Or I got two bum sensors in a row. I guess I could try again at some point, but I’m not in a hurry. Bottom line, I’m an N=1, and your experience might be very different, so I can’t really tell you what to pick. What I would definitely recommend is always validating it against a good fingerprick monitor, otherwise you really don’t know what you’re getting. Good luck!

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#25

FYI, You can get 15% off Lingo with code THANKFUL15 (for 2- and 4-week plans). Offer ends 12/3/24.

There is another code: FREAKONOMICS for 10% off. I’m not sure if there is an expiration date for this one.

I’ve been using Lingo since early September and I learned a lot from using it. If anyone wants to try it, I recommend the 4-week plan because 2 weeks is not enough time.

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