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I had about 3 months (February-May of this year) between my consultant mentioning it and getting the libre starter kit. The training session I should have had was cancelled because of covid. I'm not sure if it's normally less than 3 months and they were holding off giving it to me without the...

I'm open about my diabetes, it's part of who I am. Are you worried people will judge you?

If I were correcting and I was in your situation (14.2, correction of 3 vs correction of 2 etc) I'd go for 2 units but I am insulin resistant when I'm high so I'd probably need an extra correction so would check my blood after the correction of 2 units. My pump would adjust the correction for...

Hmm but in theory 2 units should have taken you down to 8.2, so on this occasion whether you had the 2 units or the 3 units isn't really relevant as the insulin you had didn't do what was expected. Do you have insulin resistance when you're high?

How was your blood after the 2 units? Were you still high? My pump adjusts corrections if I have active insulin, do you have to manually adjust on yours?

I don't have GAD, so I don't have anxiety all the time but when I am anxious it definitely affects my BG levels. I use a temporary basal on my pump so I have 125% of my normal basal and typically I still run high

Crustless quiche/frittata is good for lunchboxes, you can put whatever meat/cheese/veggies you like in it, make a big one and it'll do lunch for a few days with some salad or by itself, you can heat it up or just have it cold :)

Hi @Neville1, I recently started using a libre after 22 and a half years of type 1. Welcome to the forum :)

Could it be the caffeine in the drinks? I know that can cause spikes for some people. It might be worth trying some lactose-free milk or a plant milk to see if your BG still rises the same way (I think oat milk is quite carby though!) While lactose doesn't cause me to have BG rises doesn't mean...

Hi @CosmicOwl, I'm lactose intolerant but have never noticed an increase in my BG levels if I consume lactose. Have you noticed intolerance symptoms when consuming other lactose-containing foods?

I was like a bag of bones about 9 months before I was diagnosed, I looked gaunt and ill where I'd lost so much weight. Based on my own experience I'd say it's very likely you could have been diabetic at that point and not known. I was 9 when I was diagnosed, I don't know if that makes any...

I had a pneumonia jab when I was a teenager, they offered it so I had it :) it was about 17 years ago now I think

I have type 1 and I get a flu jab every year, I'm all booked up for this years :D

Hi @Fransteven, Could it be that you're having compression lows from laying on your libre, rather than actual hypos?

I haven't tried it myself but clove oil is meant to be good at numbing the area to reduce pain

Hormones, menstrual cycle, illness, stress, time of the day, not enough sleep, caffeine..... It could be anything, you may be able to work it out or it might just be one of those things that makes no sense

I have to take my full sharps bins to my GPs to dispose of, I request a new one on my prescription form as they were added to my repeat prescription. @MrsA2 my test strips go in the normal bin, on another thread some people said they put the used strips back into the empty tub before putting it...

If the hand gel is still wet it'll affect the result. I didn't know and one time did a test before my hands were dry, the result was 0.5 :hilarious:

Hi @CaptainTwitchy, welcome. I have type 1 but as you will have seen there are lots of friendly and helpful type 2s here, who I'm sure will be along shortly to say hello and answer any burning questions you have :)

Hi @Scarlett-Rose, if it was me in your situation, I think what I would have to consider is what my partner and their family have been doing, where they have been going, who they have been seeing. If they've been going out, mixing with lots of people and not being particularly careful then...