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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?

I had uncontrolled diabetes for many years, but for the past 8 months, I have been on a low carb diet and reduced my HbA1c significantly from a high of 88mmol/mol. Unfortunately, I also have peripheral nephropathy, which the nurse never recognised or referred me about, only looking for total...

I am hankering after mashed potatoes. NOT recommended on a low carb regime, I know. So I'm trying out buttery mashed swede. It'll be a first. Conflicting indications - high GI but low glycaemic load. And maybe not so smart in the heat of summer, but thinking of freezing portions. Will it work...

Type 2s who use a Continuous Glucose Monitor: 1. What was your latest 7-day Average? 2. What was your latest 90-day Average? I'll start: 7 day average: 6.2 mmol/L 90 day average: 7.2 mmol/L I hit a rough patch a while ago. It's good to see improvement, but I'm not taking anything for granted...

I bought my first loaf of low carb bread. Not nearly as tasty as sourdough bread, but I'm trying to cut down further on carbs. I'm wondering if it would make a good French toast. Has anyone tried it?

Speaking as a lay person, what I am gleaning, trying to understand and fix my Type 2 diabetes: So much of the discussion on this forum is on diet and lowering carbs to manage diabetes. But T2D is part of a metabolic or insulin resistance syndrome, and other factors impact it. For a good while...

I am T2D on pills. I check my glucose levels with a Freestyle Libre 2 plus. A low carb meal (say 10-20 gms) with protein, fat and fibre typically goes up to about 9 or 10 from say about 5-6. What bothers me is they stay high a long time, not getting back to 5 or 6 for say four hours. When I...

Over a year and a half ago, I went to A&E in extreme pain, and was found to have kidney stones in BOTH kidneys, one a 5 cms staghorn stone and the other kidney with 2 stones about 2 cms each. This would entail a series of operations. They admitted me for immediate surgery, but cancelled it last...

Over some months, I'd improved long-standing type 2 diabetes with a low carb diet and mostly 16/8 intermittent fasting, accepting some lapses. I found I could tolerate small amounts of carbs and even reduced my medication a little. But recently I've had some extreme spikes which I don't...

My doctor sends me Freestyle libre, so I use it, but irregularly. Practice nurse attaches it. On Saturday, I had an appointment to get it attached, but I felt so unwell I couldn't even walk the 5 minutes to the surgery, took a cab, hoping they'd also see me about it. They wouldn't. Took a cab...

I'm in hospital (again), having to put up with the high-carb hospital menu. This time I have a CGM, so can monitor effects, which are not good, to say the least. For breakfast, I had one slice of buttered brown toast and baked beans, trying to drain off the sauce. Also half of a low-carb protein...

I am in hospital following major surgery. After morning surgery, I was too poorly to eat or drink. The next day, breakfast was just carbs. I tried to explain that I was on a low carb diet - I'm not trying to lose weight, just to control my blood sugar. Cheese, eggs or any protein was not on the...

It seems absurd to have to post this question, but I am having major surgery in 2 days from now and I don't know which of my meds, or which food, to stop ahead of time, and when. I don't even know if my operation if morning or afternoon, just I was told it could be about 3 hours. I can't get...

Sounds stupid, but I only realised that I wasn't properly treating my longstanding T2D last October. Since then, I've been reading up, watching videos, found this forum, etc. I'm pleased to say it's dropped from HbA1c 88 then to probably about 47 by now. What I don't know, and that's a different...

My Libre 2 plus sensor recorded 'no signal' and I was unable to regain signal. Then I noticed it fell off, with 4 days remaining, for no reason. Would they replace in those circumstances? TIA