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I almost did something stupid once ;) Out of interest do you know what tolerances the FreeStyle Libre works within? Most usual meters work to + - 20% so a 10.2mmol/L level could read anywhere between 8.1 to 12.2. A reading of 2.0 however is totally unacceptable, is it possible that the sensor...

After extension testing I discovered that I needed to reduce carbs to stabilise my blood glucose (bg) levels and to reduce the calories to lose weight so I decided not to take the high fat part of lchf too seriously as fat has 9 calories per gram which is twice the calories of carbs or protein...

Assuming this was a restaurant meal Im not sure why that would have happened, Ive just looked at about 6 recipes on line for Korma's and non had any ingredients in that would have had that effect except one that had called for 1 tbsp of sugar...

No I thought that when they changed it from "Private Messages" but the "Conversations" are PM's by another rather confusing IMHO name and I still dont know why they chose to call it that when every other forum calls it private messaging. The only messages that show up on someones pages are...

@SueNSW good luck with your Knees, hope it all goes well and your back in the club scene quickly ;) MDI isnt that hard to pick up it just sounds daunting, I really liked it once I got the hang of it and counting the carbs I was eating it gave me a feeling of being in control, and counting carbs...

You DO NOT have to add extra fat to eat a lchf diet, just by reducing the carbs in your diet will automatically increase the percentage of fat. I managed to lose 5 stone and control my diabetes by eating a low carb normal fat diet, I never added extra fat as fat has too many calories and I...

T2's on mixed insulin have to eat enough carbs to cover the fast acting insulin in their mix and therefore many find that they put weight on, it is a very difficult balancing act to reduce carbs when on a mixed insulin routine and many of those saying cut the carbs clearly dont understand...

You shouldnt squeeze to get blood out as squeezing does something to the blood and gives a less accurate reading and you should always use the first drop of blood, it may be more favorable to wipe and squeeze but its a lot less accurate. I cant remember the reason for this but it is a fact...

You just described the shower scene from Psycho ME_Valentijn ;)

There is no way of knowing what these things are, you must make an appointment and see your GP to get the answer. I had a cough like the one you describe and left it and it didnt work out well for me as I later suffered 3 bouts of respiratory failure and ended up in intensive care. I was...

I dont think Ive ever cleaned one, how would it get dirty its kept in a pouch and only comes out for a second or two and then goes back, I do change the cartridge occasionally but I use each needle more than once and never had a problem. Perhaps Im in a minority here, but its just never...

The answer is simple you need to test every food that you eat in every portion size and every combination, it took me a year of testing pre and postprandial every meal I ate to gain an insight into how my body reacts to various food stuffs in various combinations and although I wouldnt say I...

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I have no idea but "controlling diabetes really well" is generally the best thing you can do.

I always take my burgers sans bun and generally with a few chips with vinegar on them, try it ;)

Taken from the http://patient.info web site used by GP's to advise their patients. "HbA1c results in the UK have usually been aligned to the assay used in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), expressed as a percentage (DCCT-HbA1c) - non-diabetic 'normal' range being 4-6%." If...

Have you considered how the parking company got your name an address? They get the info directly from the DLVA and if you are having hypos while driving you may have problems holding onto your driving licence as from several stories on here members have nightmares getting them back once they are...

There are quite a lot of GI books out there and I think the one I used was in the Collins range of pocket books, I did find switching some carbs for GI carbs very useful but you do need to test everything for yourself as like all carbs the GI variety will have differing effects on the...

Doesnt surprise me in the slightest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11435754/32-charity-bosses-paid-over-200000-last-year.html Dont have any advice but wish you the best of luck at your hearing @poppet35

Are you using multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin or are you just using long action insulin injected once or twice a day? If you are using MDI and injection fast acting insulin before every meal then you need to count the carbs in every meal and adjust your fast acting pre meal insulin...