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Anyone having problems with the needles for the pens , (novorapid & lantus) continously getting dodgy needles that won't work

Hi all, starting a dafne corse this week , what can I expect from it in general?

At 5.0 now, its usually 4 or below , I'm diagnosed nearly 3 years now, is this a normal progression ?

Is it essential to update your cgm with meal details (carbs, times, ect)

just thinking back to a stint I had in hospital last year and they weren't very consistent when giving me my fast acting insulin, I always try to dose, 30 mins before a meal

evening all, does anyone know if it's possible to retrieve lost data off the G7, the app on my phone crashed and when I reopened it, it said needed to reset the app , but it wiped the data completely

but what amount of units do you take for a mid morning / afternoon snack , if any ?, or do we even have snacks ?

Still new to the CGM game, been using mainly my upper arm but when sleeping I tend to sleep with on my side, and keep getting alarms (Dexcom G7 ) saying signal lost, when I move my arm the signal comes back, tried it on my abdomen once, but it bled quite a bit, so dexcom told me to remove and...

where could I get funny or out of the norm over patches , tried anazon but it's very limited

anyone any ideas on how to fix this , tried going to the Facebook page , but as I don't have an account the access is limited

new to CGMs, just wondering does the novelty wear off if constantly checking the readings , I know it's a good thing to have them monitored constantly , I've had a week of both highs and lows which I don't think I'd have realised if I was still finger pricking and it has me worried a bit

doctor just approved me for g7, what's the low down on these, the good , the dad and the ugly ?

been t1 for 2 years now, recently feeling tired the whole time and serious lack of energy , is this a phase or should I get an MOT

when testing a new BD needle with your pen, how many units do you usually press off ?

Any remedies, supplements that are safe and good to use , preferably natural , never had a hypo so that's a minimal risk ( I think) haven't been a great sleeper for years but I think it's catching up with me now.

That time again :) , Anyone ever use anyplace other than fingers for checking their BG ?, finger tips are beginning to feel like leather

How do people find them (those that use them) cant imagine having something attached to the body 24/7

Probably been asked before , but I'm starting a fairly high dose of prendisilone tomorrow ( 60mg every day ) the medical team (renal team) have said to expect spikes and have had an appointment for blood tests and a meeting about dealing with the spikes , thing is that will be 4 days after my...

No advice / recommendations or judgement just post how often you do it Once every 2 weeks for me

Not that I have the craving very often or even give into it , what extra novorapid should I be taking for say a Chinese meal, my usual regime is 5 units per meal with a slight increase/ decrease in blood sugars require