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  1. Jessitalia

    Abbott encryption (so Miao Miao May stop working?)

    Hi everyone, I am trialling a Miao Miao which is great but kind of annoying as I’m an Apple user and can’t seem to access Spike. So I’ve been down an app rabbit hole these last 2 days and Diabits answered a question I had with the info below. Maybe it’s not new news but as I’m just about to...
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    Adam Heller- inventor of the Libre

    According to Wikipedia Dr Adam Heller will turn 87 on 25th June. I feel we should do something to celebrate! Any ideas?
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    Libre from new country

    Hi everyone, I got prescribed Libre in Italy and then we moved to Singapore. My Italian libreS finished today, so I started using my bought () Singaporen libre. I had to get the Singaporen LibreLink app and have just logged onto libreview to check its ok. It’s not! Do I need to start a...
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    Is this dawn phenomenon?

    Hi all, I’m fairly confident my morning rise is due to dawn phenomenon. Would taking my Tresiba at bed, rather than morning, be helpful? I think Tresiba has a fairly flat profile but I don’t know what else to do, since I hypo if I give myself 0.5 of a unit of humalog before bed. Any thoughts?
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    EVENING not dawn phenomenon AKA am a T1 freak?

    Hi again knowledgeable people, We've just relocated to Asia and I'm job hunting so I've a lot of time to play with my Diabetes. I've been taking a break from the Libre due to sweating it off so today I've used my morning to input my BGs into the One Drop/ Apple Health app. I sort of did it...
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    Diabetes as marketing

    Weird [unnecessary] things you see that advertisers have stuck the word “diabetes” on.
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    Pre bolus timing

    Hello all, I had a slight anti- eureka moment and wondered your thoughts on it. So I was on Novoraoid for years, since 2006 or something, and I SWEAR they told me that I could inject once my plate was in front of me. So that’s what I did. Then this year my new diabetiologist said I...
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    New to humalog- anything I need to know (and concerned/ embarrassed revelation)?

    My new doctor has put me on Humalog. When I asked how it was different to Novoraoid she said it was “exactly the same” so I didn’t think to ask anything else. However! Now I’ve googled it I fear I’ve been taking Novoraoid incorrectly for 15 years!! It was a big deal when I went on it because...
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    Needle length

    I’ve been put on 4mm needles and have been using them for 3 days. Since then my blood sugars have been higher - 8 rather than 5 averages. Last night I was 14 before dinner. I ate an apple for it and injected 4.5 units. (1.5 for apple, 3 for correction). 1.5 hours later my BG was 17.5. I...
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    Diabetes in other countries

    I had my first appointment with an Italian consultant today! I feel very proud because I spoke Italian with some staff and did it all on my own ☺️ ANYWAY. She was great and spoke good English but now I’ve had time to reflect (after the “I’m really doing it!” high), I’m slightly peeved/ have...
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    One Drop app A1c

    Hi, hopefully easy to answer (although google is failing me). Does anyone know if the One Drop estimated A1c is % or mmol? Thanks!
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    Pasta= Low Blood

    Hi everyone, I’ve been T1 for 28 years so should have this down but! In the last 2 weeks I’ve eaten pasta twice and based my novorapid on the carbs on the pack. Both times I’ve had hypos! I live in Italy and normally guesstimate my pasta, with higher BG after, so thought I’d take advantage...
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    Do thinner needles leak more?

    Hello all, I've been prescribed new pen needles that are 0.23 thick. My old ones were 0.3 thick. I was excited, thinking thinner needles would be slightly more comfortable (every little helps), but I THINK they are leaking when I inject! I usually do experience a little leakage but this...