The difference is that bugs like the one linked are an inconvenience and irritation to people without diabetes. They are life threatening to people with diabetes. Unfortunately CGMs don’t seem to be as reliable as they should be, and need to be double checked when they alarm (using a standard finger prick) which doesn’t seem to be getting communicated.
If they actually worked correctly they would be.
https://apnews.com/article/abbott-freestyle-libre-glucose-monitor-sensor-warning-a7850dc6a08a189fde3311175490123f
The difference is that bugs like the one linked are an inconvenience and irritation to people without diabetes. They are life threatening to people with diabetes. Unfortunately CGMs don’t seem to be as reliable as they should be, and need to be double checked when they alarm (using a standard finger prick) which doesn’t seem to be getting communicated.