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I was shocked when it came to day 14 on my first. It wouldn't budge! After all the threads I've read about them hanging off by then. I used baby oil on a cotton will pad and gently removed it. The skin underneath was as if I hadn't even been wearing it. Definitely take care and time when...

Oh man, I was terribly shy as a kid. I barely talked to girls until I was at uni! Don't fret too much, you're still young. My advice would be to try and gradually move out of your comfort zone little by little. Going from where you are now to asking a girl out is a massive jump. How about...

2 units split over 24 hours doesn't seem like much. We're you advised to take that little?

You're only taking 2 units of Lantus? How much fast acting do you generally take a day?

I've never taken any letters or prescriptions to the airport. No one ever questions me on it, I assume because I suppose it's relatively common. Have you ever been asked to provide proof before?

I dunno, most of the T1 I know were diagnosed early teens. I've actually never come across a fine diagnosed at 27!

The next one is the upgrade. They are probably doing you a favour giving you that instead of the one you used to have. It's essentially the same, but better.

Yes! I used to overreact too. A bg of 4.x scared me.. Now, i go through the night comfortably with nothing higher than a 5.5.. I used to test my bg about 10-15 times a day though (my poor fingers). My libre monitor tells me my average over the past 10 days has been 70 scans a day lol!

I use the novopen 5. It tells you when and how much your last dose was. Helps me in those did i/didn't I situations! I actually lost my previous novopen, and asked the doctor to prescribed me that as the replacement.

Your basal is pretty low, at least compared to mine. Could that be it? 8 take about 26 units of Lantus, and it sounds like my basal rates of Novorapid are similar to yours. I find insulin loses a lot of its effect when I'm in a stressful situation too, annoyingly! Anything else changed recently?

I've been using it for 4 days. Honestly, it feels like all my life. I can already see the impact. Days 1-3 were hectic, spikes and dips galore. I imagine most of the last 19 years to be the same.... My hba1c is usually around 7. Not too bad, not at all great though. Day 4, flat graph all...

30 mins later, probably about right. I'd like to know what 9t was an hour later as that was probably the beginning of a steep rise. But it depends. Was bg stable at 5? Did you take any insulin. Was there any insulin still in your body from previous infection? Etc

Hey guys, I am awaiting my Libre starter pack (literally due in half an hour). I also have an operation book in for next Thursday, 8 days away.. Does any one know if I am able to keep the sensor on during the operation? The operation is a discectomy. If I can't I'll have to wait another 8 days...

Just ordered the starter pack myself. Why do you let your daughter where 2 at once (at all, and for such a long time?)

Yeah you can! Definitely. They usually provide a letter for your GP in the pack with the meter to get your prescription changed.

Don't stop eating fruit... Or bananas! Fruit is good for us. I don't think diabetes should stop is eating what we want as long as we manage our bg levels and take appropriate insulin. Diet drinks is something else. I used to drink loads! But yeah, it's not good for you so advice diabetic or...

So yeah, I err change mine quite irregular I guess. My usual schedule is based on "when I can be bothered" or when it starts to hurt.. Changing a needle every time is way too much effort.. More recently I've tried to remind myself to change them every few days, usually turns into a week or...

Well, not entirely true... Before I was diagnosed T1, there were times, looking back, that I was definitely hypo. So don't rule that out!

My girlfriend feels like this if she hasn't eaten. Stress can definitely make a difference too. If it happens again go to your docs as it might be something more! Doesn't necessarily mean diabetes though. If it does happen again, you could always test your blood sugar using your daughters BG...

Never EVER auto-renew your car insurance. They always increase it as standard for no reaon, hoping people just renew and don't 5think twice. ALWAYS go online and get a new quote from scratch, you usually be able to get at least, or cheaper than what your old quote was. If you want to stay with...