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    Double diabetes

    I also have aspects of both and have had a positive antibodies test (for type 1) years ago when mine first developed but I've always been quite highly resistant too. Mine was late onset and triggered after an operation and ever since then I've had consultants and SDNs disagreeing on how to treat...
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    New user of Libre 2

    I do the calculations in my head. The My Sugar app itself is a good one, much better than the Libre app but you likely won't want to do the double logging (and manual at that) and as Abbott won't open up the API on the Libre to make it compatible with other apps then you're really going to be...
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    Showers Affecting BG

    I have the same, though I shower at different times of the day depending on my schedule. A warm (37.c) shower spikes my blood glucose as if I'd eaten around 30g of fast acting carbs. This shows on the Libre 2 (and I initially thought it was a false positive as others have reported) but also I...
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    Shower setting of libre alarms

    That's interesting! I have also noticed a spike upwards when I have a shower, I assumed it was movement related (though don't really dance much in the shower). My shower isn't even what I'd call hot, it's always left on 38c.
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    Is a libre right for me

    In what way are yours faulty? I started on the Libre 2 trial 2 weeks ago and my first one was reading all over the place, with the peak being 10 mmol out from a blood test. The second one (a replacement sent out) seems to consistently read a a bit higher 1-2 mmol above a blood test and I've...
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