Recent Content by LisaR

I bought the Libre before Christmas. Once you get your head around the delay, it's good for looking at patterns. In terms of reliability, it's probably the worst piece of equipment I've ever bought. I've already had to have two sensors and the reader replaced. On the advice of my DSN, I only...

I have the protein bread from 'The Bread Shop'. There's one in St Albans and one in Bluewater, not sure where else. I, too get high reading on any other bread. I'm type 1, diagnosed in Oct '13. I also love baking bread but have not made any recently. Wraps are a real no no for me, even whole...

This really worries me. My husband has suggested I write to the Health Minister as I'm constantly moaning about this very problem. I'm actually type 1, (diagnosed oct 2012, so quite new to all this!) and although I had to buy my monitor, I do get the strips on prescription. The thing I have a...

The normal range is between 4-7, but I have been told (only diagnosed in October so no expert!) and read that you can only have hypo's if you are taking medicines for diabetes ( not all and I'm not sure which) or are on insulin. This being the case I would definitely go back to the GP for some...

Re: Diabetic eye screening result Jackie, I really, really sympathise with you. I sometimes feel like she does, even though I'm at the other end of the hormonal spectrum (I'm 48!), and was only diagnosed with type 1 in October. I also have two teenage daughters and know that 'normal' life for...

I love macone23's 'Diabetes, I put up with pricks 5 times a day!!!' I would buy it! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Did any of you type 1s have a virus before you got diabe I had swine flu, pneumonia and pleurisy in Dec 2010. It took months to really get over it. I was completely wiped out. I had a big health check at Bupa in March 2011 as the doctors in a&e said I had a 'saggy' heart, when I had the...