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Hi @BeckiDover, I've tried both the Freestyle Libre and the Dexcom G5. I used the Libre for 9 months, before deciding to try the Dexcom G5 - and for me, the G5 is by far the best. Both have similar features - but the G5 has a few advantages which I think are invaluable: 1. the whole thing is...

No problem at all - your concerns are very prudent; and whatever you decide to do, there's no end of support here!

Vegetarian, and also low carb: B - always the same - Quorn bacon, 80-100g baby plum tomatoes, two eggs L - 25-30g oats with chia seeds, grated ginger, dark chocolate, cinnamon, mixed with almond butter and unsweetened soya milk Dinner - Quorn pieces stir-fried with tomatoes, red/green...

Hi @annapanna93, I agree with all the above comments - there's no reason diabetes should stop you from having a normal life - it just requires a little active management. In an ideal world, you'd have perhaps a few months to firstly get used to how your body responds to insulin, food, exercise...

Thanks @leslie10152 - and likewise, very happy to help if I can. My hypo last year was a turning point for my diabetes. I got home from exercising, and checked my blood sugars as normal - which were 6.3. I took some insulin before my meal, but a few minutes later, started feeling a little...

Thank you all for the very kind welcome - it's good to know there's such a supportive community out there; I can't believe it's taken me only 15 years to find it! Thanks also @therower for your comments - I couldn't agree with you more about diabetes being as much emotional as it is physical...

Hi all, I've been T1 about 15 years, and had always managed it quite well - I actually managed to lead an almost "diabetes free" life for most of that time, and many of my friends didn't even know I was diabetic at all. Everything changed in June last year, when I had a very bad hypo...