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Hi, if you are at all able to use the free style libre it's fantastic, there is a new one called free style libre 2, you can set alarms to go off if your blood sugar drops below four and vise versa if you are going high alarms will go off over 13mmol 24/7 you can be alerted of risks

Type 1. I am very much insulin resistant,[emoji53] Especially in the morning, I would generally take my fast acting insulin 1hour before breakfast to keep me sitting at around 7mmol. Eating salads and low carb food throughout the day I would be taking between 12-15 units on a meal.. On the...

Any thoughts on intermittent fasting? Would be very much appreciated. From a weight loss and blood glucouse stability view, is it a good idea? Did it work wonders for early morning rises etc?.. [emoji519][emoji2134]

Thanks so much for the supportive message [emoji173]

Thanks for the message and support I can defiantly relate [emoji173]

Retinopathy appointments are nerving waiting on the results, especially if your blood sugars have been good then quickly bad and vice versa as your eyes don't cope well with the fast change, being typ1 defiantly challenging [emoji1787]

Hahah, I vouch for that too [emoji594][emoji1787]

Does anybody else get anxiety when it comes to hospital appointments to check hba1c? As if your not doing good enough, I've seen myself cancelling many appointments in the past. I have one this week my hba1c last year was 45 and now it 57 and I find some of them can be very judgy. I know it's...

Just remember your not alone in the daily struggle. [emoji173]

Yes, I think I'm gonna have to play about with it and tweak it a bit [emoji2957], 12pm and then 10pm, I have a baby so morning times aren't in routine atm, so maybe that is the problem. I've had lantus, troshiba and on Levemier atm. Thanks for taking the time to give some advice [emoji4]

Yes, for years I have had all of the above from dawn phenomenon, insulin resistance s and I would imagine my liver dumps glucose into the blood stream as well, I was just hoping the correct amount of basal at the correct time would stop me peaking. My blood sugar could be at 7 all night and by...

Hi guys, was wondering if yous could help me please? My blood sugars are pretty stable through the day and night, but in the morning between 6am - 12pm is my worst time for huge peaks, it's a gradual spike even after breakfast, around lunch is perfect. I take two doses of levemier through the...