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I find hand sanitiser does the trick.

When it's working correctly, the Libre connection really doesn't use that much battery. Mine is currently showing as 0.5% of my total battery usage. I remember there was a bug in some earlier versions where it was consuming more like 50%, but that was fixed long ago.

I've not noticed any effect up or down on my blood sugars from it (unless it's with milk obviously), but I find it nice and good for my digestion and sleep.

When using the non official apps, you can usually still get readings during the periods where the official reader gives this error. It does seem to correspond to times when BG changes direction rapidly. I guess Abbott decided the values at these times were too uncertain to share with the user...

In the end I gave up on getting multiple apps working and just went back to using only the official LibreLink app (after deleting and reinstalling it, it was able to reconnect to the running sensor).

Back when I was at uni, I once ran out of strips and was having trouble getting a new script filled in time. My parents on hearing about this helpfully sent me the backup supply I had at their house, however, to post them easier, they emptied the whole pot into a wrap of paper and put that in an...

I haven't used that particular one, but have used many different meters over the years, including a few of the ones that keep the strips inside in a cartridge or drum, and I found all of those gimicky and trouble prone. Also if the cartridge only holds a few strips, you end up having to carry...

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Is the HVAC layout part of the training program? (I think you attached an extra image by mistake ) Seriously though, good work on getting in shape and glad it's working.

Those little pots for poaching eggs in the microwave can be handy when in a rush. You just crack it in, add a splash of water and microwave for a minute.

Is there a particular reason why you're looking at protein powders rather than regular food? Are you vegan/vegetarian? I buy an unflavoured whey isolate with no additives, so I have the option of what to mix it with. I find isolate slightly easier to digest and lower carb. It is a fair bit more...

I'm doing a clear out and have a box of old meters accumulated over the years. I've always kept a few around as backup so I have options if only certain strips are available. However, some of these are pretty old and I wondered - Can you even still get strips for all of these, or are some...

I've often had the impression that warm milk spikes me a lot more than cold, and more than the equivalent carbs from other sources. A flat white ( <150ml of milk and a double espresso shot) typically causes a bigger BG rise for me than a post workout shake with 400ml of cold milk. (A double...

I find guaifenesin quite helpful. You find it in many 'mucus cough' labelled syrups. It thins the mucus and makes it easier to cough up. I'm currently getting over another bout of COVID, and in the morning I take a dose of this, drink a load of water and inhale some steam from the kettle, then...

It really is a failure of regulation that these devices are still advertised and sold when they simply do not work. For non diabetics whose BG stays within a tight range, of course a random value from within that range won't be very far off the true one, but it appears there's no actual...

Yes, you should be fine with that one. It comes with a current Android version, Bluetooth and NFC, which are the key features you need for connection with the Libre 2 and alarms.

I should add lipohypertrophy is another thing to watch out for (harder fatty lumps that can develop over time from injecting a lot in the same spot). Injecting into these lumps can then cause problems. That's more of a long term thing though, not something that fades away after rubbing, which...

I occasionally get painful temporary bumps like that when an injection wasn't deep enough. You don't want it too deep or you hit muscle which is painful (and absorbed much quicker), but too shallow is also bad. It needs to reach the subcutaneous fat, and if the needle doesn't get all the way...

Is this a Libre2? Using phone or the reader? Do you have the 'Signal Loss' Alarm option on? I always keep that off, because it does occasionally briefly lose connection, and I wouldn't want it beeping every time. What was the reading when you checked? Another possibility is that it was heading...