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I have never used the small cap when taking off the pump to shower etc. Should I? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I get them on prescription. You shouldn't have to pay for them.

You've got to be careful with pre-bolusing @staffsmatt. Bolusing just before you eat is so easy but when you pre-bolus you've got to time it right. I think it's the long gap between bolus and eating causing the dip as I did get it with the other brekkies.

A quick update on the successes and fails having taken some of the advice from others in this thread: I started by changing my breakfast routine by bolusing at least 20 mins before eating and changinging what I ate from the Oat So Simple instant porridge to either some home made Bircher (thanks...

That's a new one on me - as @Snapsy says, definitely worth a try for those irresistable cake moments

I get the same with bread - one slice is fine as it keeps the carbs down but two slices and it's game over ;)

Sounds much the same as normal weetabix

Do you just bolus for the carb content in this or extra for the protein?

Just found this protein bread at waitrose I'm off to get some for lunch!

@claire1991 its definitley not the basal. I've tested that. Any other brekkie ideas out there?

Thanks @Juicyj . Low-carb always works a treat for me when in comes to avoiding spikes. The trouble is that I ALWAYS feel hungry afterwards. It may just be psycological but that is the way it is. I want to eat carbs to help with the sport I do too. There are those that will say you dont need...

I'll try bolusing 20mins in advance and see how that goes tomorrow. I can extend the bolus profile on the pump but I'll see how I go with bolusing earlier first.

This morning I had one sachet of oat so simple mixed with low GI whey protein a few blueberries and chia seeds (35gms carbs) + 250ml coconut water (6gms carbs) + black coffee. I'm on a pump and took insulin 10-15 mins before eating. BG pre brekkie 7.4. One hr after it is 12.3 Now 1.5-2hrs...

Hi all. I'm having real trouble finding an option for breakfast that does not cause my BG to spike hugely immediately afterward. I do Not want to go carb free so please do not suggest that. Save that for another topic as I am DEFINITELY not interested in going carb free. What do you eat for...

Let's not get picky. The point was they essentially do the same job - one offers more than the other but they are both NHS funded. Back to the beginning - the post was to encourage signatures for the petition. The petition, if successful, would get the idea of CGM funding "considered for debate...

Pens are pre-loaded with insulin (some of them anyway). The accucheck mobile has no "strips" - it is a continious ribbon, so the BG meter is pre-loaded with strips in the same way pens are pre-loaded with insulin.

They dont do the same job - that's like comparing syringes to pens.

What about those that cant afford £20 per sensor?

Who uses them? I use Accucheck Mobile (which I get on NHS prescription) - they are about £20 for 50 tests which comes to a total of £1,180 based on your usage numbers - much the same as Libre.

#1on Jeremy Hunt's agenda is to make the general public believe the NHS is broken and get the public to lose sympathy with junior doctors and anything else that might require extra funding. It is a sad day when people start believing his endless lies and spin. The NHS is for all - lets keep it...