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  1. YorkshireAli

    Freestyle Libre NHS

    I've been using the Libre for nearly two years now, self-funding, and when I asked my doctor about getting them on prescription I was told that GPs can't prescribe, only the diabetic consultant/specialist. I had my appointment early in December at the hospital and the doctor there said he'd...
  2. YorkshireAli

    Freestyle Libre Sensor Error

    I've had this message on the last two sensors I've put on, right from the start, which is irritating, particularly over the Christmas period, when I really needed it. Abbott replaced the first no problem, I applied the replacement today and that's failed too. I've been using the sensors for...
  3. YorkshireAli

    Type 1s: What stupid things have people said to you?

    This is so true - I'm just the same. :D
  4. YorkshireAli

    Diabetic Craft Club

    Wow, that's lovely - how long did it take to stitch?
  5. YorkshireAli

    I wonder if you can help.....

    Hi Faye - I'm not a bit surprised you've been feeling down if that's the "support" you get from your family - I think we all feel that family are the ones we can (or should be able to) rely on to have our backs when things get tough, so it makes it doubly difficult when they don't. It's hard to...
  6. YorkshireAli

    Mystifying blood sugars

    Thanks. Yes, it definitely was Diet Coke - I tested it, as I'd wondered that myself. I've checked my pens as well and they seem to be fine. I quite often have late nights, so that's not unusual, and I'm not particularly stressed. So it was either what I ate - I'd made a chicken pie with puff...
  7. YorkshireAli

    Mystifying blood sugars

    I wonder whether anybody can explain a completely confusing set of blood sugars over the last twelve hours, please? I'll try and be as concise as I can... My insulin:carb ratio is 2 units:10g and my correction ratio is 1 unit brings me down 1.0 I had my supper at 5pm, 40g carbs. My BS was...
  8. YorkshireAli

    Diabetic Craft Club

    Thank you :)
  9. YorkshireAli

    Diabetic Craft Club

    I'm in North Yorkshire, in a village between Darlington and Northallerton - whereabouts are you? Thank you - here goes....
  10. YorkshireAli

    Diabetic Craft Club

    I love this thread! What a lot of incredibly talented people there are on here - and such a varied range of crafts, too. I couldn't live without making things - I started with sewing and knitting when I was very young, then drawing and painting, cross-stitch, patchworking...you name it, I've...
  11. YorkshireAli

    Libre sensor stopped working...

    That's a good idea - I'll do that now. ...although, having read the rest of the responses, maybe not...
  12. YorkshireAli

    Libre sensor stopped working...

    Ah, right - will do that then. At least I can send both of them back together! You would think they'd have their careline working over the weekend, wouldn't you? I mean, it's not like diabetes takes the weekend off... Maybe now that more people are using the Libre they might increase the...
  13. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Alcohol

    I've got a Contour Next USB meter, which is really small and, together with a pot of strips and a finger pricker, would fit easily into a pocket. It's also the most accurate meter I've used. Here's a link: http://www.bayer-shop.co.uk/product/CONTOUR-reg-NEXT-USB-Meter/index.cfm
  14. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Alcohol

    It's not going to do any harm to test while you're out - at least you'll get some idea of what your sugar's doing and whether you might need to find a kebab shop at short notice...!
  15. YorkshireAli

    Libre sensor stopped working...

    The sensor I'm using still has four days to go, and until 10am this morning was working fine. Then I swiped it and got a message "sensor error - please try again in 10 minutes", which came up a few times. Now it just says "no active sensor". It's still well stuck on, I haven't knocked it, and...
  16. YorkshireAli

    diabulimia

    Not long after I was diagnosed, twenty years ago (and I was early 30s, old enough to have known better) I did this too, though at that time, there wasn't a name for it. I thought I'd found the perfect solution for losing baby weight and over a period of about three months I lost nearly four...
  17. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Alcohol

    Depending on your alcohol intake, you could find that your levels are a bit low the following day, so as well as eating something beforehand, be prepared to test a bit more often the day after. Hope you enjoy the evening!
  18. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Sick Day Rules

    My sister, the drugs mule, has just delivered a bag full of codeine from the doctor, which I'm assured will knock the pain into submission. So I think you might be right - I probably won't be doing much other than going quietly ga-ga this afternoon. Just done a test - it's 9.9, and I don't...
  19. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Sick Day Rules

    Thanks himtoo - I'll give that a go - my brain is like jelly today, it hurts to even breathe and I'm feeling utterly useless and sorry for myself at the moment. And my dog is driving me mad leaving the front door open - she can open it perfectly well but hasn't figured out how to close it, so...
  20. YorkshireAli

    Type 1 Sick Day Rules

    Can anyone help, please? I fell over on Friday evening (pure clumsiness), and landed on my back against the coffee table - I've ended up with a cracked rib, round the back, and am finding it rather uncomfortable. Doctor has prescribed some nice heavy-duty painkillers and I'm waiting for them...