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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    4.9 today according to the libre, fingerprick 5.7 splash of milk (semi skimmed for change) maybe 30-40ml i did eat my main evening meal and barely moved on libre maybe glitchy sensor or something. Just shows fingerprick greater accuracy than cgm is for whatever reason. Hope all went well at...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    No idea lol no food except coffee
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    Hi I’m julieclarke I’ve joined to find out more about T2 diabetes

    what do you use for your homemade coleslaw? :) I like a little shredded red cabbage, white onion, celery seed, grated carrots and a wee bit of fresh parsley . Mayo: egg yolk with a little bit of dijon mustard, rind & juice of 1 lemon with a little bit of oilive oil 1/4 teaspoon black pepper...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    fingerprick 6.4 libre 5.7
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    3.2 according to libre reality fingerprick 5.5 off to mainland for some shopping and hopefully swim. Current sensor for whatever reason is reading anywhere been 2 and 4mmol out (after taking into account lag between interestrial fluid and blood glucose.
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    Type 1

    You'd need to speak to hcp/dsn on ranges. 5-10 inititally when diagnosed. I used to drop at night, Bed time target range changed to help prevent lows higher target of 7-10. Was changed several times, when long acting kept graph relatively flat whilst fasting could goto sleep at lower levels.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Always believe fingerprick over cgm. Sometimes they can be inaccurate when large difference let abbots know and they will replace. What did you set libre to alarm at out of curiosity. I don't bother usually unless sub 4
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    libre 5.5 today. fingerprick 6.4 catching first ferry off the isle :> mainland some shopping and a swim whilst i can! lumber fusion - back pre-op appt 24th this month. Loads of questions for the consultant healing time, etc been a lot quieter lately. Sorta worried about it. Its only to...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    libre 4.9 sod fingerprick. Been pretty good fasting levels recently. hope you feel better soon @DEBBIESCOTT third times the charm ;) fingers crossed your cough will go away soon and you'll be right as rain before you know it @OrsonKartt time difference hard to deal with jetlag if any...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    today libre 5.1. last few days been ok. Was VERY low yesterday swimming 2.6 :O (fingerprick! libre said LO") . car finally passed its mot got it back. ouchie at cost :F brightside managed to grab a nap yesterday afternoon after swim (and ate something) :) In other news have an appt very...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.8 libre at 4am. had breakfast currently just after 9am libre 4.6 cars away for its MOT check, i have yearly MOT diabetes health checks to arrange. fingers crossed car passes in flying colours (unlikely but hopeful!)
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.3 libre. some weather yesterday ferries were off for most of scotland :O Glad its not as wild today.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Fingerprick 6.1 libre decided to switch off couple hours early. 4 hours 10 min sleep . Tried Epson salt bath with lavender radox. magnesium supplement max dose codine with pregablin backs is very sore guessing was bad idea long walk prior to bath or swim other day catching up done too much...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    libre 5.4 cba fingerprick. 3 hours 20min sleep. Went to mainland for swim earlier. 2km (80 lengths) 1 hour 17 seconds! 18 seconds shy of target sub hour 448 calories burned interestingly didn't need to pop out for loo lol. went directly after lunch 20g complex carbs. breakfast and coffees...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Fingerprick 5.8 libre 5.2 Bucketing down with rain. Walk today.. around supermarket don't plan on getting drenched. Rest of today restarting decluttering the boxroom going to try get gp appt to discuss sleep issue
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