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    Lantus to Levemir: in need of encouragement

    Hi. I’ve had Levemir sitting in my fridge for a week that I look at every time I open the door. But I’m too scared to use it. I live in Australia and lantus is by far the more commonly prescribed long acting insulin here. My local chemist has “ almost no one “ on it. From reading the forum I get...
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    Thanks

    Thanks to the forum and especially @urbanracer and the moderator for your help during my nervy turn yesterday. Your replies introduced a much needed element of calm. As an update, after my (personal) world record of amount of insulin injected yesterday, today things have settled a bit and are...
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    A long shot

    Hi. I know this is unlikely but I was wondering if anyone has been on xeljanz, which is a drug for psoriatic arthritis and if so did it make them insulin resistant? This is my third day on it and I have had to DOUBLE my novorapid and increase my lantus a bit ( not too much in case it’s due to...
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    What happened to the best thread on the entire forum?

    Type 1 stars r us provided such a wealth of knowledge, humour, humility and the reality of everyday life with T1D for so many. It’s value as a source of education (and entertainment) is evidenced by its longevity and number of views and replies. It’s absence and also that of its great...
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    Lowering Medtronic 670 s Ideal bsl of 6.6

    Hi. I’m thinking of going on Medtronic 670 but its ideal bsl on auto of 6.6 would probably result in raising my HbA1C, not improving it. Is there any way to lower the auto bsl target? Thanks. Leeanne
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    Installing Spike App

    Hi. I’ve downloaded the app onto my iPhone 6 version 11.1 but it won’t let me open it as it says the nightscout foundation is not trusted. How do I get it trusted. I’ve been to settings but there is no option to change an apps trustworthiness. Cheers Leeanne
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    Dexcom G5

    Hi. I’ve been using a libre with the blucon transmitter for quite a while and am very happy with its accuracy. However I’ve developed an allergy to the libre’s adhesive and need to swap to another cgm. I’m considering a Dexcom G5 (I live in Australia and i don’t think the G6 is available here)...
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    Increased Insulin Sensitivity With Arthritis Drug

    Hi. Since I’ve been on leflunomide, trade Name Arava, for my autoimmune arthritis my insulin dose has halved. I googled this and a Chinese study on mice published in March this year offered an explanation but there hasn’t been a human study yet. I wondered if anyone else had experienced...
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    Libre and scans

    Just in case this helps someone in the future, I had a PET scan- a nuclear medicine imaging scan- today wearing my blucon and libre and neither were affected ( thank goodness). Cheers Leeanne
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    Record sheets

    Hi. Can anyone suggest a site where you can download blank sheets to record by hand blood glucose levels, time, insulin doses, comments etc ? The log books I have don’t provide enough space especially for my multiple corrections Thanks, Leeanne
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    A big thank you

    Hi. I would like to send Scott-C a big and heartfelt thank you for making me aware of and enabling me to be able to use blucon and xdrip+ with my libre censor. His detailed instructions and answering of questions in the blucon thread are excellent and must have taken up a lot of his time. Thanks...
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    Locked thread

    Hi. I wondered if someone could tell me what the lock symbol on katieandthe3cats thread signifies? Cheers
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    Video link about cholesterol

    Hi. I’d be grateful if someone could remind me of the link to the you tube video of the Australian doctor who explains cholesterol readings, as I just got mine back and want to interpret them. Many thanks in advance, Leeanne
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    Type 1 How to inject

    Hi. Just recovered from a big hypo after ? accidentally injecting into muscle in the side of my abdomen. I thought maybe my technique is wrong as this is the second time it's happened. I use 4 mm needles, pinch the skin, put the needle (on a novopen) in at 90 degrees, release the skin and...
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    Type 1 Leeannea

    CGM and freestyle libre Hi. A few times I've read here about the libre detecting lows when you are asleep Can it do. this or do you have to wake up and test with it ? Cheers Leeanne
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    Type 1 Leeannea

    Hi. Does anyone know a good app that works on iPhones that you can record bl gluc and insulin dose given so I can send my records to my endocrinologist? I downloaded a few but none included the insulin dose for export Thanks Leeanne
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    Difference in readings between freestyle liner and blood glucose monitor

    Hi. I have LADA and am on novorapid and lantus . I just got a freestyle libre in an effort to fix my terrible waking to lunchtime readings. I know that the libre tests interstitial fluid and that there is a 10 minute lag time between that and blood but there is a 20% difference between the libre...