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It's true that home meters aren't perfectly accurate, and theoretically the true value could be as much as +/-20% of that. If you've had multiple readings that high though I'd tend to believe it. Sorry, those do sound like diabetic levels. It's not extremely high, so you might have spotted it...

I do find that if my sugars are high I become much more aware of any lingering soreness, injuries or irritation anywhere in my body. Something like a slight muscle strain that had healed to the point where I was no longer even aware of it when my sugars are good can suddenly feel painful if my...

That does sound distressing, and I'm surprised that for an 8 year old with sugars going into the 20s they haven't prescribed insulin yet. When I was diagnosed as a teenager, I went in to hospital, they measured my sky high blood sugar and ketones, told me I was T1, I was taught how to test and...

I'm impressed by the flatness. No matter what I do with my evening meal or my basal, my overnight graph looks like a bowl.

Generally the term 'diabetic coma' to refers to falling unconscious from either DKA - diabetic ketoacidosis, or severe hypoglycaemia from an insulin overdose - both medical emergencies that can be quite quickly fatal. What you describe doesn't sound like either of these, so the title is a bit odd.

To my knowledge there aren't any watches on the market yet that measure glucose themselves (though I know it's being worked on). So your options are a separate CGM or Libre device, with a Bluetooth link to a fitness band or smart watch (usually going via a smartphone too).

I know what you mean. Reading through these numbers makes it seem like sub 6 is common among T1s, but this thread is far from a random sample. The people active on forums like this, and wanting to talk about their numbers are going to be doing better than the typical T1. According to this most...

I guess it depends on how you're considering targets. I aim to stay between 4 and 7. Realistically I very frequently go outside this ideal. Duration also matters - I'm not going to stress about spiking up to 9 for a bit after a meal, but I'd feel differently about coasting there for multiple...

Which sites are you using? I find abdomen and side butt least prone to bruising, whereas front of thigh and upper arm often bruise for me (I can't always use the easy sites though, or I get hardening, so I try and at least reserve the more sensitive areas for the smaller doses). Obviously...

I've always used them on my arm, but I've heard of other Libre users applying them on alternative sites with good results (despite this not being endorsed by the makers). Here's one thread, I think there have been others: Thread 'Libre best placements'...

I know what you mean. I've experienced this and it is scary not knowing what happened overnight. I've had some sensors give flat line low readings for 12 hours after applying, but then start working fine, and others that do this then never give sensible readings. I've had it with sensors started...

I can understand fasted running for fat burning, but wouldn't strength training and continuing to fast for a long time afterwards just break down the muscles with no way to repair them?

Never in many flights. There's no more metal in it than a pair of earrings, and those don't cause problems.

Good afternoon. I can only speak about my experience, so this may not be applicable directly. I came from Lantus(so still glargine like Toujeo, but a little different) to Levemir several years ago. Despite the shorter duration I've liked Levemir much more. It seems more consistent in action and...

A full week! This is a first for me in 26 years of T1 I'm really starting to love the keto way.

Like Antje77, I usually inject a few units the moment I wake up, whether I plan to eat breakfast or not. It took a while to get used to the idea of bolusing a significant amount without eating, but the effect is consistent enough for me that I've become confident it's necessary. It's certainly...

I find hand sanitizer gets them off easily (including the residue they tend to leave behind)

Their lower sugar ones don't have maltitol which is good, but they are still around 25% sugar. I sometimes make keto hot chocolate with just cream and 100% dark, or powdered cacao, but it could be nice to have something like this in solid form.

Sounds nice! I don't know about the dexcom, but I've wondered if my libre readings are affected by fast changes in temperature, particularly in water. I often notice funny blips from a hot shower where the reading jumps up then down again to lower than the start. The drop after is real...

I enjoy dark chocolate, but sometimes wish for a nice creamy but unsweetened milk chocolate bar. The low sugar ones always seem to include artificial sweeteners like maltitol. Ideally it would just be cocoa solids, cocoa butter and milk solids. Does a bar like this exist?