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Same here - eating a lot to fix hypos, and having trouble with exercise. My solution is to 1) set a temp basal well in advance of the exercise (if you have a pump). I do -100% for 30 min to 1 hour, so the pump is not giving any basal at all during that time 2) make sure you exercise at least 2...

Are you doing finger pricks when you are high, or just trusting the libre? I had a lot of trouble with libre accuracy - sometimes it would be out by 3+mmol/L, so I would give unnecessary boluses and end up low. I found that it tends to exaggerate high blood sugar and the rate of increase. How...

Best case: maximum value somewhere in the 7's (or less, but sometimes that is indicative of basal problems for me, so I get a bit nervous if I eat and don't spike at all. Obviously it's a good result, but usually it means I'll be headed downwards soon after) Acceptable: depends on the time of...

See your doctor and ask about this if you are concerned. Are your feet in good shape otherwise? Have your blood sugars been in control?

MRI of my head concluded that my brain was "unremarkable" :( (The GP who sent me for it thought it looked quite good however. She usually sends people who have serious problems and therefore have weird looking brains, and so my "unremarkable" brain looked vastly superior in comparison!)

Ooh, sounds horrible! Get better soon!

I must have missed it, what happened to the lady in Wales? Couldn't find anything on google. Sad to see you go. I agree with you that low carb diets aren't necessarily the best choice, and I dislike the 'cult following' they seemed to have gained, but that's all the more reason to stick around...

'Do you ever stare at people while you're injecting in order to intimidate them?' No, I stare at my stomach to make sure I do the injection correctly. 'Diabetics need to drink carbonated water, don't they?' (as I was opening a bottle of mineral water)

Wow, you got 0.8 then went to work?! What a hard worker! I would definitely stay home if I got a number less than 2, and most likely stay with anything less than 3. You must have a very good ability to recover from hypos - yesterday I didn't even get low, but a rapid drop made me very sleepy for...

Same thing happened to me - libre was reading LO while I was on the phone with Abbott complaining about its accuracy. They didn't accept multiple finger pricks from my meter saying I was 8+. I would not be talking to you if I was actually LO! No common sense!

I feel the same way - HbA1c of 29 and yet my day to day numbers look like a rollercoaster! I often wonder the same thing - are meters correct, is the HbA1c off for some reason, is the CGM correct? It's hard to know, but it's certainly better to have a lower HbA1c than a higher one, and I give my...

Totally agree! Schools and universities tend to have these epidemics of everybody coming in sick, and then passing it around. When I go to class I try to sit away from people who are obviously ill (once I moved 3 times because people around me were coughing/sneezing/sniffling too much), but you...

I love these coz that kid looks exactly like me haha! (Although I'm a bit older) Being a vet is a great ambition, good on her.

You need to give him a good talking to! I hate when other people try and tell me my numbers are good or bad, they're my numbers so it's my opinion that matters! I'm angry on your behalf, people like that need to mind their own business.

Every 3 months gives you coverage of the whole year since that is the lifetime of red blood cells. Every 6 months is fine if you have good control. My endo sees me every 6 months (more frequently if I want to talk to her about something), but about a month ago I needed a blood test for something...

I don't know why I shouldn't get a pump/cgm with those numbers...generally you need to demonstrate good control to be eligible for a pump in the first place, so I'm not sure why you're surprised that I got one. My endo and I discussed my options and decided that a pump would be helpful due to...

It really depends on the individual. It's not possible to always be perfect, but if you keep your blood sugars relatively normal you should have a normal life expectancy. Keeping your blood sugars at normal levels can be challenging though - often it is better to run yourself slightly higher to...

Type 1 here with an HbA1c of 29, never needed to go to hospital due to diabetes. In fact my blood sugar has not been below 3.9 for over a month now. I eat a moderate carb diet (100-150g per day) and use a pump and CGM, my doctor is very supportive of my treatment decisions.

Just wanted to have a bit of a rant. It's my birthday today and diabetes decided to make everything go wrong. Yesterday I changed my dexcom and the site bled pretty badly, which meant that for about 12 hours after the numbers it gave me were totally off. I stayed up 2 hours past my bedtime...

Keep on posting here, there are lots of helpful folks around. I'm having a terrible day too, when stuff like this happens I just try and think that the overall trend is not so bad (good HbA1c) and that I'm trying my best, there's nothing more I can do. As long as I know I've given it my best...