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No apology necessary at all. I have to say that it sounds like a very unlikely solution to me too and I am sure that you will see why I asked about the implications for diabetics if the drugs are already in short supply.

Antje77, I was making no personal observation about the issues of unemployment or obesity, I was simply asking about the implications for diabetics of a government policy.

As I understand it Semaglutide is sold to anyone who can afford it in the USA, which probably does not include the unemployed. Perhaps I should have said "if the idea catches on here"

I am told by the pharmacist attached to my GP's surgery that it proving difficult to get hold of Semaglutide (Ozempic). One version of events I have heard is that most of it is diverted to the USA and sold there as a weight control drug. If the idea of trying to help obese unemployed persons...

Please be careful about using a CGM and driving. The DVLA requirement is that CGM users should keep a finger prick unit in the car. If at any time the CGM shows that the blood glucose levels have fallen below 4 mmol/ml then you must stop and check the position with a finger prick test. You...

I think that this is likely to be my last entry on this forum string. I changed sensor yesterday. At no point did I have bluetooth switched on for LibreLink. I changed sensor and started the new one by scanning with LibreLink. After the hour start up period I then added it to Shuggah in the...

That is exactly what I am doing at the minute. Reading what you say I reckon that that is the way to go in the future. Incidentally, despite my earlier comments about Abbott's response times I have had a reply from them already about using a smartwatch. There is a lot of verbiage there but...

Kingsmac, that's great. It looks like you have already used the scheme that I was thinking about and it worked. The difference is, if I have correctly understood what you have said, that you never turned on the bluetooth for LibreLink. Have I got that right?

I think we are all working with the latest iOS version. I certainly am and Libre has worked perfectly. The trick that I am trying to do is to also receive readings on my smartwatch via Shuggah. In many respects Shuggah and Libre will not work together.

Okay, working with what everyone has said I turned off Libre's alarms and bluetooth. I then installed Shuggah and set it up in the normal way. Shuggah is working perfectly and transmitting to my watch and Libre will scan manually and give readings, it will also download my Novopen doses...

Kingsmac and Debbiescott, thank you both for those responses. I have emailed Abbott about this but it takes them about a month to respond. Its odd that you truly don't know what you've got until its gone but I miss the regular readings on my watch that Shuggah gave. I am trying to work out a...

I've changed the sensor today and as far as I can tell LibreLink is working properly. On another forum thread on this site I saw mention of Abbott having further modified LibreLink so that the CGM readings from the sensor can be read on a smartwatch. This would be similar to Shuggah. Has...

I like to be around 7 mmol/ml when I want to drive and I follow the DoT guidance about not driving if the BG drops below 5. As far as your watch is concerned; if it is like mine it receives notifications from the phone provided Librelink is set to send notifications to the home screen. The...

In truth, The email from Abbott is nonsense. Please read all of the posts about this. the latest version of the app did not work for many members. It only started working correctly for me when my phone updated its iOS. From what I see in this string there are still many people suffering...

I have had one low glucose alarm just before dinner this evening and it did come up on my watch. I have had no alarms while driving and don't expect any as I am very careful about my blood glucose level before I drive.