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The safety net of the dexcom at night is reassuring, so I’m happy to go to sleep in the steady 5s (but not a falling 5). Though I also eat early enough so that I don’t have short acting insulin within 3 hours of sleep.

I think the excuse is treating the hypo, rather than diabetes per se. That's certainly my interpretation of the thread title. Or being a responsible driver and adhering to the law. Or are you suggesting that they should not have treated the hypo? Seems to be at odds with what you posted on...

Mine has been consistently in the high 30's for the last couple of years and the consultants have never expressed concern, except once when I came in at 35 a DSN said something. They do ask about hypos though. The game changer for me has been CGM. The trend info to pre-empt a hypo is a game...

37 or 5.5%, down from 38 six months ago. Happy with that and very grateful to Dexcom for their help in this!

To the OP, i'm sure you're aware but you're getting responses from two groups with different diseases. For me as a T1 the hardest (in no particular order) are: Costs The planning involved in many activities, that was previously carefree Relentless, perpetual testing and injecting Limitations /...

This one always brings a smile. Diet from Greek diaita meaning 'a way of life'

I get where a couple of folks with T2 are coming from when they say it instigated big life changes and weight loss. But yes I can't see how T1 can possibly improve life! The cost, the hypos, the limitations, the planning, the faff, the relentless injections and testing.

Not ruined... maybe spoiled... its definitely negatively impacted my life.

Hi, Interesting discussion that makes me suspect that T1 diabetes physiologically impacts people very differently (as in eg not all cancers are of similar severity). This in turn impacts how much it impacts people, so for some they're either so good at easily balancing carbs, insulin and the...

Just had a couple of recent experiences. I don't declare having sharp objects as it'd probably mean some form needs to be filled in, and given that perhaps 1 in 100 people will be carrying needles and tens of thousands of people pass through security each day, it won't be uncommon for them to...

@Lulu9101112 Well done on applying for the license and good luck with the test when it comes! One thing - and there a few occasions when you won't have the opportunity to pull other and test immediately (eg motorway roadworks that go on for miles where hard shoulder has been removed) - but do...

I think I must be missing something here, but 233g of spaghetti and 233g of spaghetti carbonara are entirely different dishes. The former is a plateful of just pasta which will have lots of carbs in it, about 72g for 233g serving is correct. Pasta alone is just a high carb meal. On the...

The scare stories do work for me (but will not be right for all) to motivate me to try and keep on top of this. So thank you @porl69 and @nessals946 for your bravery and honesty. @NoKindOfSusie as mentioned I completely empathise with your mindset, as I was the same and actually think many...

@mountaintom you'll regain the weight now that you've got insulin to help your body fully utilise the food you eat. But you've a great opportunity now to eat well to make them 2.5 healthy stones you add! Go slowly with the exercise, your body has been and is still going through a big shock...

Hi, I posted this yesterday on another Dexcom v Libre thread so maybe useful... (In short Dexcom for me as it proactively sends info and alerts (rather than having to scan with the Libre) and the integration with Apple Watch). I started with the Libre. Easier to apply. Each sensor lasts for...

Yep your set up will be Sensor - last 1 to 4 weeks, you have to restart them after 7 days. Transmitter - yes has a battery, fits in sensor cradle, lasts 90 or so days. When you physically apply a new sensor you fit the transmitter into the new sensor. Reader or Phone - do check on the Dexcom...

I think both are brilliant - they changed my life! - I was struggling with burnout and not testing as much as I should and they help make things easy - They told me about the need to pre-bolus. A good two hour reading can often hide a not so good couple of hours - The trend arrow transforms...

Hi, I'm on Levemir but I think it is true of both that they don't really last the full 24 hours, so splitting into twice daily injections may well give smoother more consistent coverage. I started at once daily, but it has been much better splitting it for me. I've just googled and notice that...

Hi there, so I have the Dexcom G5 and there is an iPhone app that acts as the receiver for the data to give readings. But there is also a dedicated Apple Watch Dexcom app where you can also have the readings (every 5 mins) streamed through to. The reading is either subtly on the watch face, or...

A slightly different angle (as I was only diagnosed in this decade) but my mum was a paediatrics nurse from the 1960's through to the 2000s. She administered thousand of insulin injections over her career to babies and young children. What she tells me about the treatment and tools back then...