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I had to switch from Levimir...red itchy sore bumps at injection sites...now on lantus

Had a tough day today...roller coaster blood sugars.... I know tomorrow is a new day, but that would seem so much more hopeful if I could sleep instead of waiting for my blood sugars to correct themselves... I know we all have tough days and wish we could forget about diabetes for just five...

They are the norm...I want my partner to wear my libre for a two week sensor. So I can see how a non diabetic peaks etc...bet we'd be less strict on ourselves then!!

Thanks! No harm in trying I guess? I get stressed out too!!! I hate being out of range :(

I use the libre too, I love it :). Yea...that's y I thought I'd post on here, I find a learn a lot from other people's experiences...I can't go back to Levimir, not getting on with lantus....but tresiba scares me for some reason ...think it's cos it's so long acting

They did mention tresiba when I was switched to lantus...so that gives me hope that it may be allowed.... Is tresiba the same then, like a dose a day? Cos it lasts longer doesn't it?

So...Levimir didn't work for me...early evening highs, and sudden drops (15 to 3 in twenty minutes was the record)...finally switched off Levimir due to red itchy injection sites suggesting I was allergic !! Now on lantus and find it SO much better, much more even control....however, night time...

Tim2000s...I didn't mean that to sound abrupt :) it was just puzzling me and I was amazed when I googled it

I've spoken to a few people who experience the delay, I've spoken to people who notice it with dexcoms too. Put it into Google..I did. Lots of people who experience it.

Thanks :). I'm pretty motivated and thought maybe 2016 is the time to focus on getting and learning how to use a pump. Mainly I want to be able to be more spontaneous and not have to eat before a walk etc :)

I know..I hear the battles people have to get one all the time and it baffles me?! Same with education courses, I was put on one straight away and yet hear people who have waited years for one?!

I'm not sure ... A year? (Sorry)!!! But I did go back to work after two days so you are already on a better footing than I was....I think exercising regularly helped...probs the last thing u feel like doing, but just gentle exercise, 20 mins or so on a bike in the mornings helped me ....

Hi Type1lad...thanks for your I depth answer. I've been on a dafydd course when diagnosed and I am involved with Diabetes Uk so pretty up to date on the adjustments needed to switch to a pump...I have a libre so check my bloods continuously so DKA isn't a big worry for me. My doctors have been...

That's the one I have my heart set on..due to the lack of wires mainly, not sure I can get it on nhs though which is why I'm looking at others too. Do you get it on nhs? Was your control poor before it was it easy to get??

If you need it, take it. Please! I barely had a sick day in my life but really wish I had just given up and taken time off. I ended up using my holidays to take afternoons off to sleep...glad to hear you have another week off. I don't know you, but my tiredness was so bad I literally want to...

Hi All, I'm thinking of looking into trying a pump...can you all recommend your favs please?? I have some ideas of the ones I want to discuss with my docs, but I'd like to get as much info as poss and thought actual users would be a good place to start Thanks in advance :)

Hi, have you just started using the libre? Due to lack of movement during the night it can give you incorrect lower readings...this will affect your estimated hba1c. Eg mine says 3.5 pretty much every morning, my blood glucose is around 5...google it. A lot of people have said the same. It's to...

Hey Lizzie...I was diagnosed three years ago, it was a quick diagnosis and I was In hospital just one night on the Tuesday and then back to work Friday lunchtime (to break the news as start fresh on Monday)...I had support of my family as my brother has been type 1 since the age of two, that's y...

6 November 2012...close to you :)

Thanks for your replies. I have got the blood glucose strips on prescription now thanks. I don't use ketone strips as find they go out of date before I need them. Found the accuracy of the blood glucose pretty good so far