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I used Libre and finger pricking for my first 2 weeks using CGM. The finger pricking always measured between 1.0 and 1.5 above the Libre even allowing for a time delay. I also generally feel hypo when my finger pricking is about 5.5, but not when the Libre is between 4.5 and 5. You can easily...

Providing test equipment is standard where I live in Canada and it is recommended to test 4 times a day. When I first saw my doctor (recently qualified in Ireland) after a specialist put me on insulin and required testing, he told me that the testing was a waste of time. After 12 months with 10...

Acetaminophen is marketed as Tylenol in Canada. We do not get paracetomal in Canada but that may be the same type of pain killer (steroidal?). Keep away from any ibuprofen type (non-steroidal) pain killers as these can cause major kidney problems. Too many of the steroidal can hurt the liver so...

Your symptons sound just like mine especially when the weather gets colder. Keep your feet very warm as this helps improve circulation as the blood capillaries expand. The problem is apparently caused by high bg that narrows the capillaries that results in a lower blood flow. This damages the...

Forgot to mention that R-Alpha Lipoic Acid was also recommended on the forum and by my diabetic clinic who also said it was possible to take up to 1800 mg per day. Just remember there is a lot of good information on the forum but we all react differently because our illness is very individual so...

What you seem to have is the beginnings of peripheral neuropathy (DPN). With me this started with itchy feet especially in winter when my bg always went up. My DPN has got worse over the last 15 months after my BG got very high after a cut in medicines. By last summer I was having burning...

Not sure if you get them in the UK but mini pepperoni sticks are very low carb and in Canada we usually get different flavours. I have a couple in the late morning or afternoon after a visit to the gym. There are some brands that do not need to be in the fridge. They work for me when I need a...

I did smoke for many years but rarely more than 10 a day and stopped 9 years ago. I have been taking ALA but my pharmacy has either stopped getting it or cannot fins a supplier. It looks like I will have to go online and make sure I get the R-ALA. Does anyone have the name of a reputable...

Thanks Glenn. Lots of help here. "Beam my feet up - Scotty"! I am thinking of using the Freestyle Libre for BG testing so that I can get a regular and continuous testing even though it is not covered where I live. I do follow a low carb diet - usually around 80 mg per day with between 1000 and...

Thanks for all the help and information everyone. Lots to keep me going.

OK So cannabis is now legal in Canada so I might have to try one of the derivatives. I have been taking ALA but it is rarely at the pharmacies near me. I will check out the thread for PEA. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the information. Sorry for being stupid but what are R-ALA supplements, CBD oil and PEA as I would like to investigate and maybe give it/them a try.

Thanks I will look into this.

Don't smoke, have maybe 3 1/2 pints of pale ale a year, take vitamin B12, have lost 20 lbs in the past 6 months so BMI is good, my last 2 A1Cs were 6.0 and 6.3 and my 3 times daily bg is averaging 6.0 for the last month. The problem started 17 months ago when my so called specialist cut my...

Thanks for the information. I have been going to the gym - weight lifting and treadmill - for several years and about 5 times a week for the past few months.

I have severe nerve pain in my feet and have to take pregabalin to help with sleep etc. The garbage is that this is supposed to be damage to the nerves that cannot be cured and/or damage to the capillaries. You may remember as a child that stopping blood flow to the feet caused pins and needles...

I agree. The finger prick blood test is known to have a variation of + or - 15% from the actual glucose level. This was confirmed by my GP and would not stand up as being sufficiently accurate in a scientific test- that is within the acceptable range of experimental error. How are we supposed to...

Since protein is an essential nutrient for diabetics to help metabolise carbs perhaps meats and other proteins will be available on the NHS. I wonder who paid for the study. Perhaps the producers of none meat proteins as the price of these will also go up. Basic supply and demand.

Milk has not been a major problem for me. Keep off the carbs. Even many veggies and most fruit have high high carb or sugar content so be careful. I also find the 'plate' method very misleading because of the carb content of veggies and a quarter plate of high carb is too high..

For many years my attitude was "I can eat that as I take medication (mainly metformin) to stop bad things happening." I was put on insulin last Feb. then in July I was in hospital and gad to eat what they gave me. They reduced my carb intake and my insulin from 68 to 25 inits per day. When I was...