Tech certainly makes things easier to a point. I *loved* having my Libre on, it gave me such an insight into what was happening, I found the information fascinating and it meant I could stop hypos in their tracks and try to stop massive spikes happening, it gave me information I could never achieve pricking my finger (I have been known to try!) and it was invaluable. I discovered that during the working week I get ‘foot on the floor’ quite spectacularly - almost a vertical line, and I discovered just how long Novosluggish takes to kick in for me (45+ mins to see a movement in my levels), I would never have discovered that without the Libre. I also loved the fact that I only had to finger prick to double check anything I thought was a bit wonky, if I felt a bit ‘off’ I could just scan my arm and put my mind at rest. I got pretty reliable results out of the two and a half sensors I tried, the only negative was the ridiculous amount of false lows I got from it, especially if I slept on it overnight, not ideal when you would like to see what is going on so you can tweak things. Sadly I have had to give up on them just now as I am possibly completely allergic to them. I might give it a few weeks and give Dexcom a go though as I do miss the ease of it all.
I would absolutely love a pump and would love to try closed loop, but I don’t think I am brainy enough to set the whole thing up, I feel I would need a lot of support and I have no idea if the nurses at RIE would have the patience to help me through it.
I have been an awful diabetic for many years and I really wish the tech had been available when I was diagnosed as I don’t think I would have half the bother I have now. I am still really struggling and I do feel the Libre helped and I would love to try a pump as I feel I could tighten my control even further.
