continuous glucose monitor

As a Type-2, managing my condition through diet alone, and having read Jenny Ruhl's "Diabetes 101", I'm concerned that post-meal blood spikes are the thing to watch. I check these with a cheap SD Code-free glucometer. This is adequate. Nevertheless, I can't see what happens between meals, or...

Following my recent HBA1c test, I received the following text message from my registered GP: “Your blood sugar level has increased from 42 to 44 since you last spoke to Dr [Niceguy] in Dec 2020, which suggests that you were not successful in the lifestyle measures you were planning to take.”...

Hi all, My Dr has proposed I try out using a CGM. 3 options put forward are 1. Freestyle Libre 2. Dexcom G5 mobile 3. Medtronic Guardian Connect I have a very active lifestyle, with a lot of cycling as well as running and swimming, >10 hours a week and very vigorous - I sweat buckets...

Hi Guys, So after trying to work out whether my husband and I can afford to fund a CGM for him, a desperate search to see if there is anywhere we could get help with funding it, any charities to apply for or anything at all I have got really utterly P**S*D off with the lack of support!!! Short...

I'm wondering about getting one of these for my T2 wife (on metformin) to use for a short while in the hope of identifying foods which spike her glucose. She doesn't use strips (she tried briefly when first diagnosed but we didn't make much sense of the readings). I am thinking that a continuous...

I have type 1 DM for about 10 years and I cycle a fair bit. I manage things fairly ok but obviously have a lot of variances with my dosing depending on exercise amounts. I manage with a multidose novarapid dosing with Levemir as my long acting insulin. I dont often get hypo when exercising...

Hello all, Looking into the realms of CGM and looking for some advice on what is currently available in the UK and what systems are good. I have heard a lot of good reviews with regards to Dexcom systems and I like the idea of the G5 interfaced with a smartphone. If anyone is using any CGM...

I am 25 years old and for the past 3 or 4 years my sugars have run too high, with my a1c level at 9-10 each checkup. which is definitely my fault for not taking care of myself well. ..but I find it hard to remember and stay focused on checking my sugars multiple times a day. I want to get a...

Hey everyone *Waves nervously* I'm new to these parts but not quite to diabetes...thought I'd pop in and give this forum a go having lurked for a little while, nothing quite beats learning from other pwd! I've been T1 for 20 years, diagnosed December 1995 aged 4...nice little christmas present...

Hey I would like to put my libre on other sites apart from my arms, and was wondering if any of you have put it elsewhere and it worked well? Yisi

Hello Everyone! This petition is to ask the government to provide Continuous Glucose Monitors to diabetics on the NHS. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/107435 Please could you sign it and forward this link to others? I have a CGM and it regularly saves my life - diabetics shouldn't...