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LIMITTER #1

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pedrojrr opened this issue Apr 16, 2016 · 170 comments
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LIMITTER #1

pedrojrr opened this issue Apr 16, 2016 · 170 comments

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@pedrojrr
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Hola mi nombre es Pedro y soy padre de un niño Diabetico que usa el freestyle libre. Primero quisiera darle mi enhorabuena por el desarrollo del proyecto ya que llevábamos tiempo buscando algo parecido. Estoy deseando que comparta su diseño para poder probarlo en mi hijo sobre todo por la utilidad de guardián nocturno. Gracias por su tiempo y dedicación estoy convencido que seremos muchos los padres que se lo agradeceremos. Espero tener pronto noticias suyas
@holmberg81
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English would be more easier to understand.

@berniemcintosh
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I speak a little spanish - here is a rough translation:

Hi, my name is Pedro and I am the father of a Diabetic boy that uses the Freestyle Libre. First I want to give my congratulations for developing the project since we have been waiting some time for something like this. I want you to share the design for us to be able to use it with my boy, above all, for the overnight watch. Thanks for your time and dedication. I am convinced that there will be many of us parents that thank you. I hope we have more updates from you soon.

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Apr 21, 2016

@berniemcintosh , you are welcome.

@JoseRobotnik
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Congratulations for developing such as great project.
I ordered some of the components of the limitter in aliexpress.com, except the BM019 NFC2Serial. Is there any other NFC2serial compatible dongle to replace it?
Many thanks

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Apr 24, 2016

I dont't know any other working module.

@libxmike
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libxmike commented Apr 26, 2016 •
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Jeers, is there any trick to pair with Android? I use same parts as you do.
I have Nexus with Android 6 and can't pair, not with the default pin or any other,
can't see it in xDrip, any ideas?

To see the name "Limitter" in Settings-> BT, I had to change the code to:
ble_Serial.write("AT+NAMELimitter");

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Apr 26, 2016

Settings -> Apps -> xdrip -> permissions. Enable location services.

@tim2000s
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Thanks Mike. I'll try that. I can see the HMSoft device in xDrip without that mod and it pairs, although it didn't transmit any data. Do you have the correct baud rate set?

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On 26 Apr 2016, at 13:23, libxmike [email protected] wrote:

Joern, is there any trick to pair with Android?
I have Nexus with Android 6 and can't pair, not with the default pin or any other,
can't see it in xDrip, any ideas?

To see the name "Limitter" in Settings-> BT, I had to change the code to:
ble_Serial.write("AT+NAMELimitter");

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birdfly commented Apr 26, 2016

Hello,I am a T1D for six years and user of a free style libre,I just wonder that LimiTTer(the hardware )could interpretate the Tag-data or transmit the raw data to xDrip directly.For I have used several libre apps ,the value they read are different from the official reader.

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Okay, my progress so far is that I've built the LimiTTer, and that all the components communicate. I can confirm the Arduino is speaking to the HM10 as, with the earlier tweak, I was able to get the module renamed correctly.

The assembly then connects to xDrip on the phone successfully.

At the five minute intervals, the NFC card comes to life and I am assuming it scans, and I see the green LED flash on the Arduino. What I don't get is anything in xDrip. Nothing is showing up.

I welcome any ideas on what I might need to change. The baud rate is set to 9600 as is the default on my HM10. Just not picking anything up and transmitting it.

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Settings -> Apps -> xdrip -> permissions. Enable location services.

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JoernL commented Apr 26, 2016

You are not able to start a sensor in xdrip? The 2 start readings don't come in?

@tim2000s
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That's right. Whilst xDrip sees the Bluetooth and connects, and I see the BM19 trigger, I'm not seeing anything come in on the two start readings. I'm running android 5.1.

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You are not able to start a sensor in xdrip? The 2 start readings don't come in?

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@JoernL
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JoernL commented Apr 27, 2016

The Hardware Data Source in xDrip settings must be set to "Bluetooth Wixel". Maybe you have changed this?

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Apr 27, 2016 •
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@birdfly as yet, it only reads the last saved reading from the sensor and send it to xDrip, which modify the raw value through a slope and an intercept and then displays it at it's graph. I'm working on it now to find out how the original reader can precalculate the readings when glucose rising fast? At this moment, the raw reading is nearly the same but the LibreReader shows a very higher value. Maybe a hidden dynamically slope multiplier in the tag? Didn't find it yet.

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berniemcintosh commented Apr 27, 2016 •
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Joern,

I commend your work and find it most interesting. My own feeling is that I think I prefer to see a raw reading from the Libre, with a simple adjustment to put it into mmol/ml. I think the need for predictive algorithms is perhaps not as great as the stress that some put on them.

