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You sound just like me! I started metformin about a year ago, although I have seen no weight loss I have had better control than ever. Sugars are easier to predict and more reliable. I find metformin quite difficult to tolerate however, it makes me feel really nauseous. I take 2 tablets a day...

Yes! I have been having the same problems! Every few months I’ll hit a pen that just doesn’t do its job. Last month I had two in a row and had convinced myself that the problem lay with me. I got a new box and the problem fixed itself overnight.

Hi all! I have recently changed my exercise routine from a 3-4 x weekly (at home) hiit class (about 45mins to an hour) to a more weights based workout programme. I’m not feeling brave enough to back to the gym yet, but wanted a change so signed up to the nobs home guide...

I wonder if there is a bug in the new release. I will see if there’s somewhere to report the issue and let you know!

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone else with an iphone has been struggling to get their phone to pick up the libre since the latest libre software update. I updated a few weeks ago and ever since, my phone just doesn't pick up the libre well at all. It maybe takes 10-15 swipes before I get a...

Hi all, I follow the dafne rules for carb counting and exercise, but I find that sometimes my pre/post exercise reductions can be hit and miss. I’d love to get an idea of what everyone counts as low/medium/high impact exercise as I’m not sure that I’m classifying it correctly (often ending up...

Thanks for the responses all! I think I've sparked a bit of a heated discusssion, which wasn't my intention. I would never suggest that anyone should skip their insulin in order to reduce weight gain. It does just feel very hard to work out regularly, eat a healthy diet and achieve minimal...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to reach out to the T1 community to see whether anyone else here has experienced insulin resistance. My insulin resistance seems to have crept up over the past few years, I am now on a 45/20 (morning/ night) split of Levemir and my ratios are around 2:1 on Fiasp...

I can’t seem to get the video to play for some reason.

I feel your pain (literally). I’m on the waiting list for a pump, but the trust I live in is really over-subscribed so it takes years. I presume that COVID will also have slowed this down.

I moved from Lantus to Levemir maybe 1.5 years ago? It has given me much better control but the amount I need is much more than my lantus dose. I was on about 40u for the whole day on Lantus, but was having nighttime hypos and big morning spikes, so levemir allowed me to split this and control...

I have some really unexplained insulin resistance. My diabetes team don’t know what causes it. I have tried taking metformin but it doesn’t do much. They just put it down to my own genetics. I have a little excess weight at the moment, but not so much as to cause insulin resistance. Everyone...

Hi All, Hope everyone is keeping safe and well! I had a question to any longer-term diabetics/DAFNE followers (i.e. those that have probably injected 10s of thousands of times :inpain:). I have recently been finding it harder and harder to find successful sites. For context, I have been...

Talking to my dietician, she advised that being in a permanent state of ketosis just isn’t advisable from a health perspective. I don’t think that I need to cut carbs out as I can manage my diabetes with insulin, using the DAFNE rules. Regarding my foot, it ended up being related to a...

I have been advised against LCHF by by diabetes team, I'm on DAFNE and pretty well controlled with that. I do take metformin though, as I have quite bad insulin resistence (the doctors don't know why). My feet seem outwardly fine, there is no numbness and a really strong pulse. I have booked...

Thanks for your input @Languagelearner ! I hope you are getting on ok this week. I went to the nurse and she said that my feet were fine. She didn’t really want to listen about the feeling that I’ve been experiencing, just brushed it off and sent me on my way. The feeling seems to come and...

Hi all, I was wondering if there were any folk out there with experience of neuropathy that could share their experiences? Last week, I was sitting at my desk at work and my right foot started to feel quite warm. I did't think much of it, it lasted maybe 30mins. I removed my shoe and my foot...

I can honestly say that in over 20 years of being a T1D, the Libre and DAFNE have been the best things that I have done for my diabetes. It kind of shook up my complacency and made me realise that although I know a lot about Diabetes, I don't always know how to put it into practice. The DAFNE...

Definitely keep hydrated, you're probably partially feeling so rundown because the high sugars mean that you are going to the loo so often. If you can manage it, maybe try to do some exercise (if your sugars allow). I always find that this boosts my energy levels and it is a natural way of...

Thanks for your input, I might do a basal test to see whether it's just my basal levels being a bit low. Fiasp has been working for me when I bolus right as I start to eat, I maybe could switch my bolus to post-meal for lower GI foods. As a general rule, I prefer them to their quicker-absorbed...