Recent Content by Jasmin2000

Could be a number of things but for me, a low-carber for years, a late high protein meal/snack (like a hunk of cheese) before bed causes a linear rise from starting about 3:00 am until I get up. This can be anywhere up to 9-13 mmol/l and I think it happens because I metabolise protein...

Exactly the same experience over the last 6 months with Libre 2 plus on iPhone and am thinking of switching to Dexcom. Libre 2 plus has consistently failed on iPhone 12, 14 and 15 - fourteen sensors with average use time of 8 days (range 4 hours to 11 days). These are all compatibility failures...

If the screen with the "replace your sensor" picture hasn't appeared but the signal is lost and the screen blank I found on iPhone that a reboot works. And here's a bonus that Abbott should be paying me for - if you reboot your iPhone every 3-4 days you can get the full two weeks as opposed to...

Out of interest, what do Abbott tell those of you having Libre 2+ fails and then calling the help desk? I've had 4 fails and three were on iPhone OS18.5 and I was told by help desk that it was due to iPhone incompatibility (after 8-9 days? Gimme a break) . So being a scientist, I used Abbott's...

I would seriously consider getting a glucometer and test strips - they're pretty cheap these days. You'll never have to wonder what your BG really is or call the emergency doc. Although that "justified" maple syrup will go too!

OK you win on the numbers but I did have a LO reading for an hour that was 6.5 in real BG. Interesting what you said about "crashing" though - was that the end for the sensor or did it pick up later? I've had sensors that "crash" but if you wait long enough they revive and work again (at least...

Even before the recent Libre2+ meltdowns I found Dexcom G7 best for accuracy (closest to real BG and less prone to going off on a tangent).

We all have a real lag that is about 5-20 mins (not just different folk, but for everyone at different times and activities). This lag is "compensated" by the predictive algorithm to give an approximation of BG. It takes the trend in the last couple of minutes to predict the next reading -...

Been there, done that. Dexcom (right arm) was closer but lower than the Glucometer. but within acceptable error (given that there's a margin of error on both). Libre2 (left arm) was consistently lower and way off during exercise and other rapid BG changes. The technologies are similar and the...

Wait - a diabetes nurse that tried a sensor? That's a good one - keep hold of her!

I only use the Libre2+ to tease my DSN - last week it was at 2.4-2.9 for about 12 hours and my glucometer was 4.5-6.8 throughout this period, but he doesn't trust my readings. Tough. Seriously, though, as @Hobo1960 and others have said Libre's are only accurate when BG is stable, so depending...

I'm low carb and eat most of it during the day. Evenings I have a high-protein meal and as others have said it "spikes" over a number of hours (5 to >10 for about 40g protein). Unfortunately, fast acting insulin is too quick and slow acting not fast enough, so I end up injecting small doses of...

Likewise - switched over to Libre 2 plus about 2 months ago, and 2/6 failed within 8 hours (not falling off just dropping to 2.9 and crashing while glucometer was at 5-6) and all 6 needed about 2 hours to get out of the red zone while the glucometer was 5-6. Heard about such equilibration needs...

I've been in the eye clinic every month for the last year to have an injection of Eylea or Vabysmo. In the first few visits I was off work for 2 days following the injection with fever, sniffles, acute headaches and a burning eye. I though hey-ho everyone has it so don't make a fuss. But others...

So how could that happen? A1c is a measure of how much glucose is stuck to your red blood cells (RBC). RBCs are replaced every 3 months, so at any one time A1c measures the average amount of glucose stuck to all of your RBCs and gives you an indication of your BG control over the last 3 months...