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  1. CapnGrumpy

    Blood Glucose Before Bed.

    US numbers are mg/dL; UK numbers are mmol/l. Divide yours by 18 to get ours (your 100 = our 5.5).
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    HBA1C criteria

    Have a look at http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/alt-insulin-pumps/is-it-provided-by-the-nhs/ It's not just HbA1c that's important - you can push the quality of life angle, and do - and make your argument fit more than one criterion. Talking numbers - 45 mmol/mol pre-pump, I self funded one for a...
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    HUGE UPDATE: Dexcom G5 Three-Month Transmitter Battery Life

    Use xDrip+ and you can get up to 6 months out of a G5. Have a look at https://jamorham.github.io/#xdrip-plus
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    Dexcom sensor life .

    I built an xDrip kit (mostly to see how it worked) and have lent it to a friend using a Vibe. She has said that the pump only picks up her G4 Dexcom for 2 weeks, but the xDrip will pick it up for 4 weeks. The paracetamol thing seems to be a bit individual - some people read massively high if...
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    Diabetes Alert Dogs and the BBC

    I saw the same article and as I've commented before, it is now a BBC requirement that all articles regarding diabetes have at least one major factual error.
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    Hi does anyone feel that type 2 diabetes should be given another name?

    It may not be entirely rational, but it does in my head - to a certain extent. The way I see it, if we're aiming to stay under 6.5% and I get the result of 5.4%, then I squeaked in by 1.1% and that doesn't seem like much. But if we're going for 48 mmol/L and I get 36 mmol/L then that sounds way...
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    Hi does anyone feel that type 2 diabetes should be given another name?

    "Tis @noblehead in the mind" - FTFY. ...and if anything was to be changed, then it should be the name of type 1 as it affects fewer people but I'm not convinced that it would be a good idea. Those who know about diabetes would have to remember to call it something different (JDRF still haven't...
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    Geek Jokes

    There are 2 types of people in the world, those who can extrapolate from an incomplete data set...
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    Opsite Flexifix - how much do you pay?

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01CZ5AIQ8/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new £12.15 with free delivery. Not sure if buying through Amazon's 'other sellers' counts, but have a look at https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/input-diabetes
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    G5 CGM mobile compatibility

    The Android version of the Dexcom G5 software is now available in the UK (but not the USA yet) and will have been tested with a limited number of phones. As far as I can see, if you're phone's not on the list, then you can't download the app. I've not seen a way round that yet. There is an open...
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    Next 2.4 metre

    I have a Contour Next One and it doesn't have those issues. Contact Ascensia and they'll post you a new one. https://diabetes.ascensia.co.uk/contact-us.php
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    My Ultimate Wearable Tech....

    I'm curious to know which of those features your current wearable tech provides you with. The Sony Smartwatch 3 is waterproof, does the step counting thing, has GPS, will Bluetooth to a Dexcom G5 to pick up blood glucose levels, then forward them onto an Android phone running xDrip+ to upload...
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    Boring!

    I took that as 'people who aren't type 1s themselves, or who live with a type 1', and therefore talking about something they don't really understand. That does irritate me a little, regardless of the subject, if it's something I know about. I've become convinced that there is a BBC directive...
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    Dexcom CGM

    OK - no Animas rep at the pump thing today, but they were in a fortnight ago. The word on the street is that the G5 Animas pump will be launched <drum roll> "some time this year!"
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    Dexcom CGM

    Last I heard, it was due out some time this year, but no actual date. The pump coordinator at my hospital also said that they had an internal approval process that needed to be completed by the hospital before the new pump would be available to patients. That was in December. At the time (partly...
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    Technology

    Fixed the Bluetooth meter issue - found weird stuff in the xml settings file and deleted the 'nul' bit:
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    Technology

    I'm using a 'recycled' Dexcom G5: It talks directly to my Sony Smartwatch 3 (the one on the right): That forwards the data to my phone and the xDrip+ app: Which is calibrated by a Bluetooth compatible meter (OK - not working at the moment): The phone then forwards the data to a...
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    insulin needles sizes

    The point (pun intended) of shorter needles is to avoid injecting into muscle by mistake. Injections into muscle means a much faster absorption rate compared to fat and can lead to hypos. BD (Beckton Dickinson) have a patent on 'pentapoint' needles whereby there are more bits of metal shaved out...
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    What new meter?

    A couple of lists here (there will be others not included): http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood_glucose_monitor_guide.html http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose-meters/smallest-blood-glucose-meters.html If you're type 1 then meter manufacturers will send you meters free of charge...
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    What new meter?

    I quite like the Accu-Chek Mobile for being 'out and about' as there are no test strips to faff about with. It will warn you if it's too cold, but depending on how cold it is, will do the test anyway and has a warning with words to the effect of 'might be a little bit out'. Can't remember...