My take on it is that knowledge and context are the most important thing. I know that the interstitial glucose level lags behind BG as measured with a finger stick. This in itself lags behind venous level. Just as we are all used to the lag in BG fingerstick readings, maybe we should all get used to the lag in interstitial readings.

If I see that the Libre raw reading is fairly constant, then I can have good confidence that it reflects the reality. Constantly high, maybe I need to take a small amount of insulin. Level of 4.0 for half an hour and I'm about to exercise then maybe a little glucose is in order.

If the Libre reading is rising fast, I can judge for myself if there is a single reading that is a little out of step or if there is a trend. If there is a trend, then I can see how sharp the trend is, and for how long it has been there. I can look a the picture and let my brain fathom it out using its massive parallel processing power and pattern recognition abilities in order to understand what is happening. An actual, predicted level that matches a BG fingerstick I don't believe is my ultimate objective. I can guess at what it might be and it will probably be as correct as any complex multiple derivative based algorithm.

Perhaps the trouble with the algorithm is you don't quite have a grasp of what the algorithm has done. At least with raw data I can use my experience.

Likewise when BG is dropping. I see that the raw data is plunging from 13 to 10 to 7 to 5 in 25 minutes. I think I'm not concerned that I don't have a predictive current value equivalent to BG fingerstick. I want some glucose please, NOW. Even though it says 5. My experience tells me what is going to happen next. Not that I have such dramatic incidents too often, but it can happen.

So adjustment of data with slope and intercept yes, but predictive algorithm like the built in one - kinda looks good but not necessary.

As you know occasionally the Libre refuses to give you a reading. Wouldn't you just love to know what the raw values are that led to that decision. Well I guess we do now with the BM019 but I've yet to see it for myself.

Sorry - not trying to put you off - its good to have a predictive algorithm too. The more info the better.

Cheers

Bernie

(edited to just remove a typo)

@tim2000s
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Definitely set to the correct source. That's what is so odd.

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The Hardware Data Source in xDrip settings must be set to "Bluetooth Wixel". Maybe you have changed this?

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Tim- have you tried using a Bluetooth tool like Adafruit Bluefruit LE or BLE ( I use the ones for iOS) to confirm the BLE packets?
And have you successfully paired the BLE in both android settings and xDrip? I haven't had issues with getting the data to display on xDrip, just that the mmol conversion needed to be added in.

Joern- which algorithm are you using to retrieve the current BG value? Is it debased on LiApp or Glimp? The Glimp calculation makes the process much clearer and provides the previous 15 values showing how trend can be predicted. Would be useful to be able to send BLE request to bm019 to "fill the gaps" and provide previous values too.

@tim2000s
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I've not tried to pair it in android settings as experience with xDrip in the past was that you just paired from xDrip. That can easily be rectified though, just not this weekend!

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Tim- have you tried using a Bluetooth tool like Adafruit Bluefruit LE or BLE ( I use the ones for iOS) to confirm the BLE packets?
And have you successfully paired the BLE in both android settings and xDrip? I haven't had issues with getting the data to display on xDrip, just that the mmol conversion needed to be added in.

Joern- which algorithm are you using to retrieve the current BG value? Is it debased on LiApp or Glimp? The Glimp calculation makes the process much clearer and provides the previous 15 values showing how trend can be predicted. Would be useful to be able to send BLE request to bm019 to "fill the gaps" and provide previous values too.

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JoernL commented Apr 28, 2016

@tim2000s, there is no need to pair it in Android settings.

@SugarBots, i only take the latest (recent) raw value and send it to xDrip's slope. I have a test version of xDrip installed to find out the best slope setting of that raw value. I have find out that a fixed slope of 1.15 works best by now. What about a second version of the LimiTTer sketch which pre-calculates more agressive based on the last 15minutes? So you can decide oneself's favour.

@holmberg81
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Can I use this to get it smaller. :)
Only missing nfc now. :)

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Den 28 apr 2016 1:31 em skrev "JoernL" [email protected]:

@tim2000s https://github.com/tim2000s, there is no need to pair it in
Android settings.

@SugarBots https://github.com/SugarBots, i only take the latest
(recent) raw value and send it to xDrip's slope. I have a test version of
xDrip installed to find out the best slope setting of that raw value. I
have find out that a fixed slope of 1.15 works best by now. What about a
second version of the LimiTTer sketch which pre-calculates more agressive
based on the last 15minutes? So you can decide oneself's favour.

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Forgot link.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digispark-Kickstarter-Attiny85-USB-Development-Board-for-Arduino-BEST-/141672395445?nav=SEARCH
Den 28 apr 2016 1:31 em skrev "JoernL" [email protected]:

@tim2000s https://github.com/tim2000s, there is no need to pair it in
Android settings.

