Recent Content by Tjb

*BUMP* No-one?.. A few years ago, I had the use of the local Diabetes Hospital’s CGM machine for 3 days. There was no display - it was more like a ‘blackbox’ data recorder – and the data had to be analysed by the specialist after downloading. (At the time, it merely proved that I wasn’t going...

Just wondering if any forum member uses (or has used) one of these? (Or something like it?) http://www.jdrf.org.uk/life-with-type-1 ... ments/cgms

Personally I typically get through 11+ strips per day (over 300 per month). But, let's face it, what we really want is something like this: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822 (Jump to the 5-minute mark.) Blood Metering connected to your smart phone, measuring continuously...

..I should add that at one poin - out of desperation - I fasted for 3 days and was able to see these huge spikes in my blood-sugar graph at the same times of day. (Looked a bit like 'Damped Simple Harmonic Motion' - presumably as my energy reserves were being depleted.)

Also been a Type-1 for 20+years and long-term-diabetic symptoms were also totally absent. However, about 5 years ago, things started to defy reason (much as you're describing). I now know I'd been running my levels far too low - not helped by the move from Protaphane to Levemir (which gave me...