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Hi all A friend that has now been put on continuous pump and diferent cgm has kindly given me two libre sensors that she hadn’t used (probably past use by date , but for my purposes absolutely fine). I’ve been buying libre 2 and using the app on my phone to scan them. Will the same app work to...

Have needed to start short course of steroids for my asthma. I usually take 40 mags on daily basis for 5 days. First dose huge improvement in chest but blood sugars currently 15.7 and still rising. The last time this happened I hit 33 but wasn’t on low carb at that point and doc wasn’t...

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Just had my latest hba1c back at 41, my weight has also dropped since I added to signature, now up to 40lbs loss, but how do I update my signature please?

Went to surgery today for hba1c to see how low carbs affecting blood picture and reduction in medication. Health care asked me why I was there told her, said I was coming of medication and bringing blood sugars down. Her response was “oh you’re one of those”!!! Lost for words!

I’ve been trying libre now for about 6 weeks, have had two faulty sensors that needed replacing. On one other occasion I had a trickle of blood after applying sensor but this time I was following a trail of dripped blood around house, checked dog over, to find it was my sensor ( it had stopped...

Lunchtime I ate 2 sausages and a small portion of cauliflower cheese with bottle water. My blood sugars prior hadn’t been good so I’d stayed fasting from 6 pm night before. Blood sugars this morning were around 7. I’d taken metformin and had weekly injection of trulicity this morning. Between...

I’ve been on low carbs since end June and reducing meds as I go with medical advice. My go to diabetic nurse has left practice sadly but put plan of care in place for me prior to leaving. Like some others my blood sugars have been higher in morning and coming down after about 10 or 11 am. They...

Can I ask of those of you that have achieved remission, how easy is it to stay there and do you have to control your carbs as strictly as when bringing your numbers down?

My first one is on back of my arm. I keep lying on it, can’t see it to scan it and keep losing signal with my phone. As I’m self funding I don’t want to waste any, but has anyone found a less annoying spot?

Have recieved libre yesterday for a free 2 week trial. I’m type 2 on trulicity 1.5mg once a week and had my last dose of metformin yesterday morning, all my other drugs have now been stopped including anti hypertensives. Was woken by alarm with 2 hypos overnight both 3.8, both resolved without...

How much does exercise impact on blood sugars? I’ve been low carbing for about 10 weeks now and coming off medication,just down to trulicity once a week and one metformin in morning. I had been walking about 2k a day and landed up about a week ago accidentally walking 14 k (long story)...

Thanks to this website and all the helpful advice I started a low carb regime about 6 weeks ago. A few people kindly commented about the need to adjust medication so I managed to see my diabetic nurse today. Sadly she is leaving but gave me a new monitor upped my script for testing strips and...

I’m on medication for elevated bp, candesartan, bendroflumethiazide, amlodipine as well as my diabetic meds, gliclazide, metformin and trulicity. I’ve been spiking blood sugars every morning to 10-13 and they’ve stayed elevated for about 3-4 hours. Reading contents of at least the first two they...

I’ve never considered if these could affect blood sugars but I’ve been getting a spike up to 9-13 most mornings now, even on the days I’ve skipped breakfast. I do drink decaf coffee with milk and have been following a low carb high fat diet for the last 6 weeks. Any ideas?

I’m a type 2 diabetic on glicazide, Dulaglutide injection and have recently been started on metformin as my hba1c had gone up to 71.I’m also on medication for hypertension and asthma. I’ve been diagnosed for about 5 years and only recently discovered this forum! Very helpful forum I might add. 6...