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Sounds like a horrible situation to be in - hope you find a solution soon (bit rubbish about the dietician appointment taking that long to get set-up. Might be worth (if you've not already done this - in advance of the dietician), working out if particular things trigger your issue, like eating...

As others have said - Fiasp (which is essentially NovoRapid with added nicotinamide/B3 to make it absorb quicker) Works great for some, not for others - its a 'try it and see' situation. Can be uncomfortable - started off being evil for me, then went away to not noticeable (but took a long...

You can get Glucogel on prescription (glucose in a jelly form in a small toothpaste tube to carry with you) - I tent to go for glucose sweets in my pocket as easier to carry - there are lots of options available - I like Clif Blox (as can sit in my pocket ages without going off or getting...

Could be - there is all sorts of stuff in dog treats to make them smell attractive - wouldn't surprise me if you'd got a high reading from that. Glucose sweets are fine - glucose is the fastest thing into the bloodstream (doesn't need digesting to pass through the intestine walls) and onto the...

Hi @Cathy Cally - glad you made it through ok, can be quite scary when BG drops like that. Wondering why you got such a quick drop: Did you test your BG with a blood machine or using a CGM (libre or dexcom or something)? Did you potentially have any sugary substance on your fingers if you...

I had similar issues with Fiasp - worked really well at first (3-6 weeks), then I became resistant. I found anything above 10 and it was like injecting water (do a search on "fiasp" and "like water" and you'll turn up lots of hits). If I injected - worked like a charm (my wife said she'd never...

Made me smile - I remember those days too - gawd I must have been a b*gger to live with (apparently thats true whenever I riminess with the wife on improvements). Irrational - hell yes, refusing to get a hypo treatment as "I'm ok...OK" and on very extreme lows - no idea where to get food...

Good question (never thought to look it up) Explanation below - essentially (I think) is the A1C is 'Glycated haemoglobin' so the term used is Haemoglobin A1c or HbA1c for short Haemoglobin A - protein in the red blood cells, which carries oxygen. When there is glucose in the bloodstream it...

I calibrate my L2 it using xDrip. Currently xDrip doesn't support the L2+ (its in development) but there are work arounds. If you find it essential - there are hacks to get it done :)

My viewpoint (been on HCL for 1.5 years and now FCL for .5 year) All the tech is complex - there are 4 points of failure - Pump, Pump controller (PDM, Phone, software on pump etc), CGM and Cannula. Any one of those can go pear shaped - most common is the CGM I've had a couple of CGMs do odd...

Ask the questions - they may seem a bit daft in your head - the only way to learn is to ask them - T1 does some strange stuff you simply will never work out without asking whats going on. You can inject into anything with a bit of fat - arms, legs, sides of waist, bum etc - worth remembering to...

Hi @Cathy Cally, Hopefully a couple of bits that might help. Libre 2s are not always accurate above and below normal range - I find 'high' BG and they give you a big number (so you know you're up with the light fittings), but your blood BG is the accurate one. At night your body isn't using...

Can't answer for @eliz-123, for me I use the MM3 when the Libre bluetooth doesn't work well (some have unreliable signals or develop unreliable signals as they get past 7 days use), could also be to drive a smartwatch app, increase bluetooth range, improve bluetooth connectivity to some phones...

Hi @eliz-123 , I think that means its low battery - have you tried putting it on charge (on v3 this will re-boot the miaomiao as well as charging it)

Summary - no. The suspension the insulin is in goes clumpy after defrost and wont then inject consistently https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/ask-dmine-insulin-on-the-rocks#Wil-Dubois-answers:-insulin-on-the-rocks

Probably not too helpful with the problem but have noticed some insulins create much more air bubble than others. Fiasp is top of the bubble charts, Lyumjev follows, and Novorapid was least bubbly (for me) Not had issues with that causing problems as the orientation of my pump when worn is...

Correct - that's why I mentioned starting a sensor with a BG meter :-)

Agree with @Juicyj and @In Response, 2-4 hours generally (unless its pizza etc which can be much longer) Looking at my graph from yesterday (it was a good one with no odd things messing me about 'for once' ;-) ) I'd returned within 2-3 hours but some times (food, exercise etc) things impact how...

Hi @RuWo, Fiasp is is NovoRapid with added nicotinamide/B3 to make it absorb faster - work beautifully for some, and not for others. My experience was (used it off and on for 6 months or so) it worked amazingly for something like 6 weeks, then I started to get issues. As @Nicola M says with...

Ok - so things to consider (if not now then in the future) that might help when you get a bit more personal experience with how things work for you (Diabetes is great as its different for all of us in some ways) Humalog is classed as a 'Fast' insulin (rather than 'slow-acting') but thats still...