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    What Hba1c level do you aim for?

    I've had T1 nearly 30 years and am glad when my HBA1c is 50 or 51. My best ever was 47. I do agree thank goodness for Libre 2! Before Libre my HBA1c was often in the low sixties, which I look back on with horror. Also, by this point, with that tech help, we know more than the doctors about how...
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    Pain With FreeStyle Libre 2

    I have had a nasty bit of bruising, like your photo, only once a couple of years ago. At the time I concluded that when I put it on I hit a small blood vessel. There was certainly much more of an "ouch" than usual. I couldn't use it for the full 2 weeks and Abbott replaced it. Again, I'm not...
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    Omnipod dash

    I've been using the omnipod since february and quite of lot of them (maybe one in six?) fail, with no warning. And more than 50% stop precise pumping round about 50-60 hours in, so the last 12 hours is very rocky. I get no warning apart from my freestyle libre letting me know I'm going high...
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    Things You Wish You Knew

    I too am getting an omnipod pump next month. The DSN however tells me she will be calculating the basal rate and I "dont need to worry about it". I currently use Tresiba, which has a very long (25 hours) half life, with novorapid for bolus and apidra for corrections (as I can use a half unit pen...
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    Secure a lifted libre

    I asked the company a year or two back and they recommended tegaderm, I buy a load on line as I need it nearly always for the second week, or sooner if (happy days) I go swimming. They rcommend cutting a hole in the middle of it, so I do.
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    Type 2 Advice for my South Asian mum

    I'm type one but in both cases exercise is a lot of the answer. Especially after eating. I have to monitor my blood sugar all the time because being type one and on insulin my blood sugar goes up and down a lot. So I know very well that if I eat carbs and then do a long walk (ideally with an up...
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    Last low row

    I also find I get irritable if my sugar is too high. When low, the only problem my partner has with me is if he's in the kitchen standing between me and the sweet stuff- not a good place to be! Equally when I feel I need to exercise/walk, and the meter tells me yes I really am running high...
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    Does your freestyle libre last the whole 2 weeks?

    I'm totally delighted to have the nhs prescribing these for me at last - freestyle libre has helped me knock 10 points off my HBA1c! But the last 4 implants have all lasted less than the advertised 2 weeks, suddenly telling me I'm "Lo" - and continuing to say that - when a finger prick shows 8...
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    Dark circles under the eyes! Really?

    Running sugars high does all sorts of bad things - my osteoarthritis has got better since I improved control - so shadows under the eyes seems quite likely really. Of course it could just be guilt over all the people made homeless/destitute by universal credit. I wonder if her CCG will fund...
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    Type 2 Should I be happy Hba1c

    Well done! I'm type 1 and have been very very glad to achieve a result like that. I'd love to be under 6.5 but its extremely difficult. Exercise really makes a difference doesn't it?
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    Freestyle Libre sensor

    I've also had problems with it staying on if I swim several times during the fortnight, (never more than half an hour. I've read the instructions!) especially in summer, or exercise using my triceps (the muscles under the back of the arm). Also once or twice it has partially fallen off, but not...
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    low carb diet in hospital

    I don't know about Australia but in England and Wales the catering is outsourced to non-medical professionals who have no dietetic knowledge. The high carb approach (its cheaper that way) combined with no exercise at all can be a disaster. Low carb is more expensive (please argue if you know how...
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    noticing a significant change in my blood sugar levels

    I wonder if it is to do with smoking reducing your appetite - which it does. If you eat less then your blood sugar will be lower. Are you eating less??
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    Just feeling a bit meh

    Hi Emma I'm so sorry to read this - it really is tough isn't it? I find low and high blood sugar both make me feel worse and more depressed. On teh plus side, if you have even a day or two of better control, you will feel better. My last bout of depression was ended with just a few CBT sessions...
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    Please help

    While you're absorbing all the information, just add in an extra walk every day, preferably after a meal/meals. It makes a huge difference to blood sugar, and I've heard a lot of other people with diabetes say so too. Any exercise is good of course, its just that walking is low impact on the...
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    Freestyle Libre - worth every penny

    Yes, Freestyle Libre has changed everything for me - I'm delighted with the improved control, the ability to check without scaring strangers on the train (or indeed senior stakeholders!) and to check my sugar even when my fingers are too cold to get blood out of (eg when surfing). Has anyone...