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Has anyone in Canada bought a freestyle libre? And if you have, how did you do it? I have see people sell them on eBay and I wanted to try and get one but I'm not too sure if it's good idea. Just wanted to make sure it was safe.

I have a team but I live in Canada so I can only get I contact by email or wait for the next appointment. I dropped it (gradually) because I was going low at night, but I think I made a huge mistake. My levels are 6 mmol in the morning so I thought it would be fine to keep it at 2 units. I have...

I will try to change my basal rates tonight. Any thoughts on how I should do it? Should I go to 12 units (TDD recommended) from 2 units? Or should I gradually increase it?

Hey guys, Im 24, a type 1 diabetec, and use novorapid and toujeo (basal). I have no idea on how much insulin to take anymore and I'm fed up!! I went from taking 30 units to 2 units of toujeo at night and I keep changing my novorapid rates to test my ratio. The problem is, my numbers are always...

A couple of months but I was not too well informed and did not pay much attention, but now I'm starting to learn about how different foods spike at different times, what to eat, etc. I want to start taking matters into my own hands now so I'm trying to find out how both insulins specifically...

How does it come down after the bolus is finished? Does the basal eventually bring it down?

All I had was whole wheat bread with a little bit of mashed potatoes. If it is still at 7-8 mmol after 4-5 hours, do I leave it? Or do I make a correction? Sorry I'm still trying to understand how this works, I really don't want it to affect me in the long term. Kinda scared

Hello everyone, I have had a few changes in my insulin dosage lately. I have been testing 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours after eating. In the 1st hour it goes to 8.4 mmol, 2nd and 3rd hours are around 8 mmol and 4th hour is 7.2 mmol. What does this mean? Is my basal (Toujeo) too low? Am I not taking...