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Not sure where to start with this, but I have to get it off my chest. Bit of background, I am type 1, diagnosed age 12, now age 36, so 24 years of diabetes so far. I had ok control during my teens, but I know things could have been better. Not 100% sure what triggered it but one day I just...

Please forgive me if this has been asked/answered before but I have searched and Googled and not found anything. I was just wondering if anyone has come across someone being completely allergic to the Libre? I’m not talking about the adhesive as I found plenty on that, what I am asking is being...

When I found out my local Asda pharmacy stocked sensors I decided to self-fund a Libre to hopefully cut down on my obsessive blood testing. Popped it in on Wednesday night, activated it Thursday night and haven’t looked back. What an amazing piece of kit! I am finding it pretty accurate so far...

Just looking for a bit of advice here, I’m type 1, have been for a long time, currently on Novosluggish & Levemir, but anyway, I’m having a bit of a problem with my gp practice just now, they are only prescribing 50 test strips at a time, apart from one prescription when they finally gave me 150...

*grumble first* Why do the results letters always appear on a Saturday when you can’t call anyone? Anyway, bit of background: I’ve never been the greatest diabetic, I fully admit that (and now flipping regret it!), but I have NEVER skipped injections, just done a lot of guess work for many...