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I recall this issue when I first got a Libre a few years ago now. For me it is all about the timing of the insulin injection. For example, in the morning, my body takes ages to start absorbing the insulin injection and sometimes I need to wait an hour before eating if I am to avoid the spike...

As a T1 I am lucky enough to be prescribed the Libre FGM from Abbott. This has been truly life changing for me and I really can't imagine life without it now. Recently I've received notification that Abbott are discontinuing production of the Libre 1 sensor and have migrated onto Libre 2...

Hi - I've been on the Omnipod for 3 months now and have tried every location they suggest except my arm because I have my Libre there. To be honest I found the leg quite painful (when inputting a bolus) compared to other locations but it was certainly inconspicuous. My preferred locations that...

I used to have A1c up in the 70's before getting the Libre and using TIR to check my control over many weeks. Since using the TIR measure my HbA1c is dowm at 51 and staying there. Hence why I say TIR is important because it gives me, the patient, the ability to manage my overall control in real...

Very interested in this discussion. Since getting the Libre a year ago I chose to use the TIR measure on the reader as an indicator of how well I'm doing - it seemed to me to be the obvious measure to use. So I was pleased to listen to a presentation given by Dr Pratik Choudhary, (Senior...

The lowest reading I've had is 1.6. This was during the night after evening exercise. Libre said LO so I ate 4 jelly babies and then immediately did a finger prick test and got the 1.6. I do find that control after exercise is really difficult mainly because it is inconsistent. I assume that is...

OK thanks. I've not noticed that effect myself. The one that has caught me out with the Libre is erroneous high readings just after having taken a shower. The reading jumps up by at least 2 mmol and the arrow points vertically upwards like I've just eaten a handful of jelly babies. 10 minutes...

Can you explain what a 'compression low' is please?