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<blockquote data-quote="Ian_P" data-source="post: 397834" data-attributes="member: 75058"><p>Dear Simon</p><p></p><p>I'm 51 and was diagnosed as a Type 1 about 18 months ago.</p><p></p><p>I do lots of hill walking and landscape photography in the Peak District!</p><p></p><p>Please think about getting a Dexcom CGM monitor.</p><p></p><p>http://www.dexcom.com/en-gb</p><p></p><p>It works out at about £5 a day but isn't available on the NHS yet.</p><p></p><p>This has really made controlling my BGs so much easier - you still need to do two finger sticks a day to calibrate it, but then just set the alarms to 4.5 and 8 and forget about it. A small skin sensor monitors the BG continuously and sends a message to the receiver every 5 minutes - transmission range is about 20 feet. Remarkably consistent and accurate.</p><p></p><p>No hypos at all since diagnosis and HbA1cs all in the low forties (in old numbers, 6%).</p><p></p><p>I do plenty of exercise - walking uphill with any rapid acting insulin on board really drops the BGs quickly.</p><p></p><p>Let me know if you need any more info.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes,</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian_P, post: 397834, member: 75058"] Dear Simon I'm 51 and was diagnosed as a Type 1 about 18 months ago. I do lots of hill walking and landscape photography in the Peak District! Please think about getting a Dexcom CGM monitor. http://www.dexcom.com/en-gb It works out at about £5 a day but isn't available on the NHS yet. This has really made controlling my BGs so much easier - you still need to do two finger sticks a day to calibrate it, but then just set the alarms to 4.5 and 8 and forget about it. A small skin sensor monitors the BG continuously and sends a message to the receiver every 5 minutes - transmission range is about 20 feet. Remarkably consistent and accurate. No hypos at all since diagnosis and HbA1cs all in the low forties (in old numbers, 6%). I do plenty of exercise - walking uphill with any rapid acting insulin on board really drops the BGs quickly. Let me know if you need any more info. Best wishes, Ian [/QUOTE]
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