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

    Interesting one this morning - not sure to put it down to alittle DP/my cold or the sensor 4:27am Libre 8.1 5:44am Libre 10.4 Fingerprick 9.6 Lets see how the rest of today goes.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG Fingerprick 7.6 Libre 9.1 definitely taking the fingerprick on this one! Getting back into routine so hopefully a better number tommorrow. At least time in range for the day is a marked improvement on last week.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG 9.0 this morning. Rubbish result but now need to knuckle down and get back on track. Now back from first cruise since diagnosis - alot of less then ideal numbers but alot learnt for the future. Didnt help the second sensor ive ever had is consistently 2-5mmol above fingerprick after the...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Might not be the numbers you want but well done for monitoring and checking in! Good Morning! FBG Fingerprick 5.4 Libre 7.0. Definitely going with the fingerprick with this one. In the short time i’ve been using the Libre this is the biggest difference I recall. Usually its less then 1mmol...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Good morning. Happy Friday! BGL fingerprick 5.8 Libre 6.4. Fingerprick it is! Don’t think i’ll see another 5s FBG for awhile. Off on a cruise tommorrow! [emoji3]
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG Fingerprick 6.8 Libre 7.9 This was after an overnight correction which is abit frustrating because according to the graph it did its job but then bounced back up to slightly out of target and cruised there before dropping back in target before breakfast test. Now thats out of the way...
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    Needle in the lancet

    I’m one of those few that change it every test. The only time I don’t usually is when treating a hypo - in that case I re-use the original lancet and then discard.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Good Morning. FBG Fingerprick 5.9 Libre 6.9 I’ll take the fingerprick and do alittle happy dance.
  9. R

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

    Thank you! So far so good. Apart from day 1 the Libre has generally been less then 1mmol different to a fingerprick and occassionally spot on like this morning.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Good Morning! FBG Fingerprick 6.1 Libre 6.1 Drinks coffee contently.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Welcome to the club @Vickiw1956 FBG a much better 5.8 (Libre 5.9) this morning. I do like the magic 5s even if it’s only just a 5.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Good Morning. FBG Fingerprick 7.7 Libre 8.0 Not good results but not unexpected after last nights meal and a beer or two. I might sound like a broken record but very interesting to see patterns from sensor rather then just 4/5 points/pricks during a day. Happy Sunday all.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG Fingerprick 6.7 Libre 6.1 Pleased to see my FBG settling back down again. Definitely headed in the right direction.
  14. R

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

    FBG Fingerprick 8.0 Libre 7.9 Just in range…. Barely. Now to use all this extra information to make improvements.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG Fingerprick 7.0 Libre 7.9 All this data! Must stop myself scanning too much.
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    Am I wrong in thinking this is not okay?

    That is terrible! Even when I attended my DAFNE course with lots of sharing the co-ordinator was super respectiful and asked everyones permission before sharing and if you didnt want to there was no obligation.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    7.1 this morning. Down alittle on yesterday. [emoji106] Off to have my DN teach me to install and use my first FGM.
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    Self funding a pump?

    Second the give pens a try. 12mths in and I wouldn’t trade pens for a pump even if I could afford it. Though at the start my goal as yours was to get all the “cool” tech. I am currently on my way right now to get my first FGM Libre 2. Excited and apprehensive. Lol @ the reading more in 2 days...
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    Unexpected Diagnosis

    Caught in a nick of time. I too was in DKA when admitted.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    FBG 7.6 this morning. Not loving it but not the worst either.
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