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My GP surgery is closed now, and not meaning to be unkind, but I'm not sure diabetes is their specialty. After almost 4 hours since activated, sensor is still working, unlike the previous two, but continues very low, now 2.8. I am relying on it being inaccurate, but I won't feel comfortable...

Thanks, I'm Type 2, but best of luck with your pancreas honeymoon. I realise the gcm is not accurate, still find it invaluable for assessing trends. I'm going to stop stressing about the misbehaviour as there's nothing I can do about it. I don't have a fingerprint meter, as my attempts to draw...

I did switch arms, but with 2 failures, reverted back to last session's arm. I had 'cured' the first failure and was going to do this one, but in the end too impatient. I realise that Libre reads low to start with, but now wondering if something is wrong with me. Now down to 3.0. Even when the...

Just now, my third attempt at securing a new sensor. What links all three is opening with a low glucose level, the other two falling well into the two's then crashing. This one so far sticking at 3.4 mmol/L, but it's early days. Fingers crossed I get it going again. Abbott customer services were...

You spoke with the hospital's diabetes specialist directly? That's amazing.

What are the chances? Two successive Libre sensors fail within minutes of being activated. It begins with dropping below range, further and further down, then poof! Error message. Should I 'Apply new sensor' as instructed? Or is something wrong with me or with my old (Android) phone?

Thank you so much for your comments. You've been lucky with your HCPs. I have to admire anyone who chooses medicine as a career, but the NHS could do with better funding and some reform. I can't see how the dapagliflozin has contributed to my reduced HbA1c. I was prescribed it in July 2024...

Very well done on over 5 years remission with diet alone!!! I'm wondering whether we TOFIs are not as rare as supposed, maybe especially in Asian populations.

@Rachox makes some good points. To raise another, was it Metformin or Metformin SR you reacted badly to? I couldn't take Metformin and was switched to SR, which was fine after a short while adjusting.

I was in a position similar to yours. My HbA1c was so high that my GP wanted me to go on insulin. I declined. In my case, I didn't understand how to reduce my glucose level naturally and was following a much reduced sweets, low fat, highish carb diet, not calorie counting as I didn't need to...

4.2 on Libre 2+. No idea if it's accurate, but didn't sleep too badly despite heatwave.

It would be interesting to have a Libre on at the same time as the Dexcom, and see how they compare, also with a finger prick metre.

Oops. Note I corrected the post you replied to @Hobo1960. I meant to write mmol/l, not percent on glucose level. To me, a peak reading 9mmol/l, when it is really 11.5 is misleading. False lows even more worrying.

I am normally fighty, but I think it would be the wrong thing to do with my GP practice, as you suggest. They've now relegated my diabetes treatment to an in-house pharmacist, who is likely to be biased in favour of medication, and my request was in a phone appointment. I just go off the...

I had uncontrolled diabetes for many years, but for the past 8 months, I have been on a low carb diet and reduced my HbA1c significantly from a high of 88mmol/mol. Unfortunately, I also have peripheral nephropathy, which the nurse never recognised or referred me about, only looking for total...

I've been using Libre 2+ for several months. Only one fell off and Abbott replaced it promptly. However, I don't trust its accuracy. I don't do finger prick testing, but was tested in hospital, and of about 8 results, only 2 matched the Libre closely. In all other cases, Libre was lower by...

4.4 libre, so don't know if it's accurate.

4.4. I woke twice during the night, but slept well for a change. My average glucose improved over the week and a lot over the month.

Amazing. I prepared the swede dish by boiling then mashing and adding butter, seasoning and grated cheese. I had a rather large portion, and expected my blood glucose to spike after eating this carb. But it hardly did. I can't explain it.

Thanks. I'll try that. Does it spike your blood sugar?