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  1. Steve 007

    Managing censor when broad in hot country

    Hi. Previous experience of being abroad is the 4 holidays have resulted in censor dying. However currently abroad and despite a “too hot” alert I’ve been able to manage and protect the censor by having a piece of cloth strapped over it and keeping that wet/cool. Anyone bought something similar...
  2. Steve 007

    Type 1 Nova Rapid v Fiasp

    Have recently switched to Fiasp, to remove the pre 15min need to jab before meal. Have stayed on the 1 to 10carb ratio but since moving the sugars have been high to very high - over last 14 days in range is 44% with 56% above. Nothing really has changed with carb counting and meals/snacks...
  3. Steve 007

    Nova Rapid V Fiasp

    Have recently switched to Fiasp, to remove the pre 15min need to jab before meal. Have stayed on the 1 to 10carb ratio but since moving the sugars have been high to very high - over last 14 days in range is 44% with 56% above. Nothing really has changed with carb counting and meals/snacks...
  4. Steve 007

    Is Insulin useless if you’ve got flu like symptoms?

    Started with dodgy throat, sniffles sinus pains, aches etc on weds night - and since then till now no reading has been under 10 (max 18). I’ve injected as normal after carb counting, I’ve factored in correction doses to get reading into a range of 7-9 - I even may have doubled dosed one day and...
  5. Steve 007

    Alcohol v Carbs v Insulin v Sugars

    Hi, can anyone explain the impact of alcohol on sugars. I’m on a carb count and inject appropriate amount of insulin lifestyle. I returned from an all inclusive holiday a few weeks ago, where I was having beers (not excessively) regularly during the day but never estimated the carbs and didn’t...
  6. Steve 007

    Libre and going abroad

    Hi, I’ve been using these since early March - went abroad in March and it died about 3 days in, currently abroad again and it’s died- good job I took the back up finger prick kit - anyone had similar experience - can’t these stand a bit of heat. I deliberately kept it out of sun/heat as much as...
  7. Steve 007

    Holidays

    I have just returned from a 10day holiday, and cannot praise the Carbs & Cals app enough. For me Carb counting was always something I struggled to understand so after the 14day free trial I bit the bullet (didn’t fancy carrying the Carbs & cals book around forever) and paid for a year - about 30...
  8. Steve 007

    Libre 2

    Hi, just been allocated Libre 2 on prescription, anyone got the app from Apple store, can only find Libre 2 link to other devices, not the one that scans the actual disc and keeps the records TIA Steve
  9. Steve 007

    Do any of these affect sugar readings?

    Hi, in a prev post (2wks ago) I mentioned that I’ve had to go on a quick release insulin with every meal- it seemed to regulate/reduce the readings however over the past 5days what I’ve eaten hasn’t particularly changed but readings are around the 12-21 range. The only thing that has changed is...