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Hi Ladyblue. Hypos or low blood sugar is very common if you take insulin injections. Ive had type 1 for 65 years and like you I get lows mostly at 3-4am in the morning. We all want to get our bloods down & get a good HbA1c for the special but really if you are in the 7 to 7.5 mmols average...

You are absolutely right. This is not the only advert for these so called " Non Invasive " constant blood sugar monitors. There are even watches that purport to do exactly the same thing ! Of course this is rubbish - you cannot possibly measure blood sugar without some sort of of probe beneath...

Personally I cannot see the point in mixing up comments from people who have Insulin Dependent Type 1 Diabetes and those with Type 2 Diabetes. A case in point is reading on this forum a Type 2'er saying that they had had a bad Hypo and that they were sweating a bit and felt tingling in the...

Hi Iain! I'm similar to you T-1 65 years but I'm 81. I'm on the old porcine. I think your nurse is right. I've experienced this Dawn Phenomenon thing for years now and my HBA1c is around 7.2 mmols old money and my doc is happy enough. I just take my insulin as normal and take a few pips up or...

I think that's wise. I've always just used the reader and everything has worked perfectly well. The odd sensor has been replaced by Abbott but I'm all for keeping things simple & as reliable as possible. Interestingly the Reader Meter alarm screams if it's apart or away from the sensor on your...

This is a truly complicated subject and a quite a difficult one to respond to. I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 64 years now and I certainly wish I'd never been struck down with it at the age of 16! I was admitted to hospital in 1960 in a very high blood sugar Ketoacidosis Coma. I apparently...

Hi Chris I've had Type 1 64 years! I've had plenty of really bad hypos in my time & been unconscious for hours sometimes- waking up - not knowing where you are- trying to get up- take some carbs etc- have a good sleep to recover fully- anybody near fussing - feeling freeezing cold etc etc . I...

Hi Karen! Absolutely well said! I've had Tyoe 1 for 64 years and Libre 2 has really taken the hassle and worry of hypos at work, rest and play. For years I used to worry all the time- my fingers were a mess; I had finger prickers everywhere, spare batteries for them, car, house; caravan etc...

Being a Type 1'er for 65 years and like you have just a few teeth left- I always keep a tube or two of Glucogel handy. The docs will prescribe them if you ask. It is a dextrose gel that you can just snap the cap off the tube and squeeze into your mouth. Saved me many a time over the years.!

You are spot on their Searley. You need specialist welfare rights advice. You should at least have a Libre 2 system in place and do your tests before driving your car as well as being able to recognise a hypo coming. Hypo awareness the DVLA call that.. if you can manage your life relatively...

Yes I think getting older has had alot to do with it. Also diabetes has been more difficult to control as you get older too. I suffer from neuropathy in my legs and lately my fingers, so restless legs don't help much either. Also depending on your insulin regime- between 3am and 4am was always...

I honestly think we can all get too involved with data from our Libre 2 's. I know we all want the best control possible- but we are in danger of being obsessed with all the available figures these days. I've had Type 1 for longer than most on here (64 yrs) and I've seen a heck of a lot of...

Good thinking! My Libre 2 reads low all the time tbh in comparison to a finger prick. My low is set at 3.2 mmols. I use the Libre reader all the time cos I'm not too au fait with smartphone stuff. I've had T1 for 64 years so in comparison to Wee testing and test tubes and finger pricks- this...

Hi Robert! I've been type 1 on insulin for 63 years now so speak with quite a lot of experience on this matter. Back in the early days I used to go to the pub sometimes on my own or with friends- and have my 2 pints and maybe a meal as well. This was well before Libre of course and if I'm...

I've been Type 1 insulin dependent for 62 years now and no doctor or dietician has ever told me to back off or go low carb. I have been careful with spuds and rice, cereals etc not overdoing it and just adjusting my insulin intake accordingly. The Libre has helped a lot btw. Doing the balancing...

Hi Daffy. I've been Type1 insulin dependent for 62 years to date. In that time I've forgotten my insulin many many times or just as bad - I've forgotten whether I took my insulin at all or not! All I've done is to keep an extra special eye on my blood sugar with my blood glucose meter- same...

Hi Sarah! I'm Type 1 insulin dependent for 62 years and a driver. I always make sure I carry a couple of tubes of Glucogel wherever I go for emergency blood sugar hypos. I also keep a blood test kit in the car all the time and I always test my bloods before even getting in the car despite me...

I really can't believe that you think that having an alcoholic drink to go with carbs is a good idea as a diabetic because it will simply make your blood glucose increase still further- that I do know. I'm a Type 1 on insulin for 62 years and one of the main things the specialist told me on...

Before giving him any carbs you should've tested his bloods with a blood glucose meter. I wouldn't have expected your Dad on Metformin to go that low tbh also the carbs you gave him would have been in danger of making him hyper- ie too much sugar in the blood rather than hypo glaecemic. He needs...

I think that is the best idea! In the UK the council will take them and supply a tamper proof container generally for that very purpose. I've been type 1 for 63 years and in the old days we used to carefully wrap up our old needles and syringes in a little bag and stick them in the bin but...