@SugarBots https://github.com/SugarBots, i only take the latest
(recent) raw value and send it to xDrip's slope. I have a test version of
xDrip installed to find out the best slope setting of that raw value. I
have find out that a fixed slope of 1.15 works best by now. What about a
second version of the LimiTTer sketch which pre-calculates more agressive
based on the last 15minutes? So you can decide oneself's favour.

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@VoronMods
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@holmberg81 I have one of this, will see if the code will fit the memory.

@VoronMods
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@holmberg81 but I there is not enough GPIO's

@SandraK82
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Not Enough IO? How many do you need? You can Drive the bm019 via uart like the hm10.
An example lib can be found here https://github.com/SandraK82/bm019-library/blob/master/mbed/ble-bm019-uart/bm019.cpp https://github.com/SandraK82/bm019-library/blob/master/mbed/ble-bm019-uart/bm019.cpp which is not yet Ported to arduino.

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@holmberg81 https://github.com/holmberg81 but I there is not enough GPIO's

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sean75 commented Apr 30, 2016

Hello people,
I write from Italy and I have a boy ten years old with diabetes.
He use freestylelibre and I have many interest to build LIMITTER.
Thanks.

@JoernL
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JoernL commented May 2, 2016

@sean75 , you're welcome.

@ALL, the current code produces moderate readings. The next update will be more aggresive and faster in rising up and down - like the original reader.

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VoronMods commented May 2, 2016 •
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for some reason it worked just once, xDrip receiving data from LimiTTer, do I need to stop/start if I test with another/different old sensor?

I use the HM-11 but will this work with HM-06 and BLE off?

@JoernL
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JoernL commented May 2, 2016

@LibCGM , do you use Android 4.x and the BLE OFF circuit? BLE OFF only works with Android > 5.
You don't have to stop/start a new sensor in xDrip. The LimiTTer will scan every sensor. If you program new code to the Arduino, it's best to hit "forget device" in system status and make a new BTScan + Connection. Not necessary to stop the sensor in xDrip.
Yes, you can try it with your HM-06 and the BLE OFF circuit. Maybe you should increase sleep time a little bit for max power saving. But Android 5 or 6 only ;)

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libxmike commented May 2, 2016

@JoernL I use Nexus 5 with Android 6, I will try today with HM-06, it is just BT 2.1.

I did all what you write with my current setting with HM-11, forget device, new BTScan etc, HM-11 ist connected but xDrip not receiving data, in console (on mac over USB) I see the BM019 reads the sensor.

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libxmike commented May 2, 2016

still nothing, not with HM-06 or HM-11, in System Status says connected but noting received

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Aug 12, 2016

@libxmike , any improvement?

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@JoernL not as I expected, it is hard to say but I don't have signal drop while running which may or may not be BT related, in closed rooms no problem but more or less same distance.

Please check my last post and say if that was the right place to include the AT+POWE3

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JoernL commented Aug 12, 2016

Place it above the RESET.

@libxmike
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moved above RESET and didn't noticed any difference. I'll go back to default.

@1ster
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1ster commented Sep 11, 2016

I've just built my LimiTTer but it does not seen to work. After switching on, I managed to see a "HMSoft" BT device (but shouldn't it be named "LimiTTer"?), and I can see the NFC reader's LED on for a while, then switching off. I'm using a HM-17. Any idea what's wrong? Thanks.

@libxmike
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try with:
ble_Serial.write("AT+NAME");
ble_Serial.write("LimiTTer");

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1ster commented Sep 11, 2016

Didn't make a difference... still seeing HMSoft. I wonder if the software communicates properly with the HM-17?

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JoernL commented Sep 11, 2016

@1ster , the name should be changed after you start the Arduino till it goes to sleep and then pushing the reset button. If it is still HMSoft, check the following: start the arduino and take a look at the 3 times flashing red led. Is it flashing for a second, or for 1/2 one? If it is 1/2 one, you have bought the wrong 5V 16Mhz Arduino.

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1ster commented Sep 11, 2016

I would say that was a second (an I am pretty sure I ordered the right one). xDrip+ also always says "Not Connected"

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Sep 11, 2016

Then it must be a wiring or soldering problem.

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1ster commented Sep 29, 2016

In the meantime I managed to build my Limitter. Everything is working fine (yet the name is still HMSoft). I had to replace the BLE, and I also replaced the charger (with the Adafruit one you were using originally) since 500mA is said to be too much for a 100mAh Lipo cell.

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Dear JoernL,
I would like to thank you for this wonderful project that you developed! The MFRC522 NFC reader for arduino was my first try when I did not yet find your project. However, this reader is unable to use the ISO 15693 format and therefore is useless in reading the Fresstyle Libre information. I just ordered all the items you used and will start building it next week. I hope to be able to give some updates at a later stage.

