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Next time stick to pure sugar like Dextrose/Jelly babies to get sugar to rise quickly. You will hopefully be sorted now. But those pretzels wouldn’t sort you out quick enough. Bananas can be useful in small amounts when going low but not hypo, but will be slower acting. Sugar all the way for...

I’m sorry no. Mine tend to be pretty bang on accurate apart from the first and last day.

Make sure you have your prescription done for 2 every 4 weeks not a month.

Just to point out this is on a type 1 thread.

I’m afraid so. Especially that sort of exercise. Try having a small low carb snack first. But the Adrenalin rush, like foot on the floor applies with exercise. I’m a Type 1 early morning serious swimmer who downs a spoon of Greek Yoghurt and 1-2 units of insulin first. I still get out of the...

I have to admit when hypoing the fact that my go to Jelly Babies/Dextrose may not be healthy doesn’t come into the equation anywhere. It’s got to be sugar based which is not healthy anyway but pretty critical. The point is, hypos are not healthy and far more worrying than the sugar treating it...

Me me and me. I occasionally get a similar message but rarely now I use my I phone. I just close the page, reopen and it usually scans. Still quicker than a blood test rigmarole.

Ditto! It drives me up the wall. When I see people talking about going for walks after meals to help with control I feel jealous. The act of moving puts my levels up. Something to do with adrenaline I believe. If I’m up 2/3 times in the night it makes control difficult.

You just scan the new sensor. It may come up saying it is incompatible but should also say do you want to scan new sensor. You have to say yes and then rescan. Every fortnight I wear 2 overnight so the new one beds in ready. I regularly go to scan the new one accidentally so have to quickly...

One actual sensor failure about two years ago and two I’ve knocked off. Had a couple of L1s with erratic numbers in the early days, which Abbott requested back. I’ve been wearing nearly six years.

Yet my consultant is no longer interested in HbA1c and scrutinises my TIR and above and below.

@susansteven so sorry you had this experience. Not at all pleasant. Can I suggest you get yourself some sort of bag/container that you keep all diabetic stuff in stocked up and ready to go at the drop of a hat. I long ago put all daily diabetes stuff in a pink childrens lunch bag. It goes...

Like@jackois I find I need more basal in spring than summer. Like @ellie M DP is sometimes there, sometimes not and like @Antje77 the same ratios for food over a sustained period is just a pipe dream. I wing it every day. Some days are more frustrating than others, but I take each one afresh.

As a type 1 that loves this technology and is helping me balance my levels every day I do not worry about the difference in blood glucose readings. Yes it is not 100% accurate but I think too much belief in blood glucose meters is also misguided. I have 2 of those, both calibrated with testing...

seconds) Search Results Featured snippet from the web If you do a blood ketone test: lower than 0.6mmol/L is a normal reading. 0.6 to 1.5mmol/L means you're at a slightly increased risk of DKA and you should test again in 2 hours. 1.6 to 2.9mmol/L means you're at an increased risk of DKA and...

@Barbie3 I would be asking my hospital team to intervene with your Gp to ensure you have at least 2 extra as a fall back. Once using Libre full time it is unacceptable not to have enough spares. Especially as they often slash blood glucose strips on prescription. I’m down to 50 a month these...

I think it’s more the body and not the technology unfortunately.

I use a phone, it works just fine.

Welcome @Gardevoir -No insulin is too much if it is what you need. My needs are smallish, my brothers the exact opposite. We need what we need to stay healthy. As time proceeds you will settle into your own doses. -I just switch arms with my Libre 2 and just move up/down very slightly. Been...

The expiry date can indeed be short. I tend to fulfil my Ketone prescription of 10 strips yearly. I spoke to the chemist about the expiry date and as the Abbott ones are individually wrapped she said add another 6 months, they will be more than fine. I know they are expensive, so have only ever...