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Hello! I might be moving to Ireland for work (Dublin to be precise) and I've tried to do some research about diabetes care in Ireland but it seems to be very confusing. can anyone give me a breakdown of how it works, who I need to talk to and costs? Also I know you can buy the libre over the...

Hi everyone - I might be mistaken but I understood diabetics have to renew their driving licences every 3 years. Does anyone know why my first licence needs to be renewed after one year? I haven't had a serious hypo that need assistance in 9 years so doubt it is to do with that - is this...

So I recently got a call from my GP surgery asking me to come in for a routine check-up. I do see a consultant once a eyar at the hospital but as they never pass on results my GP always asks that I come in and get all the tests run again. Blood and urine test done, a few days later I get a...

Hi all, Yesterday I had a bit of a nightmare, bgs were between 10-18 until around 7pm after quite massive corrections (around 6 units every hour?) and then they finally got in range until this morning, where I have swung up to 15, with a larger than normal bolus for my breakfast and another few...

after having a small hypo at the train station (probably from dragging my suitcase a while in this hot weather!) I started thinking about how difficult it can be to make a decision during a hypo and wondering how people cope! I'll start - if I'm out an about and having a hypo, I always...

hello!! Hope this is the right place, I was just feeling super high earlier, took my bg and it was 12 going up slowly - this is such a big moment for me as it feels like my body is no longer used to being high! I used to not feel highs until it was over 18, and although my Hb1ac is better than...

I met with the registrar of my doctor and he mentioned that if I am applying for a driving licence I need to show three months worth of finger prick tests for the licence itself.... I mainly use my libre and am aiming to pass my test in December so do I need to start doing tests again? I've only...

hi all! Am having a mind blank as to whether I've ever flown with a freestyle libre in hand luggage and am concerned it may cause issues at security. Abbott have told me it should be fine as long as I don't put it in the hold, but I can't get through to an airport helpline as there's no real...

Hi all! Just replace do sensor and wasted one as it came straight off- the second one only stuck as I pushed it down. Think it might be to do with humidity, thought I'd let you know to be careful replacing them so you don't waste precious sensors! Will ofc be sending it back to Abbott.

just had a surprise hypo come on, my eyes went blurry and I could feel it was a fast one. I didn't actually have keys and was waiting for my boyfriend, I knew he was a few minutes away but not sure I could last. Sat down and two Glucotabs later, within a few minutes I felt better. So so amazing...

just came to mind, I always read bs in forum posts the first time round as the extended explicit version making for some odd posts until I reread them! Not sure if anyone else does

Today was the day for a new gym class which was a little bit more intense than I was expecting, leading to a hypo that just wouldn't budge, staying steady at 4 for about 20 mins before deciding to plummet again but have now been over 5.5 for half an hour! Yay but this means I am drained and...

I'm at work, and am just eating my lunch. Feeling really faint and weak, had a croissant for breakfast and slept a decent amount last night, it feels as if my bg is just about to plummet massively but my libre is showing 8.0 and flat and my finger prick test is showing 7.9 so not a hypo... Any...

i was looking up stats on deaths from diabetes, and two things struck me: 1) couldn't find any official statistics as it's normally the actual death rather than diabetes listed as the cause (e.g. Drowning after hypo) and the body continues to release glucose after death so you can never 100%...

hi all! I was having lunch with my mother the other day and she said that she could hear my jaw as I ate, that it made a sound as if it was loose, not a clear click as such but a distinct sound nonetheless. Now my uncle (no blood relation) also has type 1 and has the same jaw sounds! She...

Hi all! Am about to embark on some basal testing but was wondering if anyone else had any insight. In the last week my blood sugar has slowly risen from between 2-5am every morning so I wake up between 13-19 which is not ideal having gone to bed at 4.5-5. I have the libre so have been watching...

hi all! So I travel for work a lot - am in a new town every two/three weeks and I don't always have ample time to go home and get my prescription from my local pharmacy. So far the only way I've been able to get my prescription sent to me away from home is to get the fax number for a pharmacy...

hi all! Am in Cambridge for work, and am normally based in London. I went to Boots but unfortunately my go has to fax over a prescription before I can get it here. I emailed them ( couldn't do it over the phone needed written permission) to get it done but am concerned about my levemir as I...

Hi all! Need a little assistance - I've been taking antibiotics for two days now to deal with an infected toenail, and one of the side effects is severe hypoglycemia. Now I reduced my basal by 20% in the morning and have only taken 3 units of novorapid today when I would normally take around 15...

feeling awful this morning! I woke up with a vague recollection that I had a hypo last night (cold sweats are usually pretty reliable indicator) so tested my bg and scanned my libre. My bg was 3 and my libre showed I had been hypo basically all the hours I had been asleep apart from one uptick...