Recent Content by KesLouise

Is not the most helpful response .... I might not be the best person to advise but in terms of it being traumatising I get where you are coming from and know that you’re also aware of the need to do it :) It sounds like there are some really good suggestions already, my friend got help for her...

I haven’t had one, told won’t get one as don’t have complications or other health conditions and a good HbA1c ‍♀️

Hellooo I’m 32 diagnosed in July last year it is as many have said a head spinner :) if you ever want a chat or anything this is def the right place to be :) It’s a great community :)

I’m a plonker and I forgot to take my basal last night and didn’t realise until I woke up this morning. I usually take 24 units of abasaglar before sleeping but didn’t last night. Any advice? :)

Thanks will definitely keep this in mind. Finding it really useful!

I mean that’s great but I haven’t seen and am unlikely to see a consultant any time soon :( also self funding until able to

I’m on my first sensor, how often should I finger prick test or is it just when showing particularly high or low?

I had the same issue have just got a Mortgage and wanted cover but been refused solely due to being type 1 ‍♀️ be interested to hear if you find a way

To be honest it’s simply because I’ve never spoken to anyone about it and I’ve tried looking at things online but I’m better with people going through things with me so I can ask questions which is why I was looking forward to the kaT1e course. It will go ahead eventually :)

Usually 15 minutes I’m wondering if increasing the time might help?

Hello I have a LADA/1.5 diagnosis and had a similar situation to you. Had I not moved county I fear I’d still be battling with a type 2 misdiagnosis and still be really unwell. I agree push forward for the tests mentioned, I was lucky the nurse where I am now decided to do them anyway as was...

Humalog and abasaglar

I am an insulin user and I think part of the issue is I haven’t been able to get my head around carb counting as haven’t been able to attend a T1 course due to lockdown so I don’t even know where to start with ratios to cover carbs or anything

Hello everyone I’m noticing that I’m getting spikes after meals. It seems more noticeable now that I’m using the libre than when I was just finger pricking, it’s definitely because of the graphs! How do people manage/prevent significant spikes after meals? Thank you!

Thanks everyone for all of your advice it’s really going to help! I’ve just done the libre academy online to get a bit more of an understanding which was also helpful. I’ve also just seen on another platform that there has been an update to libreview which means that data from 2 sources will...