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    More activity = higher readings?

    Type 2 for 30+ years. Apart from a 3 year remission 13 years ago. Metformin 500mg 1 a day, glimepiride 1mg x 1 day was twice but was having night hypos. I have a libre sensor, and since starting with it, i have felt much more in control. I'm normally quite sedentary. Don't do a lot of...
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    What does your Freestyle Libre graph look like?

    Type 2 my graphs for last few days
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    High sugars making me physically feel really angry.

    I know the op posted over a year ago but I just wanted to say thank you for posting. I'm t2 and having a hellush time trying to get under control. I've got yet another telephone appointment with my GP to discuss my mood swings and they are exactly as you describe. It's been going on a wee while...
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    Difference between libre and finger prick

    Thani you for your input. Different days different foods. For example today, scrambled egg and bacon with a cup of tea. Max carbs in a day are around 80g. I avoid refined carbs and try to stick to low gi. I eat 3 meals a day which avg 20g carbs and sometimes couple of snacks. I'm not perfect, I...
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    Difference between libre and finger prick

    Just finger pricked again and the readings match each other. Very odd.
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    Difference between libre and finger prick

    Same as I often have, one slice buttered wholegrain toast,mug of coffee at around 10.30. Meds taken at usual time diabetes meds only my glimepiride before breakfast. Other meds after but all for heart and other stuff. Eye appointment at hospital but nothing I was worried about. Been having...
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    Difference between libre and finger prick

    It's dropped to 6.3. Just in time for lunch mug of home made soup, which is just Turkey stock and meat with carrots and parsnips.
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    Difference between libre and finger prick

    I am having a bad day with blood glucose high warnings from my libre reading 16.2. Did a finger prick and it's showing 18.5. I'm t2. Had my glimepiride and not had anything unusual to eat. Don't have a team as such. My gp and one of the nurses at the surgery when i can get through.. Question...
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    Type 1 Free NHS Prescriptions for over 60's

    And is increasing further.
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    Warm home discount

    Not this year. The rules changed. You have to be on certain means tested benefits, and your home has to meet certain criteria. Only people getting it automatically are group one which are those in receipt of the guarantee pension credit so not even all pensioners are entitled this year.
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    Libre sensor prescription for type 2 non insulin

    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Recommendations#blood-glucose-management 1.6.17 states
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    New T2 with hypos

    I was waking during the night in a panic and thought it was my heart as I do have occassional af problems.
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    Libre2 Prescription rejected

    If 3 isn't hypo I'd like to know what it is as I was just below that, couldn't stand up sweating, confused and slurred speech.
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    Libre2 Prescription rejected

    I only got it because the meds I'm on can and have caused hypos. I sent in a request explaining that I had trialed one and that it had warned me of impending lows that I wouldn't have picked up with normal testing. There are exceptions as I found on NICE guidelines.
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    Libre2 Prescription rejected

    Well still no explanation as to why originally declined but message must have made a difference. Just had the pharmacy at door with a libre 2. Thankfully.
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    New T2 with hypos

    I too am t2. Been recently having hypos overnight every night around the same time. I'm on metformin, rosiglitizon and glimepiride. I've tried all sorts to try prevent them and nothing working even had a slice of wholegrain with half banana before bed last night and still very low at around 3...
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    freestyle libre 2

    I find them difficult to open but not been beat by one yet. I have to wonder how people with arthritic hands manage.
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    Libre2 Prescription rejected

    As some of you may know my gp accepted that, due to new meds that can cause hypo, I can have the sensors on repeat. This was about a month or so ago. Ive Had 3 with no prob last was on 18th november. I was ordering my meds on 29th so popped a tick in my sensor. Imag8ne my horror when I logged in...
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    Libre unstuck in shower.

    Only had any dealings with hospital when my a1c was high. They didn't adjust my meds but wrote to my gp with suggestions and gp took it from there. Only interaction I really have with diabetic nurse is annual review.
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    Libre unstuck in shower.

    The gp won't prescribe more than one at a time so I just have to order twice a month. Bit of a pain however better than nothing.
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