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Thought an update was needed. I started taking the Dapagliflozin on September 1st and so far no side effects - I always drink a lot of water (only that, coffee and a glass of milk a day, no other liquids), so haven't really noticed much of a change in my peeing frequency yet. I started reducing...

Picked up my Dapagliflozin today, but am not going to take it till after my CT scan next week - don't fancy having to look for loos all the time if it works as well as a diuretic as they say! I also had a chat with the pharmacist as I was concerned about a few things, not least the reports of...

Thanks for the response - Dapagliflozin seems to be used a lot to prevent/combat heart failure and kidney disease, neither of which I have ever had problems with (I have a full body CT scan every 3 months - next one on September 2 - as they are monitoring me for cancer metastasis), and other...

Just back from my diabetic review and the diabetic nurse, one I haven't seen before, asked me why I was on insulin! She said I didn't appear to have the markers that would lead to prescription in the UK - I was put on it in 2020 in Peru to get my blood sugars down for surgery, and been on it...

Sensor woes continue. This new sensor - a week old - keeps recording lows, which fingerpricking disputes! Today when I got up the meter said 3.0, but fingerprick 9.6 (the 3.0 has now vanished from the record!), then 15 minutes ago 3.4, compared to 8.5! I can accept a couple of points different...

Not sure if the really hot weather we have been having plays havoc with the sensors - not the blood glucose levels as I lived in South America (Peru and Brazil) when I first went on insulin, but fingerpricking - maybe sweat causing it? After the one sensor that recorded incredibly low, then one...

I was due my next 6-monthly review and beginning to wonder if I should initiate contact when I got an appointment sent from by GP practice, asking me to take a urine sample. I went and was met by a nurse I know well from previous visits, but who is not my diabetic nurse, and clearly not...

Whenever I get a really unusual reading I do test with a fingerprick, and it is usually between 4 and 6 units higher than the CGM (which I have been told is "normal"!), though sometimes a bit lower on really high readings. I woke with the CGM reading 3.2 a few weeks ago, and a fingerprick said...

When I started on Insulin I was stuck in Peru due to the pandemic! I finally managed to see a doctor who prescribed it, and he gave me the number of a nurse who would come round and show me how to use it, starting on a low dose. When I called her she refused to come due to the pandemic, and...

I have been using Libre 2 Plus sensors for some time now, with very few problems. About 6 months ago I had to get one replaced as the "probe" bent on application, but other than that they have worked well. Yes, I get frustrated when I get unexpected spikes, but on the whole it has made me a bit...

Are your readings from fingerprick or CGM? I cannot offer any advice - except you should probably talk to your diabetic specialist - but I am on a CGM and find that my reading do vary wildly, but for no apparent reason. I avoid all "visible" carbs (bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, sugar) and still...

That last sensor came to an end today - throughout the 15 days I got most readings "in range" (but higher fingerprick readings!) which did my averages no end of good! Replaced the sensor today and the new one would not start up - the App recognised the new sensor but couldn't get a reading...

Once while overseas I got readings in the low 20's, much higher than I had ever had before - and found the strips were way out of date! I bought some new ones locally and my readings went back to normal 8-10 range. It did scare the heck out of me, though!

Update - sensor just showed 3.8, so did a fingerprick (new Contour test kit) which was 11.5. I don't believe either from past experience this time of day, eating habits. Phone App has just come up with "sensor error" (as I was typing), then shows 9.5, but the low readings have gone from the...

I am not one who stresses out about my blood sugar readings - too old and chilled to worry about anything much - but I have do have some thoughts/queries about Libre readings. Anyone else notice large differences between before/after replacing sensors? On December 15 I replaced the sensor, and...