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    A lot of questions about Xdrip+

    Edit: Forgot to say I want to use xdrip with the Freestyle Libre1, on an android handheld computer/phone that I don't have yet. I just want to get more/better data than the Libre reader/meter gives me. What will xdrip show me that the Libre reader/meter won't? 1. will xdrip continue giving...
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    I am NOT a diabetic ...

    I am a person, a person with diabetes. I am not defined by my disease. You would not call someone with cancer a tumor. Just a pet peive, Change the language!
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    Has anyone worn a Libre in a sauna?

    I've noticed that at times the Libre stops working and it bottoms out at 2.2 mmol/L. I've been looking through all the garbage I got with the Libre, and it says not to cover the hole in the top of the sender, but doesn't say why. I think it might require dry air circulating in the probe...
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    Keto diet for type 1?

    Inspired by a thread of the same name, by @Colin of Kent I moderately low carb, and I know what a keto diet is, but ketones? I only see ketones if I skip an insulin dose or sometimes if I'm really late for a dose. But as soon as I take insulin they disappear. So can you actually switch to using...
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    DAFNE - spoilers please!

    Anyone want to spill the beans on the fervently guarded 'Secret DAFNE Knowlege'. Or even possibly point me to a smuggled copy of "The Handbook"? I always figured DAFNE was essentially carb counting and insulin ratios. Besides, where I am, it is not cheap, about the same as 5000 test strips...
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    I need to get Libre data onto XP PC

    Hi all, I need to get Libre data onto an XP PC. The current version of Abbott Libre Desktop Software won't run on XP, however the earlier versions up to mid 2017 would. Does anyone have/or know where I can get the earlier version? Or have an alternative way to get the data with XP. I've tried...