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Mods would like to remind everyone that the OP is newly on insulin, and to be aware of cross posting. Any major changes to diet such as a move to very low carb eating are best discussed with a medical professional to ensure insulin doses and regime are matched to these changes. Regards from...

Dear all, Yet again we are seeing an increasing number of posts which contain AI information. Whilst we can’t stop anyone using AI to find information it is against the forum rules to post any AI generated information. This content is neither direct personal experience nor a recognised and...

Hi, A couple of questions which might help our members give you advice. Did your doctor take you off Gliclazide and Metformin because your blood sugars were still high? What type of insulin (s) are you on. Fixed doses or varying according to what you eat? Do you know what your HbA1c was at...

Thanks @KennyA How are you @noidea21 ? Have your sugars come down now? Are you on fixed doses of your fast acting insulin or do you carb count? Sliced bread eaten with not much fat or protein is definitely one thing which can raise my blood sugars quickly and very high. On the rare occasion I...

Happy anniversary. Have a lovely day.

I agree contact Abbott and get replacements. Otherwise the nhs are picking up the bill instead of the company.

It’s not unreasonable for the centre to want to know the levels. As @Jodes 7 says the centre have a duty of care to her and would get into trouble if something happened and they hadn’t been aware of the possibility of a hypo or hyper.

Unfortunately it still spikes his blood sugar. There is an online firm selling low carb sourdough which I like.

I did buy some good good jam for my husband who is prediabetic. He liked it, but I can’t persuade him to use low carb bread, so he ended up having it on normal bread with the expected blood sugar spikes from the bread. I stopped buying it!

It must be something to do with skin type I think. I find the 2+ is much better for sticking than the 2. I used to have to cover the 2 with a patch (I used Tegaderm) to make it stick on the full 14 days. But the 2+ sticks to me very well, without a patch I haven’t lost a single one.

There is one in coronation street, diagnosed a few years ago.

If she contacts Abbott when a sensor is faulty they will replace it for her. Lows at night which are not apparent on a blood sugar meter are often what we call compression lows due to sleeping on the sensor. An easy way to tell is if the sensor reading comes back up quickly once she moves. I...

Sounds nice. I had home made tomato soup, made with tomatoes I’ve grown in my greenhouse.

It would be helpful for our members to know what additional conditions you have so that they can avoid giving any advice which may be wrong for you…..as long as you don’t mind sharing.

The finger tip device is the most accurate. That’s a nice flat line overnight and looks as if it’s likely to be between five and six (based on your comment above) which is fine.

6.2 for me this morning. @dogslife it might help to attach your new libre the day before you need to activate it. That allows it time to “settle” on your skin and any local effects of the sensor going in to subside. A lot of people on here then find it is more accurate from when you activate...

What was your recent HbA1c? Your earlier HbA1c was just on the cusp of prediabetes, and given a margin of error with the tests could well be considered normal. Do you test before and 2 hours after your meals to see how they are affecting your blood sugar? The test levels you quote seem fine...

Mods have considered your post very carefully midnightrider2, and have taken time to read back over the many posts in the thread, on reflection we consider the title & the opening post a little contradictory =============================== The title of the thread is Fasting Blood Sugar this...

Libres are usually available in England on prescription for type 1 diabetes, and for those with type 2 who use both fast and slow acting insulins. Other type 2 s who choose to self fund can do so with an exemption from VAT.

Mods would like to gently remind contributors is that this thread is about fasting blood glucose with food and exercise. Please do not post in the thread without including your FBG. Any future posts which don’t include FBG will be deleted. Thanks to all that already include their FBG.