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    Type 1'stars R Us

    I probably meant just before I go to bed which happens to be around 10pm, my levels vary and always take my lantus around 8pm, and I think it's more down to snacking on carbs in the evening as a habit rather than needing to eat. I'll probably try to have a more protein rich snack before bed so...
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    Type 1'stars R Us

    long time since I've been above 70% in range on my libre, just trying to keep my glucose down in the mornings that's the trouble as i'm always getting the urge to eat in the middle of the night sending it above 15 mmol/l as soon as i wake up
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    New Libre warning

    had this error today as bg shot up as usual in morning (possible rebound from hypo and overeating)
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    Anyone having big reliability issues with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus sensors?

    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...
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    The good old days, weren't.

    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...
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    Libre 2 and waterparks

    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...
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    What levels do you become hypo aware?

    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...
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    What would you do?

    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
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    Type 1 and going out

    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
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    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.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

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

    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.
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    What was your diagnosis experience like?

    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...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    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...
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    Is Dark Chocolate Ok For Type 1 Diabetics??

    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
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