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I am in hospital, receiving antifungal treatment. I woke up to find nurse about to give me glucose drip followed by sodium lactate drip. My BG has not been low according to finger pricks, now 8.3 when I had a low carb meal about 4 hours ago. It showed low on my Libre sensor, which has obviously...

I recently posted about no low carb options in hospital stay. Initially, it was meant to be 2 nights, so not a huge problem. Then a silent heart attack on recovering from surgery, so a bit longer. Then they discovered an extremely rare, lethal, and resistant fungal infection, so I have to stay...

This was supposed to be a short stay in hospital following surgery - one of several - so I didn't bring much to supplement their menu. Apart from the fact that it tastes worse than it looks on the menu, all the options are carb heavy, apart from the salads, which are very basic. And there are...

First of all, I have deep affection for the NHS and the dedicated staff who work in it. But my experience as a Type 2 diabetic has been poor. My bad for blindly following advice for years, to eat lots of carbs, just less refined and not sugar - and low fat. But I finally got my act together and...

Hospital procedure didn't go to plan. What should I do?

My Freestyle Libre 2 plus has for some time estimated that my A1c was 37mmol/mol, based on 90 day glucose data from the sensor. My actual result from a blood test just taken was 43mmol/mol. I would say the Libre fairly consistently underestimates my blood glucose by perhaps 20%. I tend to forget...

After a year of low carb eating - not no carb, and not dieting - I'm a TOFI, and despite far too many lapses, my HbA1c has come down to 43, after a shocking 88 a year ago. (I was clueless for years :confused: .) My previous result was 49 in July, and I thought that was amazing. The bad news is...

So, I'm abroad, about to eat out, when my CGM fails. Luckily I brought a spare. But straight away this one has gone weird, wouldn't activate for hours, then stuck in a whirling "scan sensor" mode. I can read it, but nothing more, and the graphic has become very wobbly, so may have no relation...

Perhaps this is nothing new to some of you, but I haven't seen diabetes-friendly bakery items in supermarkets and the one bread I tried from Holland and Barrett I found unpalatable. But today I saw Mission Carb Balance wraps in Sainsbury's. I haven't tried them yet, but they get good reviews and...

I just today discovered this video by Nutrition Made Simple. For me, the greatest Aha! moment since I belatedly came upon the low carb regime. It answers a question I've been perplexed about: how to measure visceral fat without resorting to a Dexa scan or similar. It's excess visceral fat which...

I have had Type 2 diabetes for about 15 years. To start with, I took pills and generally followed the standard dietary advice. It got progressively worse, which I assumed inevitable. But since October 2024, I've been on a low carb regime to get it under control. My last A1c was 49 mmol/mol...

I was prescribed Dapagliflozin (on top of Metformin) a year ago, because my HbA1c had risen to 88 mmol/mol. It did not get reduced until I started a low carb regime 2 months later. I stopped taking it a week ago, with my GP's agreement. Here are my early observations: 1. It has had no...

A very welcome development. An app called "Know Diabetes" with a dashboard including "My Results", "My Profile", "Managing your Condition", showing graphics of results and screenings, to help us manage T2D. It's incomplete, less detailed than it could be, but hugely helpful, especially as I...

For no discernable reason, my CGM quickly started climbing from about 6.0 -> To 9.4 with arrow pointing up, indicating higher to come. It then stayed there for a minute before descending bit by bit, now down to 6.1 -> , with most of the higher readings disappeared. I've seen corrections from low...

Before I began seriously regulating my blood glucose, I used to enjoy Thursday Cottage reduced sugar preserves. I didn't check my blood glucose, so I had no idea how I reacted. Generally, my diabetes was uncontrolled, but I also ate bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc., so can't say how the...

Typically, my glucose reading will rise about 3 mmol/L after a meal, which is fine, but it doesn't drop back for 3 hours or longer, as in this example on my CGM. The general assumption is that it should drop back within 2 hours. What does it signify that it takes so long? More curious than...

Abbott should have a scheme to recycle Libre applicators. As far as I know, they are not suitable for recycling and it all adds up to a lot of plastic waste.

I've been relying on a Libre 2 plus CGM alone to check my glucose levels and trends, because I could never get blood for a successful finger prick test. But realising its shortcomings, and that it could be very misleading, I finally bit the bullet and looked for what seemed to be the most...

I've had problems with 2 new sensors since yesterday. This, the third, didn't break down for 4 hours, but all readings were at or below 3.5mmol/L. Then it read 'reading below range', marked LO, showing a further downturn. I don't know what its lowest reading is. Has anyone experienced this? I'm...

What are the chances? Two successive Libre sensors fail within minutes of being activated. It begins with dropping below range, further and further down, then poof! Error message. Should I 'Apply new sensor' as instructed? Or is something wrong with me or with my old (Android) phone?