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Just to add, Abbot have sent me new sensors. I'm seeing how it goes with them.

Indeed, that's why i didn't pay too much attention when i noticed the box had a + sign on it. I only thought about it when i started getting an unusual amount of low-glucose readings, and double-checking my results with finger pricks, which 95% of the time showed i wasn't having hypos after all...

Not sure myself when i was changed over to Libre2+, so i can't say for sure. What i know is the inaccuracies didn't stop, so i had to keep exploring what was causing them. As this is a relatively recent development with my sensors, it could quite possibly be down to the Libre2+ version only.

No change, although the weather has cooled down. This means that the weather didn't necessarily have anything to do with the probs. But i have noticed other threads here raising the issue of Libre2+ inaccuracies. I certainly am finding Libre2+ way more unreliable than Libre2. I've spoken to...

Hi Abigail, I believe every single type 1 diabetic will understand exactly how you feel and what you are going through. In 50 years of dealing with my diabetes, i could write a book about all the stupid comments made to me, from GPs (esp new ones) to friends who should know better! I would...

I've been having issues with Libre2's alarm either not going off when i have a hypo, or going off when i don't have one. It happens too frequently to be a dodgy sensor. My hospital specialist has stated that Libre can be unreliable in reporting hypos.

Hi All, i was wondering whether others have noticed issues with Libre2 sensors since the current "heatwave" begun. The sensor is known to go awry in temps warmer than 40 deg C, but my home is nowhere near that hot and i am staying well hydrated all the time (2 reasons, according to the...

@Melgar quite possibly. Hence why (generally) type 1 is harder to manage. Personally i think it's dangerous to state "this is what happens, no debate". If only that were the case! We would prob need far less doctors and nurses, if that were the case!

While there are averages for how are bodies work, in my case insulin is most effective at around 3 hrs after injecting, not after 2hrs. My specialist would always insist on me checking my BG after 2hrs, even when i repeatedly pointed out that after 2 hrs my novorapid hadn't altered my readings...

Although the DP seems to have become a recent thing for me (more or less since i retired a couple of yrs ago), my specialist didn't seem particularly concerned about how i dealt with its effects. I decided on a somewhat weird routine of waking up at the time the DP hits, injecting my degludec +...

My saga continues...it now turns out that a GP has referred me to a private eye care company for a review of my eyes. Without my say-so, discussion or consent. I've just had my eye checks-ups carried out at the hospital, with no issues!

Ditto! But at least at my local hospital my specialists for eyes and for diabetes are great, they listen and generally take on board what i'm saying.

Yep, sounds about right with GP surgeries!:banghead:

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That's exactly my point. When you have a routine, such as going to work 5 days a week, you can & usually do control your food & drink intake throughout the working week & perhaps just indulge a bit over the weekend. When you retire, things change. When i eat out with friends (i don't mean a...

Indeed, the whole point of me going out, apart from to be with people, is to get away from the monotony of always eating "the diabetic way" at home. I guess i'm having a bit of diabetic burnout creeping in too. Being a spontaneous person and hating routine, a lovely creamy cappuccino in a nearby...

Hello everyone. As a long-standing type 1 diabetic (50yrs +), i was wondering how those of you who have your diabetes more or less well controlled cope when you go out to pubs & coffee shops? I am fortunate to have been able to retire recently and it is vital for me to go out more & meet...

If only there were "opt-out" preferences we could mark with each service (like there are in some other parts of the NHS, e.g. choosing whether to be checked for different cancers)!

The cynic in me has wondered whether it's something to do with funding too. The NHS isn't helping itself by trying to duplicate workloads. I can understand this happening in areas where there is private competition, e.g. with flu jabs, these being offered by pharmacies too now; but a surgery...

I am beginning to see that strange GP practices towards diabetics is not that unusual, which is somewhat comforting if still frustrating. Thank you all, i will keep fighting the good fight!