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Can you estimate your HbA1c from finger prick readings?

I "test" 288 times a day with a reasonably well calibrated cgm, and it estimated 90 day hba1c as 34. The hospital reading was 31.

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 16, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1'stars R Us

If it was earlier than 22:45, I might have googled "kamelaphobic", but it's now 22:47, so I can't be bovered..will do tomorrow, maybe

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1'stars R Us

I'm stockpiling Tunnocks Caramel Wafers, 15g a pop. If society breaks down, there's no reason why we shouldn't still be sophisticated about hypo...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1'stars R Us

Get Husbeast and the Youth to divert staff, stick the x-ray machine in your battle handbag, then hide it in your purple shed. I'm not entirely...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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29, just diagnosed, feeling hopeless

Hi, @emmamae , I'm T1 so rarely venture into T2 threads (different conditions, yadda, yadda), but I'll do so here to tag @Caeseji . He turned up...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Probably a 1st on here , but what foods are best for gaining weight

Hi, @Diabeticger , if I remember correctly, you're recently dx'd? Your body will have been basically eating itself prior to dx, so weight loss is...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Food, Nutrition and Recipes
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Freestyle Libre - Lows

Hi, @kazam401 , sure, libre can be sketchy at times and I don't trust reader scans that much. But... A lot of us have bought a small...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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LADA - precise definition?

If you were to be re-dx'd as LADA, you'd get free strips, maybe free libre depending on area, and free insulin which allows much more leeway on...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 15, 2019 in forum: Type 1.5/LADA Diabetes
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Type 1 ****

The main flaw in my set up is that I've chosen dreamy, quiet ring tones for the alerts, so, as the Events Log pic below shows, I basically just...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 14, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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How fast does a glucose subcutaneous injection raise blood glucose?

Cheers, @Mel dCP , the idea of it being the amount and not any inherent property makes sense. When I started out with libre, I read a paper, A...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 14, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Medication and Drugs
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How fast does a glucose subcutaneous injection raise blood glucose?

Fascinating stuff, Mel. I've sometimes wondered about this, but not much as there's usually something more interesting on the telly (new series...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 14, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Medication and Drugs
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Type 1 ****

@Jed.s , cgm are useful for hypo alerts, but don't forget about setting a hyper alert too. I've got three overnight hyper alerts set at 7.3, 8.5...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 14, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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God is the only one can deliver us from this disease

He's also got some explaining to do on how he can turn water into wine, which is quite impressive, but I'd like to know if he is just messing with...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Soapbox - Have Your Say
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God is the only one can deliver us from this disease

Lol, he doesn't even seem to be doing much to sort the Brexit insulin supply concerns!

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Soapbox - Have Your Say
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Sending data to mobile from Contour Next Link

Hi, @wcndave , one thing which springs to mind is Parakeet. The lead developer behind XDrip+ is jamorham, his page is at the link below. There's...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 12, 2019 in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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Type 1'stars R Us

If sensors are going to start failing, we're all going to have to get the "Warning -T1 Diabetic" emergency deely-boppers out just so the...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 10, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Miao miao question

Hi, @Mad76 , @porl69 ,s link works ok on my phone. Here it is in full in case there's some sort of phone glitch:...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 10, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1'stars R Us

Hmm, maybe the pesky students are stealing your bluetooth... There seems to have been a few posts dotted around over the last week or so from...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 10, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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High blood sugar Spikes

Hi, aigo, just a suggestion, but I'm wondering whether this might be a basal issue? Bolus lasts for typically 3 to 5 hrs depending on the...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 10, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Miao miao question

Cheers for the tag, @helensaramay . Hi, @Mad76 , sorry, I've not used glimp. The only thing I can see in its manual is an option to switch on a...

Post by: Scott-C, Sep 10, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes

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