Recent Content by JudiP

I’ve tried various patches from conventional shop bought plasters and most seem to come off. My latest is a packet of Elastoplast Flexible XL fabric plasters 5x7.2cm which adequately cover the sensor. Unusually, these are all the same size in the packet but I have had difficulty in finding...

I’m surprised that activity will cause the bg to go up. I would have thought that activity would lower it. That said, it has often surprised me that I can get a low glucose warning around 4.4 which wakes me, then after rising it goes up. Is this normal then?

I’m surprised that activity will cause the bg to go up. I would have thought that activity would lower it. That said, it has often surprised me that I can get a low glucose warning around 4.4 which wakes me, then after rising it goes up. Is this normal then?

Hi, I’m type 2 on insulin. I’m interested in two areas of your letter. Firstly I was put on Dapagliflozin a while ago then taken off due to my having previously had several UTIs. One area of the warning for this medication was regarding a possible flesh eating disease occurring. I was...

I too developed diabetes after being on a prolonged dose of steroids. Is there a different classification for this I wonder? I was classed as type 2 from the beginning. When I was put on insulin (basal & bolus) I was told ‘you can now eat anything because the insulin will control it’! I...

My sister is lactose intolerant and uses lactose free milk, butter etc. but also carries lactase tablets for when she eats out or doesn’t have a supply of lactose free items available.

The system at your surgery does sound inefficient. Do check your see if they have an active Patient Participation Group. All surgeries are obliged to have one but some are more active than others. It’s amazing how few patients know about these Groups. Do tell them what you have said here...

It’s not unusual to have 4 injections per day. The regime I am on is a Lantus injection before bed then injections of Trurapi before meals at least for times a day, dosage depending on my BS readings. My failing though is I don’t always inject early enough before meals so I’m doing correction...

Does your surgery have an active Patient Participation Group? All surgeries should have one but some are more active than others. The system at your surgery does sound inefficient. Do look into the PPG and tell them what you’ve just said here. It’s the sort of situation that the PPG should...

My aunt used to ‘see’ people in the room even to the extent of offering them a cup of tea! In one occasion, because I didn’t want her to be worried about strangers in the room, I went round sitting on every chair saying ‘see, there’s no-one here’. I eventually realised that it wasn’t...

My levels always drop overnight but I find that my sensor alarm frequently wakes me with levels of 3.4 or similar. When I get up I don’t feel at all hypo and often my levels then go up even though I haven’t eaten anything. If I had those readings during the day I would definitely be feeling hypo.

I have been using Freestyle Libre for about 2 yrs and wouldn’t go back to fingerpicking, mostly because it damaged my fingers so much. As a type 2, I was fortunate to get Freestyle on prescription. I do find I get occasional strange readings and when this happens I double check by...

I found that the Libre reads at least two units lower than the Accuchek monitor which I was using. I now find that if I keep my bedtime reading to 10 (as I have been doing because my levels drop considerably by morning) I keep getting early morning alarms because they have dropped to around 3...

Thanks for the advice. I do have a sharps bin but it seems the local council are no longer replacing them when one is collected. Is it just the used sensor which you put in the sharps bin? The applicator would practically fill it!