5.0 out of 5 stars Nice tech that works well

N.M. · June 12, 2025

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1.0 out of 5 stars Man, I gotta rant about this Lingo CGM.

R.W. · June 3, 2025

First off, the business model is brutal. No refunds on the sensors – tough luck if it doesn't suit you. You have to subscribe long-term! It's not like you can buy a pack of sensors and be done with it. No, it's like they lock you in.Secondly, what you get is extremely expensive, but the joke is you STILL have to do fingerstick calibrations with a regular meter! Like, seriously? I'm paying all this extra money specifically not to do finger pricks, but Lingo makes me do them anyway? What's the actual benefit then?All just to upgrade from “pricking the fingertip” to “pricking the arm + pricking the fingertip”?Continuous blood glucose monitoring is truly ridiculous.Blood glucose levels naturally fluctuate in healthy individuals! Eating an apple increases it by 2 mmol/L, and climbing stairs decreases it by 1 mmol/L… For someone like me with diabetes, the fluctuations are slightly more pronounced, but I don't need Lingo constantly reminding me. What use are these meaningless data other than to exacerbate my anxiety?Why not just prick the fingertip a few times a day—simple, inexpensive, and does not create panic!If CGM cannot replace BGM, why spend so much money and go to so much trouble? It feels like paying for a sports car but still having to push it everywhere. This is a complete and utter scam.And lastly, having this thing stuck in my arm sucks. It rubs against clothes, gets caught, and constantly irritates the skin. Half the time, I end up with this ugly, red, swollen bump underneath it that's itchy or sore. Plus, let's not kid ourselves – jabbing a filament under your skin and leaving it for days? That's just asking for trouble, like an infection waiting to happen. It's expensive, it doesn't deliver on its main promise, it irritates your skin, and they've got you by the wallet. Honestly, it feels like more hassle than it's worth a lot of the time.