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  1. Sadjers

    Candarel and other low Cal sweeteners

    Hi, While I've been a type 1 for 40plus years, I've always assumed that Candarel sweetener type products were zero carbs. I've just read the labels and they are actually 100%, gram for gram carbs. I can't figure out how I've gone so long without noticing the impact on my blood suger. I guess...
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    5/2 Fasting - my experience

    I'm a type 1 using omnipod and Libre. I've been a frustrated diabetic for 40plus years. I've been fasting (complete) for two days a week for about three months and settled in to the routine. My experience: The two days of the week that I'm fasting are my best controlled days. The basal...
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    Vdrip+

    I have updated the Vdrip app and now I get a little Vdrip icon floating my home screen (a bit like Messenger). Is there a way to stop this? I also get a "P" in a circle next to my level reading. What does this mean? Thanks people.
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    Insulin won't work

    Hi, I just had an awful evening/night. My blood sugar started rising and flat lined in the evening. A similar thing happened the evening before, but the levels weren't so high. Last night I pumped 3x 12u shots of insulin with no effect. I also got a Fiasp pen from fridge and injected 16u but no...
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    xDrip+ Calibration

    Hello, I have just started using a Miao Miao with xDrip+ App. I'm still trying to understand the nuances of this system and hope that this is my first step towards going Closed Loop. I've noticed that I need to add calibration readings in frequently and was wondering what reading I should use...
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    Omnipod basal variations

    Hello I started the Omni pod about 2 or 3 months ago and I'm trying to settle in. Things are getting much better now but I am having trouble keeping my basal settled. It seems tgat just as I get it right, it changes. I feel that the variations are either: 1) because the injection site affects...