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Yes, sorry for the delay in replying. I changed to a new sensor on Monday this week, and my average is dropping on the new one - it wasn't bad on the old one! Not sure if my GP practice will support to Dexcom, I am due a review in about 6 weeks, so will ask then. I was referred to a programme...

Many moons ago I used to be a baker - of the traditional bulk fermentation variety, not the modern "improver" variety, which tastes like cardboard! It means that I love bread, but can resist the modern types, and rarely partake nowadays (though I usually have a sandwich for lunch when I go to...

Thank you for all the comments on the evils of the humble banana. I do take some care with what I eat, and also do a lot of research about the things I eat frequently - this information is actually from the host site of our forum: " Bananas are pretty high in sugar content. They contain 12g of...

Just come across this thread, and a little confused. The only entries in the Log are ones I put there - say if I do a fingerprick to check the CGM reading, or (if I remember) to post my average when I change the sensor. I have the Libreview App on my laptop (shared with my DN), and the daily log...

I don't feel special in any way! When I lost my shoulderblade, and most of the use of my right arm - I cannot raise it, or extend it forwards - I considered myself fortunate, as I was warned they might have had to amputate my whole arm depending on where the cancer had spread. I was relieved to...

Interesting thread as when I went for my last review the DN, a new one I hadn't seen before, asked why I was taking insulin - as if I had decided to do it myself!! She put me on Dapagliflozin, though I was apprehensive after reading about all the potential side effects, and UTI's being common in...

Long story! I was first diagnosed about 20 years ago and controlled by diet and exercise - didn't do much with either, but kept my numbers in check. In 2009 I moved to Brazil, and then from 2013, spent 6 months of the year in both Brazil and Peru. Still no medication, but used to test by...

Mentioned earlier my sensor was due for replacement today, so popped a new one on this morning, after carefully cleaning the area, and even taking a shower. Waited the hour and received an error message, so scanned the sensor - and it started the "found a new sensor" check! An hour later, I got...

Ripe, but not overly so. I buy enough for 4 or 5 days at a time, and have one a day - usually without yoghurt. As far as I am aware bananas are on the recommended list of good for diabetics, as they have low sugar content, but the Potassium is beneficial, too.

Washed my hands at least twice since apple - Dapagliflozin makes me pee a lot!! Just checked now - CGM 6.5, slowly rising, Fingerprick 8.4, which is acceptable variance. Sensor change due on Sunday morning so will see how it goes.

I have been going along merrily since stopping insulin a couple weeks ago, with my blood sugars - per my CGM - almost all within range, no bad spikes, no lows, and my 7 day average of 7.8. All looking good, you might think! A few minutes ago my reading was 4.9 (it has, in fact, been hovering...

I like the convenience with CGM (Libre 2 Plus) of not having to stick my finger(s) every day, but do find the sensors to be "variable"! This month my DN got me started on Dapagliflozin and reduced my insulin to zero - the sensor I was using recorded falling blood glucose levels, and ended up...

I have always drunk a lot of water, other than coffee I do not drink anything else, and at my age the bladder is not so forgiving as it used to be anyway, but what I do find now is that if I stand up - I have to wee - and if I am sitting and feel the need, it is an urgent need. Generally an hour...

I am now completely insulin-free (so maybe I am in the wrong forum!), and my blood sugars are much lower and more stabilised, and I have been "in-range" 100% the past 7 days. Yes, I do drink more water, and have to pee more than usual, and it is usually an instant need rather than being able to...

Just back from my latest review, or follow-up. I have been on Dapagliflozin for 18 days now, and have reduced my daily insulin from 50 units to 10! My glucose levels have reduced considerably, and stabilised a good deal, with no big spikes after food (still low carb, though, for now) - been in...

I see you are in Eswatini, so can imagine healthcare costs can be high. I visited Manzini many years ago as my (then) father-in-law was head of Coca Cola. Lovely country. We are fortunate here in the UK as healthcare is free (for the most part) and especially diabetic treatment, otherwise many...

Thought an update was needed. I started taking the Dapagliflozin on September 1st and so far no side effects - I always drink a lot of water (only that, coffee and a glass of milk a day, no other liquids), so haven't really noticed much of a change in my peeing frequency yet. I started reducing...

Picked up my Dapagliflozin today, but am not going to take it till after my CT scan next week - don't fancy having to look for loos all the time if it works as well as a diuretic as they say! I also had a chat with the pharmacist as I was concerned about a few things, not least the reports of...

Thanks for the response - Dapagliflozin seems to be used a lot to prevent/combat heart failure and kidney disease, neither of which I have ever had problems with (I have a full body CT scan every 3 months - next one on September 2 - as they are monitoring me for cancer metastasis), and other...

Just back from my diabetic review and the diabetic nurse, one I haven't seen before, asked me why I was on insulin! She said I didn't appear to have the markers that would lead to prescription in the UK - I was put on it in 2020 in Peru to get my blood sugars down for surgery, and been on it...