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With the Libre you don't need to buy the starter kit if you plan on using your smartphone to monitor - all instructions for applying can be found online, and the only difference between a sensor box and the starter kit is that the starter comes with instructions and a monitoring device. I use my...

Easy way of checking - if you have a bg meter on you (obviously the libre won't work for this!) test the drink as you would your sugars - if it gives any reading other than LOW it's not sugar free. Better to be safe than sorry!! Sent from my SM-G920F using DCUK Forum mobile app

Hi everyone. I've had T1D since I was 10; when I was 13 I started restricting and eliminating my insulin. This lasted 5 years before I began to recover, and although 3 years later I'm able to take most injections, my control is still considerably less than perfect. Today I was diagnosed with...

Hello everyone!! I've been T1D for 10 years now (I just turned 21) and have just been diagnosed with CRVO potentially caused by years of diabulimia. As a result, my boyfriend wants to get reading about both the basics of diabetes to solidify his knowledge and any books that will help him offer...

I am 10 years to the day (29th March 2006) and also 20 years old. I have no diabetic friends, did the DAFNE course when I was 17 but nobody else was under the age of 30. I have early stages of retinopathy. I have felt isolated and terrified for as long as I can remember. I've been in and out of...