Recent Content by EllieM

Hi @Patrick1969 and welcome back. It's quite common for T1s (often occurs at diagnosis) but I was diagnosed very early by a T1 mum (who had DKA on her diagnosis) so haven't (yet) had it, though as I'm now on an insulin pump I'm now more at risk. But as a T1 I've always been aware of DKA as a...

There are a number of threads about the levemir discontinuation, eg https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/changing-from-levemir.212173/ Hopefully your GP or pharmacist has at least given you some indication of dosage??? If not, I think you have grounds for an urgent GP appointment when you...

Not at all, maths is wonderful at any age. If you have the math skills to cope with insulin dosing then any deficiency in formal math skills is probably caused by poor teaching somewhere along the line. As regards @Hoodiegirl3 's revision questions, I am a big fan or working through old exam...

Well, I've done that trip reasonably often, before and after cgms, before and after having a pump. 1) Lots of extra supplies (including a spare glucometer) 2) All diabetic supplies in hand luggage 3) Always have glucose in pockets (no use having your glucose in the overhead locker when the...

I've only ever used trusteel so have no idea whether a mystery high is caused by them. But I would expect to go high after overtreating a low and once I go up to 15 my insulin resistance goes up and I do a manual correction, as I find that control IQ doesn't cope well with my highs. (This is...

I hope you contacted Abbott after each failure as they should replace them. As regards help with the T2, I'm not really the right person to comment, but I can sympathise with diabetic ups and downs in terms of control. Would it help you to join one of the long running bg or food threats just...

I've been using the steel cannulas (cannulae?) for 2.5 years. Always keep them in for 3 to 4 days...

I have a bottle of isopropyl alcohol in my bathroom which lasts me several years .... (I only use the wipes when travelling). (When I say several years, we bought the first bottle during covid and have just bought the second.)

Sending you virtual hugs from New Zealand.

Welcome to the forums @Anthony Gillespie-Smith . You aren't alone in your unhappiness https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/the-mylife-app-and-software-are-being-discontinued%E2%80%94we-still-need-them.211853/ They don't seem to be considering the insulin pen users who use the app at...

I am wondering if you ever had T2 or whether your issue has always been (lack of) insulin production. No one would know without a c-peptide test. If you were T1 I'd say that getting your numbers down is a question of getting your insulin right. That isn't easy, because where one person needs...

Just a thought, but are you storing the current pen that you are using in the fridge? My understanding is that they need to be kept at room temperature once opened...

I would definitely contact the seller and/or manufacturer and complain. I have a caresens duo which dies after a couple of years and the manufacturer just replaces it. (They even give me new batteries too but that may be a new zealand thing because it's one of the only two monitors supplied on...

I put the barrier cream on immediately before I apply the sensor. I can't remember whether the sensors just became inaccurate or also stopped reading altogether, as it was a long time ago, and also with the original libre sensor. You may find this article by dexcom useful...

I had that problem with the original libre. After I became allergic to it it became completely inaccurate and I had to switch to dexcom. I use cavilon cream with the dexcom so I have managed to avoid more than a very mild occasional rash. As regards skin allergies, I would definitely recommend...