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curious was there recent update to your phones os that would fall within that time period? had simular issues when phone upgraded until app updated. i now have auto-updates turned off to hopefully prevent future problems. sometimes updates contain: breaking changes, api or whatever else can...

mostly really good morning numbers. 5.4-5.7, exception days pre-op appts 10+ had two due to missing 'bloods' :F wonder why the heck they didn't believe that my last hba1c was october? :O did show them medical record via mydiabetesmyway and queried if was needed. left crease of elbow from last...

https://www.freestyle.abbott/content/dam/adc/freestyle/countries/us-en/documents/get-started-guide-FSL2-Plus.pdf page 2: I'm pretty bad with needles, yet will check when low/high. small print. would agree accuracy can vary from person to person. I've also had a few dud sensors reading low...

I note u said libre said low. Just so aware supposed to fingerprick blood glucose check... If blood glucose low treat I was also told to follow up if no food shortly to follow up with snack of some more complex carbs which would help to stabilise levels a little better. It's essential for blood...

fingerprick 6.4 - 5.8 libre . Pre-Op appt tomorrow :( nightmares :/ double lumber fusion op very shortly no idea how sugars will fair with zero exercise for what will likely be several weeks all going well before 'light exercise' and 6+ months before can try return to swimming :(

free trials are available which if not tried before you can take advantage of 10day: https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/dexcom-one-plus-sample libre: https://www.freestyle.abbott/uk-en/getting-started/sampling.html regards with switching over to insulin, that unfortantly doesnt always mean get a...

libre 5.9 been pretty decent last several days :) currently 12.3 according to libre straight up arrow around an hour and half since gave up getting back to sleep and had my breakfask 1x large scrambeld egg, single half size slice of wholemeal warbatons toast - 9.6g carbs (0.6g large egg 9g the...

this morning 5.6 blood glucose libre thinks 4.9. libre been fairly good <6 usually blood glucose always a little higher approx 0.5 out this time around. exception last weeks appt, fairly stressful woke up to 7.4. alarm went off for high several hours later during meeting despite zero food...

Swimming is awesome form of exercise enjoy helps a lot with resistance ☺️

There's another thing which they can perhaps do to delay things a little their is fairly strict criteria however may well be worth while asking about Teplizumab effects immune system which could help delay unsure exactly what current qualifying is.. I can tell if wish what the criteria was last...

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2026/feb/type-1-diabetes-hybrid-closed-loop-and-open-loop-systems-compared.html

everyone is different regarding how much sugar/carbs.. the only real way to tell is to test directly prior to food then a couple of hours later to see how well your body coped with that particular carb/sugar. What your looking for is 2-3mmol difference after a couple of hours.

Birthday today 25 years young for 25 years straight ... Actual age 50 I prefer seeing it as 25 for 25 years but hey ho.. here's libre as of right now 5.3 apparently was waking already had breakfast scrambled egg with cheese small wholemeal toast 9g carb (wholemeal half size loaf). Hour walk...

6.0 today last few weeks ranging from 5.4 to 6.5 birthday in a couple of days time . Appt next week not looking forward to (non medical) lumber fusion pre-op assessment 15th may with op scheduled for the following week. Trying to get out and about as much as possible before op little bit of...

brown rice will spike levels slightly less high than white (same weight) brown has more fibre, little longer to digest so shouldnt spike as high as white could. Only way to tell if its ok for you, is to measure blood glucose via fingerprick pre meal, alongside later on ~2 hours later and see if...