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Only recently has my libre app been having issues (maybe started 3 weeks ago), 2 problems have happened: 1- When scanning it would usually take 1-2 seconds from placing back of phone on sensor to register a reading, now it takes around 7 seconds, when working or need it done quickly it can seem...

Although not as far in the past as OP, the days (6 years ago) before Libre 2 were hard in comparison, obviously there were CGMs available but none on the NHS and I couldn't self fund because I had to take other expenses into account, nonetheless I had to rely on blood glucose strips and frequent...

Having been already myself, when before I even considered swimming or on any water-based attraction i'd make sure I had a backup in my bag incase it stopped working. But the fact that it didn't come off after around an hour in the water and not going below 1ft, I'd say its the same as if you'd...

Tends to be random, don't get the shakes until 3.0-3.5, get hypo symptoms when my bg rapidly goes down to the 4-5 range from a high bg, if my eyesight go all weird (similar to being drunk) it can be in the 2-3 range. When I feel the shakes under my skin but can't see it, I put it down as a...

I have them because of both genetic risk of cvd and high cholesterol in general, haven't always been on them but maybe diabetes might have also increased the risk

I wear one of those hipster shoulder bags that I usually only take my phone (for freestyle libre), a bag of sweets, keys and wallet and a small compartment for sharps to empty out later, where I'd only take insulin with me if it was a long trip e.g. >1hr

I think it may have been a snack in the night before that might have slowed the bg increase because it had quite a bit of fat, thereby delaying it by that many hours, can be a normal occurrence but something I have to work on.

4.8 waking up, had maybe 10g carbs to increase a bit, an hour later 15.6

Been having alot of libre readings of me being in the red for 2-3 hours at night and it seems to have gone up to 6-8mmol/l by itself, idk if glucagon is still a thing or the compression low phenomenon is what's happening.

If we're talking the days leading up to diagnosis (T1d), I felt super thirsty and hungover like I had a ton of alcohol the night before (haven't even had any alcohol at all), bearing in mind I was taking in a lot of sugary fluids at the time and progressively felt like I was losing my ability to...

Always been in 7-8 % range but had some bad years in the 9-13% where I was still relatively new to diabetes and adapting to new living situations. Doing injections manually still as I don't quite meet the criteria for a pump but I don't think it's worth getting one until technology has improved...

You might come to learn that its more the fat and sodium content that you also need to watch out for, a few blood test results showing I have high sodium and cholesterol so even though my blood sugar control is good there are other considerations

I applied at some point but not for t1d but for mental health issue (lifelong intellectual disability without going into too much detail), the criteria I assume is still the same, they gave me a fitness assessment, mostly about how I got out and about, if had problems going to the toilet or...

It's more of a take it in your own stride kind of work which can involve heavy lifting >20kg or light and last up to 10-15 minutes per task as long as its done in a timely manner, so I have the freedom of testing my bg in between as long as my quota is met; just up to now i've been committing to...

I use lantus in the evenings because my DSN saw most mornings were giving me high bg readings and i might sneak in a snack late in the evening, I might change it to a lower dosage from 14 to 10 units just to see where it goes from there. Never had a hypo where i've needed assistance and not...