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    scuba diving type 1

    Hi do any of you guys have experience of diving? Ive done some basic beginner dives in europe and have always declared my diabetes and have had to show my bloods before diving and eat and they were fine. I was away over christmas and they wouldn't let me dive without some declaration from my...
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    Setting up new shuggah

    Hi I seem to have this issue every time I set up a new freestyle libre 2 on Shuggah. I do this I delete my old sensor I set the new one up on the freestyle app. I then set up Bluetooth connection for new sensor. But I get this screen so many times where it says “ Sensor Scan Successful...
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    iphone ios 17 update shuggah apple watch

    Hi has anyone had any issues since updating their iphone I did it this am. My apple watch used to show the calendar event of my blood sugars every minute. As in it at 4.34 would say 4.34-4.44 8.2 mmol/L then at 4.35 it would say 4.35-4.45 8.2 mmol/l Since the update i have the calendar event...
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    Holiday switch from pod to injection

    Hi i have just come back from a holiday and was in the pool a lot so switched from my pod (omnipod dash) to lantus. I took a bit of a punt with the ratios. I have about 19 units of background over the day so started on 21 then ended up by end of holiday being on 26 units of lantus. It may be...
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    Shuggah App Garmin Watch Face

    Hi i have the freestyle libre 2 I have downloaded the shuggah app which took some time. I realised i had to get rid of my alarms on my freestyle libre app to get this to "talk" to my sensor I have a garmin watch an 260 approach i can get the notifications from my phone to go to my watch which...
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    Libre 2 Alarms stopped working.

    Hi i have an iphone 12 on ios 15.6.1 I have had a libre 2 for a long time. The alarms have always worked. I changed my sensor 3 days ago and the alarms are no longer working. I have read many other threads on here but cant seem to get it to work. Historically i think i had 2 red dotted...
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    Questions re diabetic neuropathy

    Hi a few questions I appreciate there are no doctors and I’m going to see the podiatrist randomly on Wednesday anyhow. I’m 42 diabetic since about 8 (type 1) Control never been amazing but not terrible. Hba1cs historically 8-9 since I’ve been about 20 till about 35 then I have had better low...
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    Blurred vision and numb arm.

    Hi i am 42 and whilst my hba1c is not perfect comparing to the standards I read on here hopefully I’ll get there eventually, I am currently running a hba1c of about 7.2 which is my best ever since I became a teenager. lock down has helped massively for me and currently still working from...
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    Change to Dash Omnipod

    Hi, i have been using the omnipod pod for many years now. I think the pods are called Eros. My machine essentially is a blood glucose meter and the machine that delivers my insulin. I am being told that this is being discontinued soon and that also i am out of my 4 year window of having it so...
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    Freestyle libre 2 giving false highs

    Hi i have read a lot of the threads on here about the freestyle libre 2 to see if any similarities. However i cant see any that match my questions. Ive had freestyle 1 for a fair period of time like around 2 years. I had some teething problems but after giving it a 24 hour resting period before...
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    Advice re Covid/children/work etc

    Hi my first post. I am a 41 year old type 1 male. I've been diabetic for roughly 33 years. I'm slim and have no other complications. I've not got the best control. I have ran a hba1c around 8.5-9 for the last 20 odd years which i always felt was a touch high but not overly. Lockdown has...