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sean75 commented Oct 25, 2016

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Hi, this weekend I finished building the LimiTTer for my girlfriend. It's working as expected and she is amazed and very happy with it. Due to my lack of tools, I improvised a case with a mint-pastille box :-)
Thank you very much for this project.
Best regards.

@chrisharris751
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Just curious, does the limitter keep reading after 2 weeks? Awesome work. I will be building this in the future.

@JoernL
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JoernL commented Dec 4, 2016

@chrisharris751 , yes it keeps reading for about 12hrs ... then the sensor shuts down.

@klettervirus
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First of all, thank you so much for this project. Ever since I got "my" type one some 20 years ago I was dreaming about a sugar watch. Now I have it (limitter+pebble)!
I buil the limitter (will build a second one with an armband design, hope to contribute some new ideas there) and used it successfully on one sensor (freestyle). On the new sensor, I am getting a "ArmTimer received negative time" error about 60% of the time. Funny thing is: liapp can read the sensor, but displays the values really funny, there is always a horizontal line going to a time in the future (~4 hours) displaying the current value on the y-axis. Glipm is having a hard time getting the data, the phone vibrates to indicate the nfc connect, double vibrates which used to signal a successful read, but keeps doing the double-vibration without ever showing any value.

I somehow fear that abbott changed something in the sensors to make life harder for the people playing around with their sensors?! Or is there anything else that can cause that behaviour?

As I said, running on freestyle libre with limitter hardware, with a yotaphone 2. Did restarts and reconnects about a hunderd times to no avail....

Using 2.0.6-76d589d-experimental-xDrip2-beta-206-2016.09.24 since I like the pebble support

Again, thanks so much for this great piece of work.

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We experienced that the LimiTTer looses its connection to xDrip App after about 4 to 5 hours after taking it from the plug and its not possible to recconect. Me and my girlfiend assume that its the battery (240 mAh LiPo). Interestingly, the battery has around 65% of charge left when the connection is lost.
So far, I did not destroy that small LED on the Arduino board, which is what I did just now. Maybe this will provide us with a little more time.

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JoernL commented Dec 31, 2016

@Verticoe , if it only lasts 4-5hrs and with a battery level of 65% it doesn't work correctly. It is an indication that your LimiTTer doesn't go to sleep. With a 240mAh lipo you should be able to get 4-5days.

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JoernL commented Dec 31, 2016

@klettervirus , it is best to use xDrip+ app for your LimiTTer.

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@JoernL: I will try it, thanks for the tip!
But I have found out what the problem was, and it is really funny: I wear the new sensor on the right arm and carry my mobile phone in the left pocket. Too far away, it cannot connect to the limitter! Now I wear it in my right pocket and it´s back to work :-D Evidently the bluetooth connection is limitted (no pun intended). BTW, can I tip you somehow? I love your work and want to support it a little...

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Destroying the LED on the Arduino board brought some additional time, but not as much as I expected.
Maybe something is wrong with the battery itself. I ordered it at Amazon and it came directly from china. Also it was rather cheap. Yet, maybe I did a mistake with the wiring, resulting in the battery drain.

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I redid all the soldering due to battery problems. Added a switch. Now I am running into some issues: It worked fine one day, the next day I can see the limitter via bluetooth and connect to it. But I get no readings on xdrip+ anymore. I suspect the nfc module is havin some issue... Is there a way to test the function of the nfc without having to hold it against the sensor for 5-10 minutes? What happens if I place it over a used sensor that has been removed?
Thank you again for all the work!!!

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JoernL commented Mar 11, 2017

@klettervirus , place it rotatory over two expired sensors ... because after 5 same readings the LimiTTer thinks it is an expired one.

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@JoernL , I like your project, but have one question: Having used the Abbott devices for some time (over one year), I have noticed that if I need to read the unit at a high rate (every two hours) the battery on the sensors goes out after about one day (for a sensor that should last two weeks). This has happened on NUMEROUS occasions. Are you having this difficulty reading every five minutes?
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I use a NFC scanner similar to JoernL's design, I have so far ended up with two ruined sensors. On both occasions I used the Abbot scanner to start the sensor but then never used it again, relying only on my own device. i.e. the Abbot scanner never actually took a BG measurement once. After two days the sensor was dead. This has happened two times and I have a suspicion that this course of action is what has caused the problem.

Now on every occasion when I start a new sensor, I only use my own scanner after taking at least one measurement with the Abbot scanner. I do wonder if, when it takes the first measurement, it is doing something to the sensor and that making use of the sensor without this first Abbot read causes a subsequent problem.

Not enough evidence to prove anything, but I can't afford, nor have any desire to test this theory further. I do know that I use my scanner which has a wake up time of 5 minutes, 24x7 and apart from these two occasions have never had a problem. I also have noted that used sensors can be used for testing purposes many weeks after being removed.

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