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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...

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...

Hi all Hoping someone can help.here. I've tried on the Facebook page but no luck I've basically downloaded x drip for first time as I have now started the libre 2 s My understanding was I dont need to physically scan anymore..basically it'll send reading to my phone every 5 mins Anyway I'm a...

Hi all, I have been using the libre 1 since diagnosis as type 1. I was lucky enough to get it on my nhs prescription pretty much straight away. Anyway, its been great. I use it with a mio mio and glimp. So this means I dont have to scan, except once at the start, basically the data is sent via...

Hi all, Just interested to know how peoples experiences of diabetic meds abroad are. .. I'll start... I've been in Algeria for work for almost a year now Can buy everything over the counter in pharmacies .no need for prescriptions ! Metformin Needles Was happy to see they have the same...

Hi all, Brief background Diagnosed last year April type 1. Hbac1 very high. 113. Put on to lantus and novorapid Was told to adjust novorapid according to what I ate. So used around 12 units per day total 5 months later met consultant at hospital. Hbac1 down to 48. This I think was mainly...

Hi all, Interested to hear others experiences of novorapid. I am increasingly frustrated about how slow it is for me. I use the libre, so can see from there once the arrow starts to go down I take that as the novorapid having effect. It's really really bad in the morning takes an hour and a...

Hi all I hope someone can help. It might be an obvious question, but I'm struggling. My lovely child got his hands on my phone and now when I open glimp I dont have the grey shaded bit. The bit between minimum and maximum values. Aby idea how to get this back ?? I've tried looking at user...

Hi all, I keep hearing about risks to health of out of control diabetes. I know it may not be as simple as this, but as a general guidance, for a type 1 diabetic what sort of hbac1 would be classed as well controlled? And what would be not controlled ? Any thought ? Thanks

Hi all, I'm hoping you brilliant experienced people can answer a few questions for me. Quick background I'm 1 year diagnosed type 1 On lantus and novorapid 1. Am i right in understanding that generally novorapid works and is around for about 4 hours after injecting ? 2. So if this is the...

Hi all, Another question ... When i was first diagnosed last year I was told to take my novorapid straight before food. In my nurses words when the food Is in front of you on plate. 6 months later after seeing consultant I told her about spikes after food. Typically going up to 14 or so then...

Hi all, A question I've often thought about . Is there such a thing as taking too much insulin ? Also Is there a limit to the number of times to bolus in day ? I ask this because sometimes I get the impression from posts here that it's better to low carb to take less insulin. Is this just to...

Hi all, Looking for some advice , reassurance, others experiences, as I'm getting quite anxious about things. Briefly, I was diagnosed type 1 in April 2019 after misdiagnosis of type 2 and a really bad DKA. When diagnosed my hbac1 was 130 In August saw consultant for first time. Hbac1 was...

Hi all, Quick question..I've been invited to attend a daphne course at the hospital in june. Read lots about it on here. Everyone seems really positive so I was jumping at the chance. But I've just got the letter through. Its 5 days. 9-5 each day. These hours for a week are near on impossible...

Hi all. I was hoping someone could help me . I'm trying to set up an alarm.for when my bg falls below 4. I'm quite anxious about this for nights, but I'm literally beyond rubbish with technology I have A libre A miomio 2 Samsung galaxy s10plus Glimp app They are all set up and work well But...

Hi all. I posted this earlier. But when I tried to edit I managed to delete the whole thread !!! So, forgive me for repeating myself. I've been looking at my bg trends. 1 unit of novorapid drops my bg 3mmol 14 grams of carbs increases by 2 mmol So I'm thinking my ratio is 1 unit insulin per...

Hi all, I'm lucky enough to get the libre on prescription. It was sent to pharmacy as usual, more than 2 weeks ago and still no sign of delivery ! This is a complete nightmare for me. Usually they arrive in a few days. I've phoned around local pharmacies, and noone has any ! They all say...

Hi all, Sorry, another question. What do u use to stick the miao miao on? I've used the sticky tape stuff they provided, its lasted less than 24 hours ! Any recommendations ?? Tia

Hi all Got my miao miao innthe post today. Very excited to start with it. Hopefully link to glimp. Couple of questions 1. How does it attach to the sensor ?? 2. How do u set up with alarms for low sugar ?? Thanks !

Hi all, Quick background Diagnosed 5 months ago type 1 On lantus and novorapid Not been on dafne yet. Am going to next one available In a couple of months So here's my issue Let's say my bg is 8.2 before food I'll take novorapid Eat It rises to maybe 14 Then falls back down to 8 or less in...