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Yes, will do - good advice! I may take the pooch in to give evidence ;):)

Hi Kitedoc, Very good point re looking for a blood trace, but not now possible with pens. Will certainly be discussing a change to a safer long-acting option! :)

Thanks Antje, that's very informative indeed! Glad to still to be here too :):):)

Morning all. I had a very worrying episode yesterday. Had my 18 units of Glargine (Lantus) at 08:00 as normal. No Novorapid as breakfast later. BG at 5.6mM (pretty good for me). 20 mins later feeling odd, BG now 3mM and dropping. Chewed glucose tablets (18g), usually would feel difference...

I find 'Dextro Energy' glucose the most effective tablet. A mild hypo, one or two tabs fine, a worse one four tabs works. Chew them and let the glucose sit in your mouth for a while before swallowing - it can pass through the mucous membranes into the blood faster than through the stomach (this...

Couldn't agree more! My brother became Type 1 in 1960 and the dietary advice then was low carb, high protein/fat (meat, eggs, cheese, cream etc). Years later when I became diabetic the advice was fruit, starchy and other veg etc. What had happened? the fallacy of fat is bad, carbs are good...

I have something known as 'Nummular eczema' on my lower legs which is exacerbated with dry skin. The symptoms apparently are variable between individuals, but with me there is a very small lump on the skin which is indeed insanely itchy. My GP prescribed a steroid ointment which works after...

This strand has been a fascinating read. I feel moved to share my history re RH and subsequent diabetes - but if it is too much to read then the bottom line is if you have started having RH then go low carb and stick to it :) First significant RH event in late 1970's. GP a bit sceptical but did...

Hi scott-c, that's very helpful - much appreciated :) I've played with the predictive function a few times and it is a major step forward from the Libre reader (though I have found that so incredibly useful cf fingerprick monitoring).

Hi porl69, that's very helpful again :) Already finding it very useful.

The downlink was very useful as I could only find Glimp on google playstore. Got it up and working - exploring the various functions :pompous: One Q, I've entered an insulin dose, but there doesn't seem to be an option for long-lasting (glargine) so the predictive graph shows me reaching zero...

Many thanks, I'll go with xDrip :)

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Many thanks, very helpful :)

My new MiaoMiao has just arrived and (not being v tecky) wondering what is the best App for an android phone? The MiaoMiao website mentions xDrip+ and Glimp. Many thanks for any help and apols if this is already on the forum, I've done a search but not found the info.

Some animal derived insulin is made in the UK - so Sir Rawlins is actually incorrect. Insulin is manufactured in Europe, but also North America and other non-EU countries. It is part of project fear to try and reverse the decision to leave the EU

Hi, Some long-acting insulin formulations (like Glargine) are acidic to keep the insulin in solution. When they are injected the higher pH in the body tissue causes the insulin to drop out of solution which is part of the long-acting mechanism. This slightly acidic pH of the insulin can sting or...

Just a general personal point - in 2003 I was put on statins as part of the then GP 'tickbox' exercise of "this is how to treat diabetes". About a month later I developed acute rhabdomyolysis - I became very weak and almost couldn't get out of bed. Effectively my muscles were turning into pate...

Hi there, I find that it is important to place the sensor in the middle of my arm, not too close to the outside where turning over in bed can pull it and gradually weaken the adhesion. As others have said, make sure the area is clean and grease free - use the alcohol swab supplied - and let it...

Hi hollieo4, In my experience if I get a lot of hypos then the weight piles on - caused by eating all the carbo to counteract the hypos. Getting the hypos is generally unexpected exercise, which for me makes a huge difference, but once the glargine has been injected then it can't be reversed of...