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He said that a chemical reaction between the sensor and the interstitial fluids keep it clean constantly

I attended a day last year near Coventry by the charity Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation. Prof Parth Kar and Dr Iain Cranston gave a talk, and asserted that the testing strips aren't that reliable due to contamination of the sample, and that they age, whilst the sensor wires self clean...

As a driver it makes life a lot easier to conform to the law. I get unpredictable hypos if I deviate even slightly from my routines so is a godsend to me. No plans to give the tech up, and 3 years in with it now.

I was in pretty much the same place as you. Diagnosed as a T2 in 2007, went all the way through the oral meds, and in 2019 with my HbA1C above 100, My doc advised me the same. I resisted for about 3 weeks, but got nowhere with dietary changes. Going on insulin was a liberation. My HbA1C dropped...

Is it because you are out of your routine and late eating, or because you have been doing some exertion ?

I elected to go back onto slow release metformin after going onto insulin. I consider it one of the good guys. I've been in it since 2007

T2 diagnosis takes many forms, and not all of it is insulin resistance. I found there to be a huge stigma with a T2 diagnosis. I was misdiagnosed as a T2 for 12 years. Mine is so far out of the box, my consultant said it would be easier to manage my numbers by amputating my pancreas and using...

I was on Dapagliflozin for 3 years. It does lower blood sugar levels, but messed with my electrolyte levels and gave me permanent cramping on my lower back. So glad to be off them. So much insulin could be a sign of some insulin resistance (double diabetes) ?

It could be MODY, not LADA

1.1 or above

I do, and my Diabetes presents in a way which has managed to baffle the medical professionals charged with my care. As they have figured, my basal insulin secretion phase is faulty. That is to say if I am fasting and sedentary I don't make any and will see big numbers, but when off the back of...

Insulin resistance can be caused by a number of different things. It can be stress related, pregnancy, steroid induced etc. I paid for my own C-Peptide test and it came in low.

Have you started to lose weight on the oral med regime ?. I was misdiagnosed as a T2, was on max dose metformin, saxagliptin and Dapagliflozin. My HBA1C was over 100 and I lost 2 stone in the 4 months without any dietary changes. I would suggest you ask for a C-Peptide test to see how much of...

I attended a seminar run by the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation charity near Coventry a few weeks ago. The people responsible for the rollout across the entire NHS of CGMs gave a talk (Professor Partha Kar and Dr Iain Cranston) and they stated that CGMs are a whole lot more reliable...

After listening to Prof Partha Kar and Dr Iain Cranston at the diabetes wellness and research foundation day at Kenilworth a couple of weeks ago, They asserted that HbA1C is less relevant than 'time in range' of which 70% should be aimed for due to daily fluctuations in levels Interesting take...

My misdiagnosis lasted for about 12 years, and because I'm still randomly able to produce insulin under certain conditions, I'm still regarded as T2 by some which strictly speaking is insulin resistance (which I don't have). The problem is that there's a lot of ignorance/lack of understanding in...

I was misdiagnosed and treated as an insulin resistant T2 17 years ago. I was given a machine back then. They need to change GP if unhappy with the standard of care.

Dapagliflozin gave me constant muscle cramps for the 2 years I was on them. They lower the threshold which glucose passes through the kidneys, but this also takes electrolytes out as well which induced cramps. They should allow you to test if on this medication.

It's likely insulin resistance caused by elevated levels of Cortisol (hypercortisolaemia - which happens under stress and illness). Happens also when on Steroids. Happened to me a few years ago and the insulin dosage went right up whilst on it

Is trying to establish why very frequent testing is done due to anxiety, or a concerted attempt to stay in the safe zone, or testing to comply with driving laws off topic ?