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I don’t take fast acting insulin, but as long as you are delaying both food and insulin I can’t see a problem. Hopefully a type 1 can advise.

What type of insulin are you injecting?

Shuggah is a ripped off version of Xdrip4ios. They copied it then started charging for it. Zukka is an identical copy, but agreed with the Xdrip4ios developers and free. But I think it may have disappeared from the App Store recently. This is the Facebook group for Xdrip4ios. They can’t help...

Hi, good to see you back. It’s great that you had the appointment and have a plan, although I can understand how hard the wait is. Stick around here and we will do our best to help. We all fall off the wagon sometimes, the key is that you’ve recognised it and come back here. So now small steps...

So sorry to hear this. Go easy on yourself at this very sad time. If you want to talk to others in the same position this is a forum for members over 50 who have lost their partners. You can join and just read, or post. I found it really helped me when my husband died. https://way-up.co.uk/

I don’t eat any sweets as they are very bad for my blood sugar. What is your blood sugar test result tonight after eating macaroni cheese, a mars bar and love hearts?

Hi Julie, I thought you might find this link about low carb diets and diabetes interesting. Not all diabetics like to follow a low carb diet but as you have been posting in the low carb forum I thought you might like to see more information about it. It can be very helpful in controlling...

That’s even longer than me. Do you control it with what you eat?

Hello Julie, I like tuna too. I can’t eat it with bread though because bread makes my blood sugar rise. I mix it with mayonnaise, spring onions, cucumber and tomato and have it with coleslaw and grated cheese. Have you been diabetic long? For me it’s 14 years now.

I’ve been using them for three years now. After a while it just becomes routine.

Yes you can. I can only have vaccines, needle sticks, libre on one arm and last year I had Covid and flu at the same time in the same arm as my libre. They just have to work round the position on the libre.

It’s always worth asking your doctor or diabetic nurse but unfortunately many will only prescribe a kit and strips if you are on medication which can cause hypos.

I was told I couldn’t have Mounjaro because I have mild background retinopathy. You really need to discuss with your diabetic team and ophthalmologist whether there could be any connection with your macular oedema. I would certainly do that before considering stopping the treatment.

I agree best to monitor your blood sugar and talk to your GP or diabetic nurse if you are worried. Have you been to,d to test before you drive? You shouldn’t start to drive if you are below 5. I find fruit pastilles easy to catty, and a couple of individually wrapped biscuits.

Just another thought, have you ever been tested to make sure you are not type 1 or LADA?

Hi, I can’t be much help here I’m afraid as I put on 2 stone in 6 months when I went on insulin. Your HBa1c does indicate the diabetes is under control. Do you use a libre? Covid does do strange things to us, is it possible you were eating less when you felt ill? Have you spoken to your GP...

I’ve edited it for you, hopefully it helps. On any specific threads in the future where you have asked for help from type 2s on insulin but a type 1 replies with what you think is an irrelevant/misleading answer please click the report button at the bottom of their post. A box will appear for...

It’s always worth a try. I would describe the error as low readings which don’t match a fingerprick test and see what they say. Are you saying the alarms are due to where it’s placed? I.e. pressure lying on it overnight! That can be a real pain. One option if you are sure your BS is fine is to...

I must admit it’s frustrating when a sensor fails, especially if you are self funding as I do. If you contact Abbott they will send you a replacement. Hers a link to their online form. https://www.freestyle.abbott/uk-en/support/sensor-support-form.html Hang on to the old sensor as sometimes...

I think both Sainsburys and waitrose stopped selling their lower carb bread this year. Maybe shows there isn’t enough demand for it. Holland and Barrett sell a flax one I like but it’s more like a German bread. Perhaps the basic problem is that the NHS still doesn’t widely promote a low carb...