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It doesn't peak, as in a spike. It rises slowly and steadily over a long period. Longer than the effectiveness of the insulin. Novorapid.

Same here. The insulin lasts 4 hours, but the carbs can only hit sometimes after 5. Try Wholemeal bread toast with full fat cream cheese topping. We have given that to DS before bed when we're concerned he may go low in the night.

Yes, that was a surprise when I discovered that. The fact that they are measuring two different things, makes me wonder whether BG reacts differently to sugar, to how interstatial fluid reacts. But, it is no longer such a mystery that the readings are soooo different to each other.

Hi @Knikki , Thanks for your reply. Firstly, we find the problem more with Cheerios and coco pops etc, i.e. sugary cereal than with Bran flakes and shreddies. Obviously both are hi-carb, but the sugary ones send it soaring much quicker. The question is why was the blood reading much lower...

Thank you very much. We do use the freestyle for blood checks as well, but find them too to be out by 1-1.5 like the accu-chek monitor. However, the first two months we did not notice such big differences, and they are mostly within 0.5 of each other.

Thank you. That doesn't help my question. But it reminds what a South African doctor told me once about cornflakes. "ehts jist laak eading pinsil shayvings"

Because he's 6 years old and wants Cheerios. We have insulin

Can you explain that please? In the night and first thing in the morning, they were 4.3 & 4.5, and 5.6 & 5.5 respectively.

Hi, My son is 6 years old, diagnosed recently type 1. We have been using the FS Libre for 3 months now. We had problems with the system recently, so we've been comparing the Libre readings with his Accu-chek Aviva Expert monitor readings over the weekend. He's on 7 units Lantus in the morning...

Thank you @BeckiDover and @Scott-C for your replies. We have spoken to abbott and they have sent out replacements. But we got so fed up eventually that we replaced the sensor again. So far it seems to be working, but we keep doing blood checks as we have lost confidence in the system which was...

We've just had a bleeder and after 48 hours the readings are still all over the place. Once we get a reading matching the BG monitor we're so happy, but then it just goes mad again. Would love some advice on this please

I've just posted this on another thread, but desperate for some insights. I'm a first time poster here (or I was a few minutes ago) My son is 6 years old, diagnosed T1 in November 2018, and has been using the FS Libre for nearly 3 months now. Up to now they have generally been fine. On Thursday...

I'm a first time poster here. My son is 6 years old, diagnosed T1 in November 2018, and has been using the FS Libre for nearly 3 months now. Up to now they have generally been fine. On Thursday we changed the sensor 3 times, and the readings were 2-3 mml different to the blood prick readings. On...