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I've been in the eye clinic every month for the last year to have an injection of Eylea or Vabysmo. In the first few visits I was off work for 2 days following the injection with fever, sniffles, acute headaches and a burning eye. I though hey-ho everyone has it so don't make a fuss. But others...

Does anyone here use this device? https://betachek.com/uk/blood-glucose-monitor# I'm thinking of getting one as it looks very convenient, but I can't find any independent customer reviews. Would be good to know if it's a lemon before I waste money.

Just had my ninth Eylea injection for retinopathy and after each I immediately get sniffles and mild fever for a couple of days - I guess it's a response to the tissue damage. This time the doctor was inexperienced and jabbed me in the retina, at least it felt like it, I had a sudden searing...

I thought I would try this fasting business as a way to eliminate the highs I'm getting from protein or fat (can't tell which, but it's not carbs). So I reduced basal and use the higher than desired BG for exercise, such as walking to work. But very quickly I'm going low so how do I prevent...

For those of you that use the NHS app, the Crowdstrike error has disabled the ordering of repeat prescriptions. However, NHS have an emergency telephone number 111 where you can order repeat prescriptions to be sent directly to your chosen chemist/provider. I ordered Libre 2 sensors and the...

I'm Type I and eat low-carb (about 30g/day), high protein and fat. Being low-carb I have to plan bolusing for gluconeogenesis from protein. The literature says this is slower than carb digestion and releases its glucose slowly between 1-9 hours after eating (depending on where you read). However...

Looking up the NICE / NHS and FDA guidance on TIR we find 3.9-10 mmol/L is recommended for diabetics, with a comment that <3.9 mmol/Lis dangerous. Does anyone know or have references for the clinical studies / peer reviewed papers from which this range was takes? I mean 3.9 is pretty specific -...

Hi all, here's a conundrum that has flummoxed my GP and DSN. Two years ago my A1c was 7.2 despite a low carb (30 g) diet and regular exercise. Once I got a CGM I could see exactly what was going on - I was getting BG spikes that plateaued at 10-12 for 3-4 hours several times a day, that were...

Just some info for reference after reading the HU threads here. I found 4 different methods for determining HU - some are shockingly simple! The Gold scoring method is based on the response to a single question, “Do you know when your hypos are commencing?” with responses expressed on a scale...

I moved to UK from Germany to study. In Germany, we meet our GP regularly for updates, Q&A, examinations, etc. So I was surprised in UK that I've never met my GP and only get seen by a DSN, who doesn't seem to know much about te day to day life of a diabetic. On recent visits I've had a full...

For 3 years my daily exercise has been to eat a banana and then burn the glucose on my exercise bike. I take Glucmeter readings to make sure timing of food and exercise intensity is right and I keep in range, especially in the half hour afterwards when BG is still falling, where I may do a BG...

There are a couple of threads on the unexpected BG spike in the afternoon, but most deal with the type of food eaten at lunch. I get this BG rise from 5-9 mmol/L over 3 hours from 4-7 pm or thereabouts, but I don't eat carbs at lunch and sometimes don't have lunch at all. I guess the glucose...