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If the screen with the "replace your sensor" picture hasn't appeared but the signal is lost and the screen blank I found on iPhone that a reboot works. And here's a bonus that Abbott should be paying me for - if you reboot your iPhone every 3-4 days you can get the full two weeks as opposed to...

Out of interest, what do Abbott tell those of you having Libre 2+ fails and then calling the help desk? I've had 4 fails and three were on iPhone OS18.5 and I was told by help desk that it was due to iPhone incompatibility (after 8-9 days? Gimme a break) . So being a scientist, I used Abbott's...

I would seriously consider getting a glucometer and test strips - they're pretty cheap these days. You'll never have to wonder what your BG really is or call the emergency doc. Although that "justified" maple syrup will go too!

OK you win on the numbers but I did have a LO reading for an hour that was 6.5 in real BG. Interesting what you said about "crashing" though - was that the end for the sensor or did it pick up later? I've had sensors that "crash" but if you wait long enough they revive and work again (at least...

Even before the recent Libre2+ meltdowns I found Dexcom G7 best for accuracy (closest to real BG and less prone to going off on a tangent).

We all have a real lag that is about 5-20 mins (not just different folk, but for everyone at different times and activities). This lag is "compensated" by the predictive algorithm to give an approximation of BG. It takes the trend in the last couple of minutes to predict the next reading -...

Been there, done that. Dexcom (right arm) was closer but lower than the Glucometer. but within acceptable error (given that there's a margin of error on both). Libre2 (left arm) was consistently lower and way off during exercise and other rapid BG changes. The technologies are similar and the...

Wait - a diabetes nurse that tried a sensor? That's a good one - keep hold of her!

I only use the Libre2+ to tease my DSN - last week it was at 2.4-2.9 for about 12 hours and my glucometer was 4.5-6.8 throughout this period, but he doesn't trust my readings. Tough. Seriously, though, as @Hobo1960 and others have said Libre's are only accurate when BG is stable, so depending...

I'm low carb and eat most of it during the day. Evenings I have a high-protein meal and as others have said it "spikes" over a number of hours (5 to >10 for about 40g protein). Unfortunately, fast acting insulin is too quick and slow acting not fast enough, so I end up injecting small doses of...

Likewise - switched over to Libre 2 plus about 2 months ago, and 2/6 failed within 8 hours (not falling off just dropping to 2.9 and crashing while glucometer was at 5-6) and all 6 needed about 2 hours to get out of the red zone while the glucometer was 5-6. Heard about such equilibration needs...

I've been in the eye clinic every month for the last year to have an injection of Eylea or Vabysmo. In the first few visits I was off work for 2 days following the injection with fever, sniffles, acute headaches and a burning eye. I though hey-ho everyone has it so don't make a fuss. But others...

So how could that happen? A1c is a measure of how much glucose is stuck to your red blood cells (RBC). RBCs are replaced every 3 months, so at any one time A1c measures the average amount of glucose stuck to all of your RBCs and gives you an indication of your BG control over the last 3 months...

A1c results reflect BG levels for the previous 3 months, so if you've changed diet/lifestyle for 4-5 weeks, you will have a mix of the previous 7-8 weeks and the new 4-5 weeks. In this scenario I would be looking for the trend in A1c - going down or going up but it won't be a huge difference.

Given the statements from both Livlife and Waitrose, it was not profitable at £2.00 a loaf. If it were to come back how much would you pay for a loaf - £6 is about the price of the main competitors but there are also low carb loaves out there for £10-12 a piece. I think £6 is the limit for me.

Maynard's Wine Gums - no mess even loose in my pocket and work in 5-10 mins on an empty stomach. Other wine gums are available but don't work as fast and I'm not sponsored by Maynard's!

It's not looking good but some Waitrose branches say it' currently suspended but expect it to return* and the shelf label is still up. In others the shelf is now stocked with high carb bread. *I'm no marketing expert but this might be a ploy to keep us coming in to do our shopping. Frankly...

Went into the BSE Waitrose today and asked one of the bakery staff what the story is and he said it's "suspended" but not discontinued, and that he's had a lot of people ask about it. Seems Waitrose will carry on with it if this message from Waitrose BSE is anything to go by...

Now that LivLife lo-carb bread has seemingly disappeared, I might have to have a look at these and other SRSLY low carb products.

I do different exercises depending on how much I've eaten or how much I want to drop my BG. A brisk walk of 1.5 miles drops 2 mmol/L (and is the distance to the coffee shop). Exercise bike at high speed for 30 min is another 2 mmol/L but the same distance over 2 hours doesn't move my BG at...