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Hi Everyone, I am thinking about getting myself a Libre and trialling it for a month or to see how I get on. I am doing a triathlon next month which includes a 1.5k swim which will take me somewhere between 40 and 50 minutes. Now I have done some research and also checked with the company and...

Hi Everyone, I haven’t posted on here for a while but would just like to share with you my fantastic day at the Prudential London-Surrey Ride 100 cycle on Sunday. It’s the 2nd year I have done it (1st being 2014 when the route length was curtailed to 86 miles due to bad weather). I’ve been...

I was wondering if anyone else has experiences of coffee making their blood sugar spike? I am not really a coffee drinker (prefer tea) but after my last trip to NZ at Christmas I often found myself in some of the numerous and excellent coffee shops and drinking a lot more coffee than I normally...

Hi Was hoping I can get some advice with pump basal rates and travelling. I am off to Australia and New Zealand for Christmas in a few weeks and would like some advice on how I manage my pump basal rates for the trip. I have travelled long distance many times before with MDI but this is the...

Spotted this the other day and thought it looked interesting. Maybe a little bit out of the range of abilities for most people but interesting non the less. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/26/health-hackers-patients-taking-medical-innovation-into-own-hands

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with this as I am having terrible problems with my pump infusion set. I went onto an Animas Vibe pump about 7 weeks and ago and was using the Inset II infusion sets. Straight away I could not get any control over my levels which were swinging around...

Breakfast reading 5.2 Lunch Reading 5.2 Dinner Reading 5.2 Want to put a bet on my bedtime reading tonight? I might do the lottery tomorrow if it's 5.2:)

I seem to be stuck in some kind of Kafkaesque nightmare at the moment. I contacted my pharmacy last Monday (22nd September) to request a repeat prescription for blood test strips and Novorapid. I normally get a text saying when they have been prepared. However by Thursday afternoon I had...

I have been considering trying the LCHF diet as many people on here seem to praise it. The reason for me is to try and keep my levels stable rather than lose weight as I don’t need to do that. For those that don’t know about my situation here is a quick recap. Type 1 for 31 years on MDI using...

Just to share that I took part in the Prudential ride 100 today in some of the worst cycling conditions I have ever seen. The course was shortened to 86 miles because of the risk on the big hills. But I finished in 4 hours 31 minutes at an average speed of 19mph. I started off with BG of 9 and...

Went to bed last night with BS of 11.something which is higher than I normally am. I took 1 additional unit but woke up this morning with BS of 2.7. Although sometimes I can function quite normally at this level I was definitely feeling very confused this morning. It doesn't help that my wife is...

Basically I have noticed in the last couple of years that whenever I stand up I am becoming very dizzy and faint. It seems to be getting worse and sometimes I need to hold on to a desk or chair for support for a few seconds while I recover. I don't think it is my blood pressure as that is...

A few nights ago I got home from work and tested my blood and it was 20.5. This really surprised me as I couldn't think what I had done wrong that day .I decided to wash my hands again etc check again just to make sure it wasn't a false reading. This time it came out at 17.9. So obviously I was...

I have just had my check up with the nurse and my HBA1c has dropped again to 6.1% (43) when I had been seeing a gradual increase over the last 6 months. I had been feeling better since doing DAFNE in the summer and not having frequent hypo's. I really wanted to reapply for my licence again as we...

Happy anniversary to me. I won't be celebrating :)

Hi, Over the last 2 years I have managed to lose about 13kg in weight mainly due to cycling. I used to be 80kg and I am now about 67kg. I am 5'9 and have a quite small build. I am personally quite happy with the weight loss but a some of my family and friends have been commenting on my...

Hi, I am not sure how common this story is in the UK but it is absolutely fascinating as well as being true. Some of the tests that have been done have shown some Type 1's have been able to live without injections for months at a time. There is some information about Dr Bob Elliot and the...

Hi Everyone, This is my first time posting on this board but I am desperately seeking advice. I have been Type 1 for over 30 years now. Generally throughout my life my control has been excellent. However in the last few years I have frequently lost my hypo warning signs. In the last 3 years I...