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  1. Tony337

    Taking the biscuit........

    Hi Type 1 50 years coeliac for 15....... I went into the school kitchen not 5 minutes ago with levels at 5.4 with no rapid insulin on board.....happy days... There were several trays of home made biscuits winking at me and the smell was divine. The desire was soooo strong but i spotted a tray...
  2. Tony337

    Advice for a simpleton required please.....

    Hi All I'm not very good with tech and would like to connect my libre 2 to my android phone which is compatible to run xdrip+. I currently use a separate reader for reasons i won't bore you with and have the librelink app on my phone but want it running with xdrip. I have downloaded the xdrip...
  3. Tony337

    Libre 2 and miaow miaow

    Hi I am not particularly tech savvy and would like to ask is there an app that operates similar to the original libre with the miaow miaow attached..... I would like to be able to just look at my phone without scanning to see what my levels are doing. Thank you very much. Tony
  4. Tony337

    Libre 2 alarm volume control?

    Hi I have libre 2 and android galaxy phone. I can alter the volume accordingly on my phone to suit. The one thing i simple cannot alter is the sound of the libre alarm. I want to reduce the volume during the day but obviously not at night. Am i being dense? I am prone to overlooking the...
  5. Tony337

    Galaxy a32 with libre 2 sensor trouble......help!!!!

    Hi I'm pulling my hair out...... Galaxy a32 phone has worked with countless sensors. Phone updated itself earlier in the week and i had to alter some of my phone settings for the alarm to work. New sensor activated yesterday and as far as i can remember everything was working between phone and...
  6. Tony337

    Cooking???

    Before I go on could I just point out this is a good natured contribution … Why are people obsessed by cooking and recipes. Theres books and tv shows all over the place and its all people want to talk about..... I hate cooking and I only do it if I have to which is about once a week. The rest...
  7. Tony337

    Will of iron??

    Good morning Type 1 with bad guts here. 7am i'm in work and unexpectedly my levels dropped to below 3 and had an attack (I use the term in context) of bad guts at the same time...… I'm wobbling around an empty building doing the same job I've been doing for the last 12 years.... Its now...
  8. Tony337

    Libre 1 with miaow miaow versus libre 2 without?

    I have the libre 1 with miaow miaow attached and like the set up for accuracy but the miaow miaow battery life and the fact it gets unstuck twice a week has made me consider the libre 2 without the miaow miaow. The alarm on the miaow miaow has become a life changer for me and still marvel at it...
  9. Tony337

    Libre and fitbit?

    Hi My ongoing move into new tech is well errr...ongoing.... Is the freestyle libre with miaomiao and xdrip+ compatable with a fitbit watch? Thanks Tony
  10. Tony337

    Simple advice on libre and miaomiao

    Hi I'm a bit thick and need some simple advice so I can understand. Once I've understood I can take on board the different avenues I can go down...…. I have had the libre for about 12 months and simply adore it. I've been type 1 for 46 years. If I add the miaomiao which lives on top of the...
  11. Tony337

    Can my GP prescribe libre?

    Hi I manage my diabetes myself and have done for 45 years. If I need anything I see my GP who is normally quite magnificent. I would like a freestyle libre but he tells me he is unable to set this up and I need to see a specialist. I don't want to do this and it seems like a waste of money and...
  12. Tony337

    Basal Bolus

    Hi I take my background insulin twice a day then take my fast acting insulin with food or if in need of some....... I'm a seasoned pro of 44 years and yet....... I can't tell which is which....either could be either.....the labels just won't sink in. Am I basaling or bolusing I don't know...
  13. Tony337

    Sickness

    Good morning I haven't vomited since I was a teenager and I am now 50. I have always worked around people and have a theory that this has helped my immune system. Well I was as sick as a dog on Saturday night in a B&B in north wales and it was a shocker....... My wife and I picked up our new...
  14. Tony337

    Am I fasting?

    Hi I often go 24 hours without eating. If my sugar levels are good then not a morsel passes my lips. However I drink coffee with milk during said 24 hours. So am I actually fasting? I suffer with bad guts, coeliac and Bile Acid Malabsorption, which means sometimes I eat and I have bad guts and...
  15. Tony337

    Sudden thought......

    Hello I was reading a post about fasting and who should and shouldn't. The other day i got up and my bg was 6.1- happy days. I suffer from Bile acid malabsorption on top of Coeliacs so suffer from bad guts. My guts were in good shape that morning so along with my good bg i took my levimir and...
  16. Tony337

    Hello.........Type1.

    Tony here Type 1 of 42 years DAFNE trained coeliac sufferer uk And a bit crackers........ Hello to everyone...