Type 1'stars R Us

[slip]

It was our wedding anniversary yesterday - 20 yrs!, so I recreated our wedding main dish last night - even though I do say so myself it was blinking good! I managed to culture 20 years worth of mould in 1.5hrs

 

[Fairygodmother]

Morning all, woke lowish, (pred text wants me to say lowing so put it in its place), but breakfast has fixed that. Only thing that spoilt it was the sight of a ring dove perching on the bird feeder to do a very copious poo. Ugh!
Waiting to hear if friend’s migraine has lifted so we can use our bus passes to go to a craft show. Hoping it has; her on the bus conversation is shockingly hilarious, hoping for a treat today.

 

[Fairygodmother]

No, her migraine’s still there (maybe it’s met a bug too) so I’m off for a solo adventure. Must remember she’s not there - must not talk to self on bus - or make bad jokes.
Hope everyone’s day is good.

 

[Antje77]

must not talk to self on bus - or make bad jokes.

People will just assume you're making a phone call, so go ahead and laugh out loud at your own jokes!

 

[Manfer87]

Good morning everyone,

I've not been on here for a few days ish, I've been suffering (and feeling sorry for myself) with Tonsillitis again!
That is the 3rd time this year now

But enough of that, I have excellent news .. .. ..

Yesterday I got a Freestyle Libre!!!
I am very excited & yet very nervous about applying my first sensor this afternoon!!
Wish me luck

 

[porl69]

Good morning everyone,

I've not been on here for a few days ish, I've been suffering (and feeling sorry for myself) with Tonsillitis again!
That is the 3rd time this year now

But enough of that, I have excellent news .. .. ..

Yesterday I got a Freestyle Libre!!!
I am very excited & yet very nervous about applying my first sensor this afternoon!!
Wish me luck

Woohoo well done. It looks like it is really going to hurt when applying BUT a finger prick really hurts more

 

[Manfer87]

Woohoo well done. It looks like it is really going to hurt when applying BUT a finger prick really hurts more

Thanks @porl69
It'll be so nice to give my poor little fingers a rest for the first time in 25 years!

 

[slip]

the 'clunk!' makes it seem worse @Manfer87 and as porl69 says a finger prick is actually worse.

 

[Manfer87]

the 'clunk!' makes it seem worse @Manfer87 and as porl69 says a finger prick is actually worse.

Aww thanks so much @slip
The excitement is definitely outweighing the nerves now!

I'm really looking forward to getting started with it

 

[hh1]

Great news @Manfer87, and you'll find it helps more than you'd think. Do check it against your meter at first to see if it's running true; I still put mine on 24 hours before I activate as they've worked better that way for me. I found I was losing a day of Libre due to inaccuracy, although the latest ones are supposed to be reliable sooner. Good luck!

 

[smc4761]

Got to agree about the Libre, there is virtually no pain whatsoever. Lets us know how you got on.

I am reluctant to post my average BG on here for past few days, as everytime I have a few really good days and i post about it on here, figures tend to go haywire for a few days.

But hey ho, here we go past 2 days my BG has not gone above 8.6 at all, which for me is pretty much unheard of. Typically running between 5.0 and 6.5.

is this because i have my annual review in a weeks time????

 

[Manfer87]

Great news @Manfer87, and you'll find it helps more than you'd think. Do check it against your meter at first to see if it's running true; I still put mine on 24 hours before I activate as they've worked better that way for me. I found I was losing a day of Libre due to inaccuracy, although the latest ones are supposed to be reliable sooner. Good luck!

Yeah the consultant did say there could be a slight delay with it getting accurate.
Thanks

 

[Manfer87]

Got to agree about the Libre, there is virtually no pain whatsoever. Lets us know how you got on.

I am reluctant to post my average BG on here for past few days, as everytime I have a few really good days and i post about it on here, figures tend to go haywire for a few days.

But hey ho, here we go past 2 days my BG has not gone above 8.6 at all, which for me is pretty much unheard of. Typically running between 5.0 and 6.5.

is this because i have my annual review in a weeks time????

Ah yes I'll let you know how it goes @smc4761
I'll be putting it on/in about 4:30 this afternoon. I was told to do it 4 hours after eating & at least 2 before next meal.
I'll update you all tomorrow

 

[porl69]

@Manfer87 a lot of us try and insert the Libre 24 hours before the old one runs out. The "bedding" in time seems to give better 1st day accuracy

 

[becca59]

Ah yes I'll let you know how it goes @smc4761
I'll be putting it on/in about 4:30 this afternoon. I was told to do it 4 hours after eating & at least 2 before next meal.
I'll update you all tomorrow

Strange! Why?

 

[becca59]

Have returned from old pastures and friends. Beautifully sunny day, bloods good despite the half bottle of Prosecco. Now getting ready for weekend visit from cousin. Should be fun. Gin and wine could be involved!

 

[slip]

Strange! Why?

I can only imagine that whilst it's 'bedding in' it's best to have fairly consistent BG levels - a bit like when you calibrate a CGM best to do it when things are a bit more settled - first I've heard of it with inserting a Libre but I can sort of understand the whys and where fors of it.

 

[MeiChanski]

I ripped out my old sensor and yikes, it smelled bad because of the dry blood.

 

[Antje77]

I ripped out my old sensor and yikes, it smelled bad because of the dry blood.

OK, I'll smell my old sensor next time before throwing away...

 

[karen8967]

It was our wedding anniversary yesterday - 20 yrs!, so I recreated our wedding main dish last night - even though I do say so myself it was blinking good! I managed to culture 20 years worth of mould in 1.5hrs

Belated congrats slip