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Hi @ speedmaster, I’m sorry to hear about your mum’s difficulties. Is there a branch of Age U.K. in your Mum’s area? https://www.ageuk.org.uk/services/in-your-area/dementia-support/ If there is, you could ask for their help. You could ring them anyway for advice.

What a horrid experience @ashleyp! I experienced a few hypo induced seizures in the days before the CGM but none that resulted in such awful injuries as yours. I had a few where I lost muscular control and would shake uncontrollably; luckily there was often a couple of seconds warning and I...

I have an iPhone (an XR) and have resisted all the IOS updates following 17.5.1. for that reason. I don’t want to risk it but am interested to hear if anyone still has a good Libre 2 connection with IOS 18.

Poor you, thank goodness you’re in hospital!

Hi Jc3131, Have you done a basal test to check that the problem lies with Lyumjev and not with Lantus?

Maybe ask for an appointment with a dietician too?

Hi @TonyBlue, Were you able to eat when you had the virus? Some illnesses take away all appetite and give extra symptoms if food’s eaten. You may find that your weight creeps a bit up naturally now that you’re well. If you want to add to it then maybe having a bit to eat between meals would...

Hi @Tickley93 I’ve just read through this thread with bated breath. Now I can unbate it and say phew, phew, phew! I love a happy ending. I know you’ve a few problems, eyesight, trigger finger etc, but despite life being a female dog, your life’s got better and better. Hooray.

A Cheerful Yule to everyone!

A very Cheerful Yule to all

Does the branch of Crown Service you’re part of have facilities for medical supplies? If it does, maybe you could make arrangements through them. Failing that, a GP is a good place to start asking about ways and methods, and a letter to the Consultant at the hospital pump clinic, explaining the...

Are you in Scotland? Maybe you’d like to show the DSN this: the govt recommendation is that someone with Type One should aim for blood sugars between 48 mmol (6.5) and 58 mmol (7.5) https://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/575776_SCT0221023700-001-P3.pdf

The person with Type One is more likely to know how their own Type One responds to blood sugar affecting situations than anyone else will. We’re all different. I find it a little odd that the DSN advised not blousing until you’re 17 @Iain Byrne but I’m judging that on the known factors of my...

Just bought the gingerbread one, 6.5g carb per 75cl

I think there’s one here in the U.K. that isn’t at all sugary; it’s found in a popular supermarket and has a gingerbread flavour. I usually make my own. It makes the house smell good too.

Are you able to afford a blood sugar testing device @Emmansund? The action profiles of Novomix and Mixtard are different so to change insulin safely I think you would need to monitor your blood sugars carefully...

The poor old NHS has been underfunded so it would be good if extra costs and GP time were reduced by a 14 day sensor

Hi @mooremma, The most common hypo treatments used here in the U.K. are glucose tablets, jelly babies (yes, jelly sweets in the shape of babies 5g carbohydrates each - Brits don’t eat jellufied bears, they eat jellified babies), fruit juices, a sugar drink called lucozade and sugar containing...

I hope your GP refers you to a Consultant. It may be that the system allows your GP to refer you but the DSN doesn’t have the power to.

Can you ask to see a Consultant? It seems to me that you need another voice on this.