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my freestyle libre sometimes says it can’t scan try again in ten minutes? why is that?

hi guys does a glass of dry rose wine have a lot of carbs?

ok thank you!!

i’m going to centre parks in few months and i didn’t want to keep getting in and out the pool to check sugars, thought i could possible have the monitor on me to check it

hey i know they say the sensors are waterproof for up to 30 mins roughly, but what about the actual monitor? is the monitor waterproof or is it just the sensor?

hey i have always liked a drink here and there, but ever since i’ve taken my sugars and diabetes in general very seriously i have stopped drinking. i have a few events coming up that i would love to be able to get a little tipsy at if i’m honest and let my hair down a bit. vodka i have heard...

thank you so much

hope you don’t mind me asking but how long did this take for you to get? and also did you have to have certain guidelines or criteria to get this offered to you?

hey has anyone ever been successful in getting the libre on NHS? this is without it being funded in the area. it doesn’t fund it in my town but i hoping to still get funded

hey so i’ve seen some sugar free lollipops in tesco, but on the nutrition it says there’s zero sugar but 87g of carbohydrates per 100ml. does this mean that as a type 1 diabetic it’s not actually ‘sugar free’ for me? will this affect my blood sugars?

hey i currently take 18 units of levemir insulin in the evening at around 11pm for my long acting insulin. my blood sugars tend to be lower in the mornings but late afternoon and evenings they seem to constantly be high. even if i inject my fast acting insulin correctly they still go high. or...

hey i done a fasting blood test. had to stop eating from 8 last night till 8 this morning, and also read that i should half my slow acting insulin last night so i did. today my sugars have been 16,17 and even 21! i’m now having to not eat for lunch because they won’t come back down ?? can i...

sorry forgot to say, would it be ok to inject more slow releasing or should i just leave it and continue as normal tonigh

hey i done a fasting blood test. had to stop eating from 8 last night till 8 this morning, and also read that i should half my slow acting insulin last night so i did. today my sugars have been 16,17 and even 21! i’m now having to not eat for lunch because they won’t come back down ??

i usually take 17 units of night insulin, would you recommend reducing that?

ok thank you! i have been diagnosed 7 years and this is my first fasting blood test as they haven’t tested lipid before. is there any reason for this?

yes i think you are right. if i do have a hypo tonight and i have to have some juice, can they still do it?

also i take levemir every night at 10pm. i’m assuming that is still ok?

yes it’s for HbA1c. i’m going to try my best! obviously if i need insulin or sugar i will. was just curious if i was actually aloud insulin, does that affect it?

hey it’s the first time tonight i am fasting for a blood test 8:30pm till 8:30am. am i aloud to inject or worst case sip on some juice if my sugars were to drop? or would that totally ruin the blood test