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  1. smithyg17

    Freestyle libre sensors falling off

    I have been using the freestyle libre since January 2019. The sensors were great and most of them lasted the full 2 weeks on my arm. I was upgraded to the libre 2 in March this year and since then, the sensors have been a nightmare. I haven’t had a single sensor stay on my arm for the full 2...
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    High Cholesterol levels

    Hi everyone I am 32 years old and had diabetes for over 18 years now. I had my last diabetes review on 8th July 2021 after getting my bloods done 2 weeks prior to this. The results show that my HbA1c levels are at 56mmol/mol which is good the previous results were 55 last August and 83 I’m...
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    Eye problems

    Hi everyone Apologies in advance for this long post. Just looking for a bit advice and hoping I can put my mind at ease. Last year around April time, I was referred to the Ophthalmology dept at my local hospital as there was blood vessels in my left eye starting to bleed and form new ones...
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    Laser eye treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy

    Hi Just looking for a a bit of advice/guidance. I recently had a change in my left eye where new blood vessels were forming and causing damage to eye. I got referred to a catarac unit in the hospital after going to regular appointments at the eye clinic to laser treatment on my left eye to...
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    Insulin pen

    Hey, I’m desperately looking for some help/advice. I am on lantus insulin and my pen is almost about to break where I screw the needle on to. (See picture). Could anyone tell me where I can get a replacement pen as not had a new one in at least 10 years and it isn’t on my repeat subscription.