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    BG spike after eating

    No problem! I would suspect that too, I think you sync your phone to the reader too when you replace a sensor. I'll see what it does.
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    BG spike after eating

    Thanks, I'm thinking of doing 2-3 units as soon as I wake up (apart from hypo) then doing more at breakfast to stop such a rise.
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    BG spike after eating

    I'm lucky that I'm getting it free while I'm trying to conceive (so will have to hand it back after the birth). But I do think you need the reader to register the sensors when you replace them, I'll be replacing my sensor in just over a week so I'll try it with just my phone and see what happens!
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    BG spike after eating

    Yeah I'm confused as to how I'm only supposed to see a 2 mmol rise when by bloods are going up so quick after eating, especially on a morning Ate food at 12.7ish and its gone straight up to 18 now and rising! Sometimes I feel like my novorapid just straight up doesn't work, lol
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    BG spike after eating

    Hi everyone, Not sure if this is the right place to post this particular issue. I'm a T1 looking for a bit of preliminary advice on blood glucose spikes after meals. I've just started using a Libre, while it's fantastic I'm becoming a bit obsessed with getting my BGs under control. What...
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    Proliferative retinopathy - no syptoms

    Thank you so much for replying, it has made me feel a little better about it all and makes more sense to me now - thanks for the link, I couldn't find anything myself linking the two together, so that's very helpful.
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    Proliferative retinopathy - no syptoms

    Hi, I have been diabetic type 1 for 22 years (30 years old now). I received a letter after my yearly screening appointment saying I had proliferative retinopathy and they were referring me urgently to receive possible laser treatment, I will get an appointment within 4 weeks. Last year my...
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    Work, illness and diabetes

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for a bit of advice/moral support. I've been T1 diabetic for 21 years and never had complications or taken time off work due to hypos or general illness. I started a new job last June, the building is quite old and we're looking to move but there have been 10 new...