Recent Content by DavidEgerton

The potential issue with meals that are high in fats is that instead of taking 2-3 hours to digest, it may be 4-5 hours or more. So if you take all your insulin, you could risk having a hypo as Novarapid will work faster than food, then later your blood sugars keep rising as food still digesting...

I eat a more balanced diet and avoid things like cakes unless a special occasion these days. At lunchtimes, I might have a nice healthy salad and pot of tuna. This means I don’t need any fast acting insulin, my background just keeps it steady at around 6, no spikes, nothing to work out. This is...

Thanks Helen. I agree it’s not clear, it’s why at the very least I felt it’s should be calculated on a. Cost neutral basis and we pay any extra cost to NHS as it would be small. I test with Libre around 15 times a day. For test strip a typical day would be 1 test before breakfast, then mid...

Thanks for the contact info ringi Firstly, over the last 18 months I have been told by my diabetes specialist and my diabetes consultant I would be near the top of the list for Libre as I am self funding and seeing reduced Hba1c, so far, nothing. Secondly, I find it very confusing about the...

Personally, i find it totally frustrating that I choose to test over 8 times a day and use a Libre because it improves my readings. Yet, I am still self funding 100%. I even created a recent government petition to at least supply the sensor on a cost-neutral basis rather that let most of us pay...