Search Results

@SugarBuzz . I have been using Libre, self funded for almost 4 years. It is transformational. I have reduced A1c from around 8.5 to 6.5. That halves my chances of severe complications. I can see hypos coming and take corrective action and this allows me to run much more appropriate BG levels...

BG and interstitial glucose are not likely to be the same when taken at the same time. Interstitial will lag behind BG by 10 to 15 mins typically so if BG is rising it will read higher and if it is falling interstitial will read higher. This is however not a linear correlation and other factors...

Ask your Dr or diabetes practitioner about splitting your Lantus dose into morning and evening. Lantus does not last a full 24 hours so you might be a bit light in the afternoons allowing your BG to rise and perhaps peak after an evening meal as your evening Lantus will take several hours to be...

Hi lily bracken I have been T1 for 54 years. Libre is a game changer. I have to self fund as having self funded for a year and a half my CCG say I am ‘too well’ to get it on prescription. They don’t see the irony in that! However, whilst the prescription lottery is stupid and counter productive...

For the avoidance of doubt I do believe Libre is accurate and in general I find pretty good agreement between finger prick and Libre readings. The only exception that I find is where I have been low to the extent of a LO reading on Libre and take corrective action it can take up to an hour for...

Hi Celsius Of course a finger prick will not change your BG but it will tell you what your BG is at that time as opposed to what your interstitial is at that time (or when the sensor last sampled). In normal circumstances the difference is minor and of little importance but when hypo or when BG...

It takes a while to get used to the idea that there are TWO time difference factors at work between BG and Libre. Firstly interstitial BG lags 10 to 15 mins behind BG, and secondly Libre only samples every 10 mins. When hypo or heading towards hypo it is advisable therefore to measure by finger...

Call Abbott. They will probably replace it FOC.

Link https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/204550

Like many I have had an order delayed because of the back order. I had to go back to using BG test strips for a week. To maintain the same control I was having to test 25 times a day. That makes using strips twice as expensive as Libre. There is a message there for CCGs - if you really want to...

B my rough calculations at NHS prices 15 strips a day vs Libre and one or two strips a day is approximately a break even ie they cost about the same. I aggressively manage my T1 by testing about 25 times a day. On that regime I have reduced my HbA1c substantially (8.5 to 6.5 %). However, the...

I am apparently “too well” to be funded. The reason that I am well is that I have been self funding for 18 months and have reduced my HbA1c from 8.5 to 6.5 through aggressive monitoring and bolus adjustment. This results in 25 to 30 scans per day. If I did that with test strips it would cost...

I had a delivery today of an order placed on Jan 29. The Abbott supply chain seems to have really screwed up. Like others I will in future order when I start my last but one sensor.

Getting sensors on prescription is a post code lottery with most CCGs restricting access to consultant prescription. If you agree with me that all type 1 diabetics should have this wonderful device on prescription please sign the government online petition at...

Here is the link https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/204550

If you want to support CGM there is still a petition on the Govt petition website. It is getting close to the numbers that would require a Government response, and after all, if it is good enough for the Prime Minister it should be available to all T1 diabetics. Google Government petitions and...

Hi all, I have been type 1 for 53 years and have seen huge improvements in treatments over that time. CGM (whether Freestyle or Dexcom) are in my view a huge step forward, up there with today’s modern insulins. I started using Freestyle (self funded) about 18 months ago. Since then my HbA1c has...

Hi again Marc here is a link to the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/204550 Please post this link wherever you post.