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Ideally, you'd manage to do a fingerprock test when hypo so that you can demonstrate how much the libre is over reading. Failing that, you could try getting a software add on that allows you to calibrate it (xdrip???) Tagging @Antje77 who I believe uses this. You could also consider using a...

Maybe the bertie online course would be helpful for you? https://bertiediabetes.com/

I am (sort of) using a closed loop system but as it doesn't take account of raised insulin insulin resistance once your bg is over 10mmol/L I have to manually correct when I go over that anyway. In fact, it has so many safeguards built in to avoid overdosing that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get...

It should be in account details which you access via clicking on your name on the top right of the screen (assuming you are using a browser, and not the forum app).

Can I please remind the posters on this thread that @StanLau12744 is an insulin dependent T1 posting in the T1 forum, so please be aware of this when posting, as keto diets still require insulin and diets that may help a non insulin dependent T2 may not necessarily work for a T1. By all means...

Dexcom G6 G7 and ONE+ can be calibrated....

Do you know whether she has been officially diagnosed as T1 or T2? Many long term T2s need insulin, but if the need is because of insulin resistance rather than insulin insufficiency, they can often manage on one injection a day - often a long acting insulin that lasts for 24 hours...

So does anyone have any theories on what happened to me today? Went on what for me was a fairly epic hill walk, 600m elevation (steep up and then relatively gentle down), 5 hours time. Everything was fine (set my pump to exercise mode which meant I ran at 7-8) until we finished the walk and I...

Hello and welcome to the forums. As a new pump user, my dietician told me that ketones up to 0.6 are fine. Personally I eat low carb rather than keto, so often have ketones up to that level. As I feel queasy if mine go above that level I eat enough carbs so that they don't go above that...

Hi @bumblebeeshoney and welcome to the forums. How confident are you that your evening carb ratio and carb counting is correct? I agree with @90lee that pre bolusing may help. Given that you want to conceive, any chance your clinic would give you pump therapy?

Many medications have side effects and as metformin is very commonly prescribed you hear about all the problems. My dad is on metformin and doesn't have issues with it and when I went on a medical study to see if metformin helps T1s I had no issues. (Though I never found out if I was taking...

Yes and no. I am certainly getting much higher TIRs with a pump, but the closed loop technology is very keen on avoiding hypos. The pump I'm using aims for a bg of 6.2mmol/L so there is no way I could expect it to keep me under 6.5. (Admittedly that is just one pump, and others are probably...

Just wondering what you mean by very high readings? My father (now 93) has had T2 for about 20 years now, and they are a lot more relaxed about his hba1c levels than they were when he was in his seventies. So I wouldn't necessarily assume that they'll want to medicate even if you do come up as...

Hello and welcome to the forums. Just be aware that non diabetics don't have flat blood sugar profiles either. Here is a link to an interesting study where non diabetics wore a cgm for a while. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296129/ As regards hba1cs, the reason for 48mmol/mol...

Hi @Carterbpool are you on any medications other than insulin or on a keto diet? To be honest, if my letones were that high I'd be either going to A&E or phoning 111 for advice. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-ketoacidosis/ According to the link above you should consider calling 999...

Hi @GillyP57 I'm sorry you want to leave the forums but we can ask admin to unsubscribe you if you so wish. (If the issue is just emails from DCUK you should be able to opt out of these).

Hi I can't help you with this particular question but have you tried asking on the Typeonegrit facebook group? (My understanding is that they follow Dr B's approach.) How low carb are you going? When on less than 100g a day I didn't have too much trouble with insulins such as humalog or...

Hello and welcome to the forums. Not a doctor here so take whatever I say with a pinch of salt, but does it really matter? As you're in the UK I believe LADA gets treated as T1. LADA may develop more slowly than T1 but the end result is the same - you'll be insulin dependent and need to...

I'll read your thread with interest. Thanks for sharing. Looks like it takes time for it to work? https://www.healthline.com/health/drugs/farxiga How long does Farxiga take to work? Farxiga starts working when you take your first dose. But it might take a few weeks for your blood sugar level to...

Tagging @Antje77 and @JoKalsbeek ...