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    Post your annoyances to vent!

    How about ....." yes i was so ashamed to be a diabetic that I had very expensive and painful plastic surgery to hide it, I'm sure you you would feel the same, wouldn't you?!? "
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    Freestyle libre coverings/stickers/skins

    I get my stickers from ' funky Pampers ' i love the 'power button' one best, opens all sorts of jokes about turning me on!!! If its looking lose then I cover with rock tape or the other free option I have used is to cut up an odd sock from the collection I have thanks to the washing machine...
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    Type 1.5 Pump info

    I've used a running belt for a long time and have also slept with mine lose but my latest find was a thigh band I bought from amazon, they come in a pack of 2 and have a pocket for your phone in them, they are basically just the frilly top from a pair of stockings designed to stop your thighs...
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    Libre Sensor

    I've had that a couple of times, nothing to worry about just put your next sensor in your other arm and it should be all healed up next tine you use that arm!!
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    Insight pump pairing problems

    Phone Roche, they are fab at sorting stuff like that out, mine did something similar a few months ago but can't quite remember what it was, some sort of factory re set that they talked me through over the phone!! Oh! They did also say change the battery in the pump first as that can be down to a...
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    Insulin Sensitivity on pump with light exercise

    I agree with the' have some carbs before you walk', exactly what I used to do but as im now trying to lose a few lbs I have worked out a couple of other tricks that work! First I wait and have breakfast or lunch before i walk my dog (40mins -1.5hrs) and dont bolus for my meal ( about 15 carbs)...
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    Type 1 Weird tube coloring - Pump

    I had the same thing when i first started on my pump, was v worrying but turned out to be the colouring from my red nightie!!!
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    Bleeding libre sensor

    I dab some tea tree oil or baby oil around mine using a cotton bud and leave it a few mins and then i find it easier to pull off.
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    Bleeding libre sensor

    I have 1 in at the moment that was a bleeder, i put it in before bed and had it covered with a piece of tubigrip, in the morning there was a large blob of blood on the tubigrip and i could see where it had come through the middle of the sensor. I left it in and 8 days on it is still working v...
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    Libre Predicted Average

    Mine predicted 6.5 but was 6.9.
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    Non Diabetic Hba1c - As A Type One :)

    Well done, that is fantastic!! I would never have believed it could be done without loads of hypo's pre libre. You are a great advert for both libre and keto! Im self funding my libre at the moment, not easy but small price for my health and still a little scared to go keto but slowly cutting...
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    Kelloggs Proves Why We Have To Stop Focusing On Sugar!!!

    I purchased a box of coco pops for the children whilst away with a friend last week and her son was thrilled it was the old recipe, he told me they have now reduced the sugar in the recipe, so i checked the ingredients against a box of the new recipe to find out what they have changed!!! The...
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    Type 1 Diabetic And Found Out I Am Pregnant. Need Advice As I Have Suffered Miscarriages In Past

    My hba1 was 8.5 when i found out i was pregnant with my daughter ( now 10 ) i had also had a couple of good nights out the couple of weeks before i found out and it really didnt do her any harm so please dont worry or feel bad! I did manage to drop my hba1 down to 6.9 during the pregnancy but it...
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    Type 2 Sugar In Drinks

    I have had this problem when ive ordered a coke when ive had low sugar and been given a diet, if in doubt i dip my finger in the drink, shake it and then blood test, if it full of sugar you will get a reading in high teens or 20s!!
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    Type 1 For 46 Years

    Hi, again im just a whipper snapper at just 34 yrs type1! Like you the exercise balance has always driven me mad. But I have in the last week found a formula that seems to be working for now!! I eat quite low carb at about 50 a day. I eat my fruit and double cream in the mornings before an hrs...
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    Insulin sensitivity connected to periods? Sorry boys!

    Ive noticed a pattern since i went on a pump ( about 11 yrs ) my usual pattern was 1 week before i went resistant and needed 130% basal but the day my period started i was much more sensitive and needed to drop my basal to 80% and this could last for a week!! That said over the last few months...
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    Is there anyway to deal with intermittent dawn phenomenom?

    Going to come at this from a different angle... It may not apply to you at all but have you ever tracked your sugars over your monthly cycle?!? It is amazing how much the change in hormones during the month effects our sugar. I have only had my libre since September and there is a clear pattern...
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    Type 1 FREESTYLE LIBRE SENSOR

    I had the same problem a few months ago with 2 sensors one after the other, when i called both times i told them i was using reader and app on my sensor, both times they asked about info re my phone, first person i spoke to was happy with my phone however when i rang about the second one...
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    FreeStyle Libre

    Hi I have the new app on my samsung phone and had the same problem even having the settings set to just vibrate, then i discovered if i scanned with the app open it is silent. If i scan from my phones home screen it bleeps first! Hope this helps.
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    FreeStyle Libre

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