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  1. Jordi77

    Feet

    I've never had my feet checked for over 17 years so I just leave my feet as I only bother with them when I get asked about them otherwise I look after them myself I think I have neuropathy in them because of the way my feet feel but when a podiatrist and receptionist tells you that they don't...
  2. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning were 9.5 at 0740 using the Libre sensor
  3. Jordi77

    Keeping insulin cold

    If you use a smart pen 6 a frio pouch is out of the question because of the battery and it will short as it tells you not to put it in the fridge either as it will do the same as the battery is one of the little button ones and it sits just under the digital display and I only made one go flat...
  4. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning were 8.6 at 0730 on the Libre sensor
  5. Jordi77

    Artificial sweeteners

    I don't use sweetner in anything because of the taste of it and that I can't stand them as they don't seem to be the same as sugar now a few years ago silver spoon brought out a sugar that had the same as sweetner but was suger in taste and quality and it was nice to use but it didn't last for...
  6. Jordi77

    Wrongly diagnosed?

    I didn't have a blood test when I was diagnosed as a diabetic even from the GP practice or the hospital when I was in the only thing I had done was a urine test and that came up with more colours than the test strip could give out and that's when the GP called the hospital and ordered me a bed...
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    Keeping insulin cold

    The problem with a frio pouch is you can't store a smart pen inside it because it shorts it out and then your left with just a pen and unable to use it with the app and check to see if you have had your insulin or not also on the pen because the battery has popped and it's no longer working and...
  8. Jordi77

    Porridge surge

    My porridge in the morning is 30g of porridge and 10g sugar and whole milk as I can't do without any sugar in it because it tastes nothing like porridge oats with anything else as I have tried again I am under weight so I have to use whole milk to try to get some weight back on and that makes it...
  9. Jordi77

    Statins

    My BMI was high before I was in my late 20 now it's 23 and I'm classed as under weight and I'm 6 foot 3 and yet I'm only on 80 mgs Atovastatin at night and insulin 5 times a day and I eat like I want to and I cholesterol is less than it should be as I've been on statins for most of my diabetic...
  10. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning were 8.9 on the Libre sensor at 0720
  11. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning are high but not too high at 11.2 at 0720 on the Libre sensor
  12. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    morning all my sugars this morning were 7.1 on the Libre 2 sensor and I've been away so that is why I've not posted for a few days
  13. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning are 9.8 and yesterday they were 11.9 on the Libre 2 sensor
  14. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning are 4.5 at 0800 after being low at 2.9 on the Libre sensor at 0730 and running ok by fingar and blood meter
  15. Jordi77

    Switching phones with Libre Freestyle

    When you are about to get a new phone before you get rid of it on any app!! First thing is to connect it with the new phone to the old one and place on it the urgent apps first and start to sign in the apps on the new phone and transfer the data across phones and once done start deleting the old...
  16. Jordi77

    Soft or meltable hypo treatment?

    I remember when I had a hypo in hospital a long time ago that I was given a cup of hot chocolate and that was stuffed with sugar well I was told to drink it due to my sugars being close to 1.9 and the diabetes nurse was about to see me well that knocked them so that I had that and they were...
  17. Jordi77

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning all my sugars this morning are 9.5 on the Libre sensor at 0745
  18. Jordi77

    Recurring oral fungal infections

    It could have been thrush as I’ve had that before and it sounds like the same symptoms as I’ve had before when my sugars were high and my HBA1C was high but it was just a quick dose of antibiotics and that was for a week or two and it was gone but it was still a pain when you get them again and...
  19. Jordi77

    Diabetic neuropathy

    Ask for an appointment with a podiatrist so they can advise you with your feet as I’ve never seen one for over 17 years now so I couldn’t pass advice to you but for you to see one
  20. Jordi77

    Diabetic foot

    Best way see a podiatrist and make an appointment because I’ve never seen a podiatrist for well over 17 years now so I wouldn’t be able to advise anyone not on this issue even though I’m type 2 diabetic and insulin dependent but that’s my best bet for you to do
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