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  1. Jc3131

    How great....

    ...would it be to just have 1 day a year to live a normal life without thinking about every single thing you eat/drink and do every second of the day? Everyone have a good Christmas and a happy new year.
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    What is the no 1 thing that frustrates you about living with type 1 diabetes?

    Mines feeling angry when you've done really well and kept your levels decent. Then one look at something sweet and the blood sugar rollercoaster begins. Being restricted and also just the exhaustion of not being able to switch off. Also after a night of higher than 'normal' levels it's the...
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    Covid causing insulin resistance?

    I had covid a month ago and my levels were slightly elevated. The one thing I struggled with was even if I ate something I would normally take 4u of novorapid for I was ending up doubling it and doing a lot of correction doses. I put this down to being inactive for a couple of weeks and not...
  4. Jc3131

    Finally a libre 2!!!

    I just got forgot about and 15 months later I still have Libre. If you prove that you can make it improve your blood levels then I think you should be fine. Just learn everything you can about how it works. I was told today that im getting moved onto the Libre 2. Good luck
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    Shielding letter - all Type 1s?

    Im based in tyne and Wear and I've not had a shielding letter, or any indication that I will. Ive been diagnosed nearly 4 years now and have a hba1c of 50. And a bmi of 25
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    Has the Libre improved your control?

    It's improved mine slightly. The main thing is being able to see the patterns and act on them. My hba1c has hovered between 48 and 52 for around 3.5 years now. Currently I'm at 50. It's doesn't look like it's made much difference going off my hba1c, but during that time my honeymoon period has...
  7. Jc3131

    HBA1C and Freestyle Libre

    My actual hba1c was 50 and my libre was saying it was 50. Not bad.
  8. Jc3131

    Weak and Tired Arms

    I have similar symptoms to yoursef. The Dr said that I have borderline underactive thyroid but it does not need any treatment as of yet. I read that issues with muscles in the arms are a sign of this. Dr Google told me that one.
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    HbA1c

    Mine at the moment is sitting at 48 that's from the info on my Libre so I'm not sure how accurate it is. I''ve not had my bloods done since I've had the Libre because of the coronavirus but I've been hovering around 48 to 54 mark since diagnosis 3 years ago. I don't have many hypos, if I do...
  10. Jc3131

    Novorapid

    Yes I use Lantus, my fasting levels are normally around the 8mmol mark. It varies as I eat quite late and that's another issue I have. The current pen is just past halfway, I was actually thinking of changing it. I may have been like this a while, but since using the Libre I can see all the...
  11. Jc3131

    Novorapid

    Hello all, just a quickie to ask about Novorapid. All of a sudden it seems to be taking ages to work and the last few days it seems like im just injecting water. Even taking it half an hour before food doesn't seem to be working. My bloods have been high all night in the 12's. Then after a...
  12. Jc3131

    New to all this.

    Hello Claire, I'm no diabetes pro but I know exactly what you are going through. I'm nearly 3 years into my diagnosis and before my diagnosis I was in my own words a ' ticking time bomb'. Meaning I was all over the place and no one knew how I felt bar my closest family. I worked nightshift so I...
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    Freestyle Libre sensor unavailable

    I've just collected my prescription this morning, this was ordred on the 9th of January. The pharmacist has told me to put another prescription in as well as the 2 month supply that I have had in for 2 weeks, this is because the Libre is being delivered in dribs and drabs.
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    Freestyle Libre sensor unavailable

    I've had the libre now for nearly 2 weeks, I put my prescription in straight away and it's not going to be available until around the 30th Jan. After trawling around local pharmacies without any luck it looks like im back to multiple finger pricking again.
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    Freestyle Libre sensor unavailable

    Hello all, I have just been on the course and prescribed my first libre. The woman that gave the course told us that there is a 3 to 4 week delay at the moment and to try and put prescription in at the bigger chemists for the time being.
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    Libre on the NHS

    I have just been accepted for the Libre as I meet the criteria, due to the amount of tests I do a day. I'm hoping that the hospital will be in touch soon as they said I need to wear the sensors for 6 months to see if it's beneficial to me. Due to the nature of my job, I am bound to knock the...
  17. Jc3131

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    53mmol today. I knew it would be the highest since being diagnosed back in June 2017. I had a bit of a wobble a few weeks back and every morning my bloods were over 10mmol. This coincided with me being off work, since going back it has seemed to have dropped to around the 8mmol mark.
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    A normal life

    Cheers for the replies, I was a little tipsy on Saturday night. My high readings continued yesterday, in the 14's only dropping to 6.6 before bed. I woke at 10mmol this morning and after breakfast im back to 14 again. I'm hoping it's because I've not been as active as I've been off work and...
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    A normal life

    Thanks, my novorapid is a disposable pen and it only had a day or two left. That is why I was 'man' enough to break it. I have enough supplies to keep me going. I feel bad doing it now as it's a waste but there weren't many units left in it if you took out the air bubbles.
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    A normal life

    Thanks all for the replies. I was having a bit of a moment and I have chilled back to my normal self. Which I have to add is probably a less up tight version than I was a few hours ago. My insulin pen ended up the way it was because I actually snapped it in anger after seeing my high blood...