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6.3 at 06:12

You can get signal loss if the CGM becomes loose. The Libre website says … You should make sure your phone is within 6 meters (20ft) of the Sensor. Try scanning the Sensor to get a glucose reading. Then try turning Bluetooth OFF then ON again. If that doesn’t work, try turning your phone OFF...

6.7 at 06:17

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If you want to understand your glucose levels in more detail, consider getting a CGM - continuous glucose monitor. The most popular brands are Abbott Freestyle Libre and Dexcom. There is a free trial of the Libre 2. The Dexcom One+ is the cheapest if you fund a CGM yourself. See...

7.1 at 06:10

As a T1 you can eat what you like provided you dose the correct insulin. If you have a CGM you can see the impact of each meal and snack. As a T2 eating a high carb chocolate bar will cause a huge spike as I found the other day when I had a Grenade bar which uses Maltitol as a sweetener. This...

7.2 at 06:23

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Occasionally I eat a couple of squares of Lindt 90% chocolate ... https://www.lindt.co.uk/lindt-excellence-dark-90-bar-100g I get it from Sainsburys.

With Dexcom sensors you can install them on your abdomen as well as the back of the arm … The Dexcom One+ (which I have) has a built in transmitter like the G7 and has a warm up time of only 30 minutes. It is a lot smaller than the Dexcom One.

I replaced by Dexcom One+ sensor a few days ago. The new position was in a similar position to my previous sensor on my abdomen (just to the side and slightly above the navel). This time there was some bleeding when I installed the new sensor. Blood came up through the little hole on the top of...

The Libre 2 has been replaced with an updated version called he Libre 2 Plus ... see https://www.freestyle.abbott/uk-en/products/freestyle-libre-2-plus-sensor.html The 2 Plus is a 15 day sensor, but the cost per day is the same as the 14 day Libre 2.

7.0 at 06:22

I have a Dexcom One+, which is their latest CGM. It too has a fixed target range of 3.9 to 10. This seems to be an industry standard. You can set high and low alarms at different levels. The GMI figure on reports is an estimate of the HBA1C. The other stats are average glucose, Time In Range...

Take a look at https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/do-you-take-statins-do-you-know-why.204141/#post-2702557

A couple of videos which explain LibreView reports and Dexcom Clarity reports. The key metrics seem to be : Average Glucose, Time in Range (3.9-10.0), GMI (estimated HbA1C) and Variation

7.2 at 06:58

I bought a Grenade low sugar protein bar which uses polyols as a sweetener. I discovered that they do spike my blood sugar. Looking at the ingredients I see it uses Maltitol as a sweetener. It turns out that it has a glycemic index (52) not much lower than table sugar (62). See …