Recent Content by Guzelino

I'm a type 1 for 14 years, and always had my 1st cup of coffee within the first 30 mins after waking up, and thus far, I have not seen any effects via my CGM (libre 1/2). My to-go coffee option is a brewed Turkish coffee (approx. 1 cup of 150-200 ml, 2 teaspoons grinded coffee). I usually drink...

you should believe both. the Libre sensor has a delay of 5 to 15 minutes, it doesn't give the measurement in the exact time of reading, whereas the glucometer gives the measurement at the exact time of reading, hence the difference in the value. If you wait for a few minutes and read the sensor...

Hi all, I'm type 1 for 11 years, and had my share of drunk nights.... My go-to alcohol is Smirnoff vodka or homemade "schnaps" (similar to whiskey) since they have small amounts of carbs. One must always be mindful when "dedicated" to a night out with heavy drinking. When I was wearing a...

I had the same... by shifting the injection time of my long-acting insulin (from 22:30 to 19:30) and carefully planning my dinner / before bed snack, I was able to completely eradicate hypos during night (which caused hypers in the morning) and achieved a somewhat steady glycose while sleeping...

I think that all depends on the type of insulin...in my eperience, changing the Lantus have not wokred for me in regards to physical activity, but if I know that I'll be more active, I change the Apidra (fast-acting) doses... I have a friend who uses Levimir and Novorapid and he says that...

Don't play with your doses and listen to healthcare professionals... Recently I've started using the Freestyle Libre sensors and I noticed that I've definitely been wrong about many things... Then, I started correcting all by myself and was indeed over-correcting, just like you, I measured after...