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    Libre problems

    I have been using the Libre for over 12 months now and find it to be very comparable to finger prick results although occasionally may be 5 or 10 minutes behind. In my opinion you have to weigh up the positives and the negatives and make up your own mind but for me it is the best thing since...
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    Libre on NHS

    It's a great product BUT ....... I have been self funding for over a year now and have seen an increasing delay in delivery times when reordering sensors. Despite asking on a number of occasions if production levels are going to be increased it's impossible to find out. The foreign call centre...
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    FreeStyle Libre

    I have been self funding the FL for nearly a year now by making sacrifices on other buying and like many have found it to be one of the best technological breakthroughs for diabetics in years (I have been T1 for over 40 years). The improvements in my health and quality of life have been...
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    Petition for Freestyle Libre on NHS

    I think the off the cuff comment you have made is without any real thought or knowledge being applied. As a long standing type 1 diabetic I disagree with what you say for several reasons 1) If you finger prick more than 10 times daily the Freestyle Libre Sensor is cheaper 2) After 40+ years of...
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    Type 1 Blood glucose testing and visual impairment

    Can anyone help ??? As a visually impaired person and living on my own I am having difficulty finding the blood on my finger after pricking and getting the test strip to it. I have good light and magnification and a talking moitor but with the bit of blurred vision I have it can still be very...
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    T1 and acupuncture

    Hi .......... I am a Type 1 diabetic and will shortly be having a course of acupuncture because of pain to an accident injury site (Not related to diabetes) I have been told this may lower my blood glucose levels ........ Does anyone know anything about this and if true Why ?? Many thanks
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    Noctura 400 - help with getting a custom mask

    Hi there ........ From all the information I have found on the web and from my discussions with Noctura and the optometrist who came to see me there are no negative side effects. When I spoke to Noctura they told me they had to supply evidence of safety from data they had gathered over a number...
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    Noctura 400 - help with getting a custom mask

    Hi ........... I have had the home consultation/eye test and everything went well. The mask was demonstrated and seems extremely simple to use. The report is being sent to Noctura and I am awaiting their call so the mask can be programmed to my sleeping hours. The mask works for 8 hours in any...
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    Noctura 400 - help with getting a custom mask

    Hi there ........ I am new to this site/forum and find it a brilliant source of information. I am having my first home appointment with The Outside Clinic (part of the Lloyds group) re starting with the Noctura 400 sleep mask on the 17th November so will give you all periodic updates.