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    Freestyle libre reliability

    I know this will sound controversial but, I very rarely bother with finger pricks anymore, I only really do one if I feel outrageously ill. And the government now allow the Freestyle Libre scan results to determine if you should drive or not...
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    Humid weather affecting me?

    Mine goes sky high in the heat :(
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    Type 1 High Blood Sugars

    Hi this might sound odd, but if my blood level is 16 for example, and my pump suggests I need 2.7 units to bring it down, my level will stay the same i.e 15.0-17.0 for the duration of the insulin (4 hours). But, if I were to have insulin on top of the correction, say for a piece of toast, making...
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    How many carbs do YOU eat

    I average around 250g of carbs per day, which looking at other peoples, sounds a lot. But my sugars are good with a great HBA1C. I am also on a pump.
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    GP changing my meter to save money

    I'm in Derby, and I also got told that, as a type 1, I can use any meter I like. For type 2 they provide a 'standard' one which they provide, and you have no choice over.
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    son of 14yrs diagnosed in sept 16 feels ill goes to bed

    Hi Lebsky, first of all, I would never ever stop him taking his insulin, it's keeping him alive. I was diagnosed when I was 14 (I'm now 42) and the pains I got were awful (leg cramps, stomach pains etc...) but I think they were some kind of growing pains, as your body has been starved of...
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    Advice on pumps please

    Hi, sorry for the late reply, I do a complete set change; cannula and reservoir every three days without fail, I tend to only fill my reservoir to around 200 units and I pretty much use all of that, with a small amount of contingency. But I cant see why you couldn't fill it and replace when...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    I just found out last Thursday mine has been 6.4% continuous for the last year :)
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    Advice on pumps please

    I've had the Medtronic 640g for 18 months now, this is my first pump so I have no direct comparison for you unfortunately. The menus are overwhelming at first, but like anything really, when you are using it day in day out it becomes second nature. you can give such tiny increments of insulin if...
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    Libre on NHS

    This is great news, I just hope I qualify...
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    Morning testing

    I do, then if behaving slightly odd (not unheard of) my wife can test me if I wont wake up. She has found me in Hypo state before like this.
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    Carbs in pills?

    You most likely need insulin for the protein in your breakfast
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    Type 1 Morning insulin/breakfast

    The way cereals effect me is pretty similar to you. Looking at your Libre results, I would say your ratios are fine, as you return back to your previous result afterwards. I had the same problem so reduced my carbs at breakfast. I now have 1 slice of toast and 1 poached egg (around 23g of...
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    Dawn Phenomenon

    I had the DP for years, and as yours is my blood sugars rose at 3am, if I woke with a blood sugar of 13 or less I would be amazed. My diabetic clinic referred me to go on to a pump (because of the DP) and I was so unsure about It I actually considered it for about a year. What a waste of a year...
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    Type 1 Hypos after each meal

    Just a thought, but have you thought about the Freestyle Libre? I know its a little expensive, but you don't need to use it all of the time, your diabetes nurse/consultant may even give you a free sample. But they are great for plotting the timeline graph of how your sugars respond to food and...
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    Recently diagnosed T 1

    I've been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years and I have been on Novorapid for around 15 of them. I have never had a reaction to it but that doesn't mean you aren't. I would get in contact with the diabetes unit in your area and your GP to get to the cause of the problem, please don't stop taking...
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    Type 1 Eating out.

    I had the dawn rise, I would wake with blood sugar readings of an average of 13ish, I was asked if I would like to go on one, but was extremely apprehensive. it took me around a year for me to agree, I can honestly say its the best thing I've ever done for my diabetes. my blood sugar when I went...
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    Type 1 Eating out.

    When I was injecting (I'm on the pump now) I personally would inject all at once as the insulin takes time to start working 20-30 mins, as opposed to your food which will effect your blood sugars pretty much straight away.
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    Honeymoon to turkey

    I take everything I could possible need, and then a bit more to allow for delays/breakages etc. and I put it all in my hand luggage. But you will need to get a letter from your GP to explain what it all is and to explain that you are a diabetic. I've had some airports just pass me through no...