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I think the type of exercise you do makes a real difference to how your body responds. Doing an intensive workout, which pushes your muscles will cause your body to respond and it will release stored glucose to ‘help’ the muscles cope with the extra stress they are under. This then increases...

I work in an Office based environment, so the ability to work from home is easy (apart from the kids!). Originally all the ‘vulnerable’ people were sent to work from home. My concern was when the offices reopen and if we are advised to stay at home ie similar to the highly vulnerable group (12...

Hi. I have been asked by my employer if I have a letter/email/text from the NHS advising that I should ‘shield’ due to being a type 1 diabetic. I don’t believe that I have, but I think they want this for my records and without it I’m concerned I could be told I have to go back into work (I’m...

Hi. Although I have not been able find an official answer on this, I am confident that you are right. Personally I have very little fat on my arms and I can feel the needle that jabs in my arm hit the muscle. mince I had to take a sensor off my arm after a few days, due to sharp shooting pains...

I haven’t tried that, but the strict instructions are that it has to go on the back of the arm!

Hi Sam. I’m just reading your thread and wondering if you got to the bottom of the problem. I’ve been using the sensors now for a few months and after every one I attach I get some pain (either muscle type aches, or shooting pains). The pain does go after a day or two, but not nice! I’ve put it...