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    Insulin help ...

    Thanks. I've not seen this chart before. We have had builders for a week which is Massively stressful. But they're finished now and my sugars are still like this. Its really getting me down to be honest. I used to have ok control, and when it wasn't ok I knew why. Right now I just feel lost.
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    Insulin help ...

    As for it being the end of my honeymoon period. Not sure. Does it usually end this way with the doses of insulin needing to increase so much ?
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    Insulin help ...

    Thanks for the reply. My morning bloods are not massively different from when I sleep. Maybe a unit or so higher. Its hard to tell though as the minute I get up my sugars increase. I have the dawn phenomena most mornings.
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    Insulin help ...

    Hi guys, Hoping someone can help me Bit of background. I'm t1 diagnosed April 2019. Im on lantus at night novorapid in day as and when I need it. I have a libre. My consultant and nurse are happy with me adjusting doses myself. So, last few days my sugars have just not gone below 10. At all...
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    Libre criteria

    My gp said no, no way, no chance The consultant at hospital got ot put on my prescription as soon as I asked
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    Glucagon emergency kit

    Just for info , my nurse told me the other day as of a few months ago there's a new glucagon emergency pen out. At the moment I have the orange one. It involves the person administering it having to mix the liquid and the powder before giving the injection. This might cause delay and confusion...
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    Glucagon emergency kit

    I was diagnosed 2 years ago No.one gave me one Had a severe hypo a few months ago. Made me really scared. Asked doc for the kit. Its got prescribed straight away no problem. Given me peace of mind having it in the house. Hoping to never be to use it though
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    MiaoMiao 3 - need raw Libre numbers

    Yes it does
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    MiaoMiao 3 - need raw Libre numbers

    Same I used to use mm2 Now I dont I just use the libre 2 with xdrip app
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    Post Covid Blood Sugars

    I could have written this post. My. Blood sugars like that after covid Tbh they're still really bad. I had covid at the start of Jan. Symptoms very mild Sugars terrible. Increased my basal. Ratios messed up. Still not sorted
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    Pharmacy Delays UK

    Issues with my needles too. Had to wait an extra week . Everything else was ok
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    How do you use your Libre 2?

    I've recently started using the libre 2. Before I used libre 1 with miomio and glimp app. I dont like scanning, prefer the cgm type graph. So I use the libre 2 with the x drip app. Ots really quite good. I set my target range at 4-10. I'm happy with this personally but I think lots of you set...
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    Booster side effects

    My first 2 jabs had no effect on blood sugar After the booster my levels were all over the place. Really v high Only managed to lower a few weeks later
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    Blurry vision

    Same happened to me. Diagnosed out of the blue at age 42. At diagnosis my eyes were really blurry. Scared me lots. But as previous poster has said once my sugars were under control they went back to normal. Took about a month for me
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    Covid

    I had covid a couple of weeks ago. A few days after having my booster Symptoms were mild thankfully. Body aches etc But Blood sugars high And Unfortunately still high Bit of a nightmare But I don't feel.unwell and I hope sugar levels will settle
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    Type 1 that can’t seem to lose weight

    Following this thread too ....
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    How low is too low at bedtime?

    Personally I wouldn't go to bed anything less than 7
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    Sick day rules help

    Thanks all I just can't see where it says increase unit by unit or in one go I'll probably just go up unit by unit in case Doubt I'll get through to nurse today Luckily sugars generally under 10-15 so far. Which for me is high but not a disaster.not feeling sick etc.
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    Sick day rules help

    Hi all Hope someone out there can help Last few days my sugars have been stubbornly high. Mainly sitting in low teens. Really hard to get down. Did the usual. Increased bolus , changed pen etc. No joy Yesterday tested positive for covid so I assume the high sugars im experiencing are due to...
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    X drip

    Thanks so much for all the useful tips. I duchy give up and many hours later its set up ! I went on to the files section of the xdrip Facebook page The help I got was amazing. They basically went through it all with me step by step till I got sorted. The amazing help from online strangers...