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I have just had a phone call from my GP surgery saying that my chemist has told them that they only have Libre 2 plus and will that work for me. I have no idea! Can anyone advise? What I presently have is just the LIBRE 2 sensor and I know nothing about whether Libre 2 plus will work on my...

I would not have thought 4.7 as a total cholesterol figure is high? I know that for those with type 1 diabetes it is better to get the figure down to 4, but if this was me I would not be overly concerned. Your daughter is very young to be starting on statins I think. I do not really...

I don't pretend to understand the science of this, but I can relate to this experience. My blood glucose will often go high even if I skip dinner in the evening. What I have found helps on these occasions, is to just have a small amount of insulin (say 3 units), with a snack, rather than...

Well, just to say that I find that vegetables that are cooked rather than as in a salad, eaten raw (peppers, tomatoes, carrots, celery, cucumber etc) tend to make my glucose go up faster. I assume this is because the glucose is already largely broken down in the cooking process -whereas salad...

I am questioning whether what I assumed was the Dawn Phenomenon is in fact a high rise of CORTISOL overnight and in the mornings? I am exploring this possibility because I have also developed what I read is called a 'cortisol belly'. At first I just thought my general putting on weight was a...

Yes, that would be very interesting!

I have j I have just found this on line from Dr. Berg: "LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is primarily categorized into two main types: Type A and Type B, each with distinct characteristics and health implications. Type A LDL Characteristics: Type A LDL particles are larger and more...

I saw my GP recently with whom I discussed this and he had no answers really. I was told a while ago that with having Type 1, comes other variables, not just those which show on the form on line, but systemic issues - although I do not have much idea of what those other variables are that...

semi skimmed milk and either Sweetex or Xylitol. But bg rises often from the middle of the night, quite steeply, after injecting 4 units Levemir at around 10. When I eventually put my head down to sleep (at around 1 am), it is often around 7. Then at some point around 3,4,5,6 am, it shoots...

No, I just like a cup of coffee in the morning. It is my 'fix'!

I don't usually have breakfast and the extra 1 unit of Novo is usually to deal with a cup of coffee -only.

I do split the dose of levemir, but I do not usually inject till around 10 pm. However, often I have noticed by 4 am, it is starting to rise....

It's the A1C that is missing and should be included in this assessment.

Hi thanks for responding to me. Funnily enough, I have had a similar experience to you although I am a lot older. I too was told I was a type 2 and for two years I tried to work with that, then my BG went up suddenly to 120, and I could hardly lift my feet. I went to the GP, who was about to...

I am wondering if you have had mental health issues before you were even diagnosed? If you do not mind my asking, how old are you? Managing Type 1 must be really challenging for a young person. I am an ancient 73 years old, and was only diagnosed in 2019. Because I am retired, I am not...

MY Cholesterol has recently been measure at 5.5, which I am told as a Type 1 diabetic needs to be nearer 4. The GP said Type 1s have stickier plaque on their vessels. Now, I have followed Suneel Dhand on YouTube who says that statins for this issue are not really effective because the...

Has anyone on here done the QRisk3 test on line? It is meant to indicate what your cardiovascular risk is as a percentage. On this form, it does ask if you are a type 1, and I find that if I untype that my risk comes down to what would be normal for my age of 73. If I do tick it, my risk...

My blood glucose levels are now (for me anyway) quite a bit higher than when I was first diagnosed in 2019. The BG very often creeps right up to 10 or over through the night, and in the mornings can often take a long time to bring down. I take 3 levemir and 1 novorapid on waking up, and then...

Howzat! Just come out of shower... and 10.3 AT...... 3 minutes past 10!!! I take no credit for this!