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  1. GJD
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    Loving My Freestyle Libra 2 but have 1 problem

    Hi Mark, I, too, am suffering from lack of audible alarms on my iPhone when using a new sensor. I have reported this to Abbott but no reply yet. I...
    Post by: GJD, Apr 21, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Low blood sugars

    Hi t1d08, here is information from DAFNE. Usually 10g carbohydrate = 1CHO. Take 1 unit of fast acting insulin for each CHO at mealtimes. Take 1...
    Post by: GJD, May 17, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Has anyone been able to recover their hypoglycemia symptoms?

    Guys, you have to reset your "glucostat" (glucose measurement in the brain). Do this by at least two weeks of NEVER going below 3.5. Normal...
    Post by: GJD, May 5, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Freestyle live sensors

    Suddenly everyone will be testing 8 times a day. Quelle surprise!
    Post by: GJD, Mar 8, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  5. GJD
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    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    55 years and everything still works. I thank DAFNE for a changing my method of coping with the disease some years back.
    Post by: GJD, Dec 27, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Just feeling a bit meh

    Emma, have you tried a DAFNE course? This would help you to correct morning hypos and evening hypers. It sounds like you are reacting to high...
    Post by: GJD, Dec 27, 2017 in forum: Emotional and Mental Health
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    It’s a struggle

    DAFNE will give you so much more confidence. You learn to estimate CHO values when not able to weigh food and adjust doses on the fly depending on...
    Post by: GJD, Dec 21, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    It’s a struggle

    I think that most firms will allow time off for this sort of course. Ask nicely. It would be in a firm's best interests to have a well-motivated...
    Post by: GJD, Dec 20, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    It’s a struggle

    Emma, please ask your GP or hospital clinic for a place on a DAFNE course (Dose adjustment for normal eating). You will learn so much that you...
    Post by: GJD, Dec 20, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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