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  1. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    I haven’t seen that myself, but found I have to be very particular about sensor placement, otherwise I get very inaccurate results. For me, I have to place them on the back of the arms just above the elbow. If I position them near a tattoo or a stretch mark then the results are all over the place.
  2. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    So after a couple of weeks of testing, I can say that with calibration being added to the Dexcom Ones they are massively better. Integration with Apple Health now seems to be working well too. [emoji322]
  3. Garak

    My experience with Creon

    I had severe pancreatitis 13 years ago which has left me with several complications. I had an FE test about 4 years ago which showed moderate PEI. Since then, what’s left of my pancreas, has continued failing and the advice from my hepatology consultant (only consultant I get to see), and my...
  4. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    Dexcom One on iOS has just been updated and now looks like you can calibrate these sensors! Hopefully the Apple Health integration will now work properly too
  5. Garak

    wrist bands, seriously

    Kinda cool, but pricey at £50
  6. Garak

    wrist bands, seriously

    I’ve seen nicer ones than the silicone bands, but personally just use ICE information on my mobile as I also have other conditions.
  7. Garak

    My experience with Creon

    My chronic pancreatitis started off with intense pain and over the years became just like you explain. Now I hardly notice it, but instead feel slightly nauseous and low energy. I’m not sure if the Omeprazole worked, or just my pancreas gave up in the end. 2 years ago I was controlling my...
  8. Garak

    My experience with Creon

    Crikey 30 stones! I had one and that killed part of my pancreas. Make sure you get proper Greek yogurt and not Greek ‘Style’ yogurt as that has lots of sugar in usually. I take 100000 with a meal, but sometimes more if I have a big takeaway for example. I can tell if I’ve had too much as I...
  9. Garak

    My experience with Creon

    It was 12 years ago when I was in hospital with my pancreas. I was in for 6months and left looking like a skeleton too. However, I’ve gradually returned to my normal size (overweight). Sounds like you have a good metabolism and are probably the right size for how much food you consume and how...
  10. Garak

    Diagnosed type 2 but not convinced?

    It does sound like you have a good team looking after you! Glad it’s all going well for you. I’m a fellow type 3c, but with a different experience of care/support lol. [emoji106]
  11. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    Yes, interesting. I have definitely seen results outside of those margins on a regular basis, but this may be due to my blood glucose meter being inaccurate by more than the normal range. I use Accu Chek, not sure if they are considered fairly accurate or not though.
  12. Garak

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    10.3 this morning. Ate a healthy tea and took the right amount of insulin [emoji849]
  13. Garak

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    22 this morning before getting my insulin onboard. Woke with Kidney pain due to another UTI and been feeling like cr*p all day. Nothing new there! Really need to get this sorted, but things have been difficult lately. [emoji17]
  14. Garak

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    14.3 today, that’s quite good for me. I took the correct amount of rapid insulin with tea, but as I have gastro paresis it’s hard to manage. I need to switch my insulatard to an intermediate I think. I’ll try and make an appointment with the DN, but that’s usually a wait of anywhere between 4...
  15. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    I don’t think there’s a way to calibrate the Dexcom One. Let me know if I’m mistaken as that would be good. Thanks [emoji106]
  16. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    Interesting, I’m on insulatard, but it only seems to last 13hrs, so I get highs overnight. I have a few Humulin I pens left over that were 2x a day. I think going back to these might be a better fit for me. Because I have gastric paresis novo rapid isn’t lasting long enough at night. Most of the...
  17. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    They sound good, but I’m guessing you’re in the US? I don’t think you can get them in the UK yet.
  18. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    Yep, I can definitely relate. I was begging my DN to let me have insulin for at least a year. Her response was I’d get fat on insulin, just stay on Metformin. She refused to accept the existence of type 3c. Metformin never did anything for me. It took my pancreas to completely fail before she...
  19. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    Yeah, I feel your frustration. I had to totally disconnect the Dexcom app from a Apple health to get it to be stable. If you’re using an iPhone I would recommend trying that. I can only imagine how much money the NHS is wasting on these. For me, Dexcom support was pathetic, they haven’t even...
  20. Garak

    Anyone else get wildly inaccurate Dexcom readings?

    I’ve tried the Libre 2 quite a few times previously. They were inaccurate for me, but consistently inaccurate. Always 2-3mmol lower when my BG was low, and 2-3mmol high when BG is high. With the Libre 2 I always wore them on the backs of my arm. My current Dexcom 1 is much better located just...