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  1. ailsa12

    Dexcom failures- reporting to consumer watchdog

    I'm UK based, been an issure for 6 months now, they keep dening it are you G6 or g5?
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    Dexcom failures- reporting to consumer watchdog

    Hi guys, I've been using dexcom for just under 2 years and in the past 6 months have had multiple sensors fail to stick due to the needle not retracting properly, tonight I have 5 sensors fail which takes me up to about 11 failures in total. every time I call dexcom they replace the faulty ones...
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    I Have Been Type One For 4 Years But Just Found Out Im Actually Monogenic (mody)

    so on Friday I was at the hospital to ask about getting a libra and they had the results of my genetic tests and I don't have type one after all. so I have come off insulin, now I have been taken very small doses and have a low carb diet, they have changed me onto diamicron. Today was the first...
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    lantus problem?

    Ive chatted about the possiblity of doign it before so im going to give it a try and see what happens my plan is 4 units at 2 and then 6 at 9 and see what happens
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    lantus problem?

    I'm not sure it never has done it before. I'm having breakfast and taking insulin but i check when i get back in from the walk, today it had gone from 7.5 to 6 when i got back but then up to 9 in the two hours beetween that a lunch at 2
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    lantus problem?

    no im on novo rapid as well but ive got that down to a tee
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    lantus problem?

    my consultant is happy with how much im taking and i take it at tthis time becasue i have had problems taking it in the evening and due to another medical condition mornings arn't good. I decided to only take 4 of the 10 at 2 today and will take the rest with dinner to see if that helps?
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    lantus problem?

    so i have recently changed my rountine a little. for the past few months i have been going for a walk in the mornings but a few dyas ago i chnaged my lunch time. I take my lantus at lunch 10 units a day. at 2 in the afternoon but since i changed y lunch and my lantus from 1 oclock to 2 oclock i...
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    they did lots of blood pressure tests in hosptial. i know i didn't eat as I had no crumbs packets ect. with me on the floor when I woke up. I having some tests on my heart to check that out, but since I have felt really not well. light headed and super slow on my feet ect. its all been quitw...
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    chatted with the dr about this I take lantus but I ahve it at one pm
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    am also getting check on my heart incase it wasnt. felt so unbelivenly hypo though
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    I am not risking anything tonight, it will be three hoursly cheeck and probs aim for 10 osh before bed, myy crontaol is noramly dead tight so one night wont hurt it
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    I hadent eated anything from comeing to check feeling hypo and waking iup on the floor. the thing that is cinfusing the dr is that I ate 2 hours before when I was 5.5 (18g carb) and this woukd normaly see me thought the night
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    the hypo doctors aren't sure was a hypo

    Please forgive the strange name but I am curious to see if anyone else has had a similar experience. I took my BG's before i went to bed they were 8.6. happy they were fine for the night I went to bed. I could sleep and was feeling hungry so got up and check again 5.5. this is too low for...
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    Late Night Munchies

    roasted beans are good and very filling with very little carb. I like a chunck of cheeder as well also filling high fat but wont raise your sugars, tins of tuna are good for that as well. avoid bicsuits and crackers as they are all carb no anything else. if you want cheese just eat the cheese on...
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    hypo and vomiting

    thank you so much for the advice! was up all night but sugars stberlised now. feeling a little better as well now i hgave had some sleep :)
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    hypo and vomiting

    sorry not nice but i am being sick alot atm and have just hypoed and want to go to bed. anyone knwo the best way to deal with this? droped quite fast drinking OJ and going suck some swwets to get it up but i need to sleep :(
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    Lantus to Levemir

    ive got an apointment and I want to talk about the lantus/ levimer thing. I'm on 15 units of lantus before bed but sleep for 12 hours a night due to ME. I always have to eat before bed becasue i drop alot in the night so I'm hopeing to find away around that
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    Smart meters

    Avvia accu-check expert meter! dose all that you need and works on batteries
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    Accu-Check??

    I have the accu-check expert and I love it. I have all my carb ratios in it and since I have started using it my bg have got really good! my lastest Hba1c is 41 and I'm hardly ever above 7.5 on my readings. if you get the right info in it can be really useful! alos its very easy ti set once you...