Recent Content by Karen_H

Thanks for your reply. Yep, quite scary this could go on for a while. :( I am scared to go to sleep at night as my sugars seem to drop so low, and then bounce back several times overnight, all while I am sleeping and not aware! Hope it settles down for both of us very soon!

Thank you, yes I had read that, and it was helpful, but was hoping to find some tips from others who had been through this and come out the other side unscathed! :)

Hi I have had diabetes for 38 years and its never been easy to control, but the last year I have been going through the menopause and it is just getting so unpredictable. Does anyone have any advice of natural or other products that can help? The diabetes centre does not seem to have much...

Its a way of glucose testing without fingers pricks, nit on NHS so self funded but very good! http://www.freestylelibre.co.uk Hope that helps

Thanks so much for your reply. I was going to wait til I got there to put it on, but as one fell off yesterday that would mean being without my beloved libre for almost 2 weeks, so I think I will get a new one on imminently. I had heard you mustn't scan while in flight but obviously that wan't a...

Hi Does anyone have any experience of this? Are you OK to go through the scanners at the airport, can you scan during the flight, are the scanners just as accurate during/after a flight? Thanks for any help

Thanks :)

Thanks, thats where I will try the next one :)

Hi Whereabouts on your thigh are you putting the sensors? I have one on my outer thigh at the moment, which after the first day of horrible results seems to have been as accurate as on my arm, but I do tend to lay on my side, and therefore on the sensor.....has anyone tried it on their front or...

Thanks, off to check them out now :)

Thanks for your reply, is that outside or inside? I have mine on the outside but after the first erratic day it seems to be working quite well, good to know others have tried it there :)

Hi Has anyone tried other places for the sensors? I am going away soon and didn't really want to have the sensor on my arm for all to see, so I have put the last one on my leg and am getting quiet mixed results. At first it was totally wrong for at least 24 hours, saying I was much lower than I...