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  1. Elaine karen

    Freestyle libre 2 issue after issue

    I had this happen couple months ago was told to uninstall the app then reinstall it wen I replaced sensor. It seems to of done the trick good luck
  2. Elaine karen

    Libre 2

    I recently asked if anyone had a problem with the libre 2 bleeding through the sensor hole. Sum people said it had happened and one person said it still worked fine. I've had 3 bleeds now and kept the last one on and it's worked perfect. But I'm due to change it Saturday and tempted to put it on...
  3. Elaine karen

    Libre 2

    Can I just ask has anyone had a problem when applying the libre. Replaced 1 two weeks ago and my arm bled so had to change it and send it back. I thought it maybe a one off but changed it this morning and it's happened again. So put my last sensor on and it's done the same. I've phone libre...
  4. Elaine karen

    Freestyle libre 2 problems

    Hello I've just read this I've had the libre 2 for 3 months. And I'm having exactly the same happen. I was even thinking of changing my phone. When it was 1st set up was totally fine and then this week its saying alarms unavailable but alarm went off last night wen it went low. Spoke to Abbott...
  5. Elaine karen

    About DAPHNE

    Thank you
  6. Elaine karen

    About DAPHNE

    Hello everyone I've only posted couple of times. Would like to have a bit of reassurance I've been on novamix 30 since last October. My Hbc1 was 106 then and I've got it down to 60 which diabetic team really pleased. I eat healthy and not overweight which is a good thing, but I've been given the...
  7. Elaine karen

    New member

    Hello everyone I've not long been diagnosed and still trying to work this forum out, so bare with me. I have posted something earlier but cant find it now[emoji848] . Can I just ask are we now classed as extremely vulnerable as I work full time at the moment. I've seen something on google...
  8. Elaine karen

    Covid

    Can I just ask anybody, I'm fairly new to this group still trying to fathom out how it works. I've seen on Google today that diabetics should be extremely vulnerable so can someone tell me are we vulnerable or extremely vulnerable. I work still at the moment full time, so dont know what yo do...
  9. Elaine karen

    New member

    My dietician told me 50g 3 times a day and 2 15g snacks, but because I've lost weight and dr wants me to put a bit back on it's hard because of gallstones. But I do watch my carbs I look at the carb n cal book.
  10. Elaine karen

    New member

    Can I just ask what pancreatis is please. I have 2 gallstones which I never knew I had until I had a CT scan. Have never had no symptoms that I had them. Then couple weeks ago I ate fish and chips, jus handful of chips and took the fish out the batter. Then in the night got pain in my tummy and...
  11. Elaine karen

    New member

    Thank you I have good days and bad days. Its accepting it and the depression is quite bad at the moment. And now my area has gone into tier 4 I'm so anxious about getting covid. And to add to more stress I'm still finding it hard to eat without worrying. Dietician is involved and tries to...
  12. Elaine karen

    Newly Diagnosed - Do I need to know what type I am?

    Hello caroline I joined this forum yesterday and already I feel but better and not so anxious reading some comments. I was diagnosed may by my GPS nurse. She told me I was type 2 and put me straight on slow release metformin. Like you I.have diabetes in the family so I knew a bit about it. But...
  13. Elaine karen

    New member

    Thank you
  14. Elaine karen

    New member

    I'm on novomix I have to have 10 units in the morning and at the beginning they advised me to have 8 on the evening, but levels were dropping really low so went down to 6 and now down to 3 and the nurse told me to leave it like that. Its just the eating side of it, where I was told at the...
  15. Elaine karen

    New member

    Yes I've been on insulin 5 weeks and you put my mind at rest a bit now. My sugars range from 6 going upto 12 very rarely it gets to 12 that's normally if I get brave and have a thin slice of fruit cake what dietician said i can have. Thanks for that trying to get used to using this forum
  16. Elaine karen

    New member

    I'm up at 5.30 in the morning for work so I hav a small water coffee with milk. Then I have insulin at 8 and have rolled oats with milk, strawberrys chia seeds and crushed nuts. At 10.30 I have a piece if fruit and a skinny cappucino. Lunch time wholemeal bread sandwich , low fat yoghurt or...
  17. Elaine karen

    New member

    Hello everyone I'm a new member joined today. Any help would be really appreciated feel very overwhelmed at the moment. I was told 6 months ago by my GPS nurse I was type 2. Was on metformin for month then put on gliclazide. After having 4 blood tests done in 6 months with each hbc1 coming back...
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