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Cheerio spikes on FreeStyle Libre, but not on BG monitor
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<blockquote data-quote="therower" data-source="post: 2005855" data-attributes="member: 47983"><p>[USER=501617]@Joesdad[/USER] . Pleased to meet you. An interesting post which has led to some interesting replies.</p><p>This is how I see it.....feel free to ignore anything and everything I say.</p><p>First and foremost your son has got to be a 6 yr old little man and all that it entails. Fun, laughter, learning, carefree and normal like all his friends. Unfortunately and in some respect luckily he is also T1. With a sensible approach to incorporating diabetes in to his life he will thrive as a happy, clever, carefree but cautious and normal young boy. Plus , as a T1 a sensible diet we most likely make him far healthier than a lot of his friends, T1 will make him a far stronger individual in years to come.</p><p>Cheerios??????? If that’s what he wants and it’s what makes him happy then go for it. I personally love a bowl of the **** things, so moreish though.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Stick to the RDA, it’s very easy to overload the bowl.</p><p>Point I really want to make though is this..........don’t become dependent on technology. When a lot of us older ones were diagnosed we didn’t have the techno stuff. We were in the dark and developed a gut feeling for things, we knew and still know the little signs which give a great indicator of our levels. I always second guess what my sugars are before I actually do a finger prick. Very seldom am I far off. I use a CGM and it’s a great device but I always go a week or so when it expires without a CGM purely to keep myself able to understand and listen to what my body is telling me.</p><p>I appreciate that your son would struggle with this and you wouldn’t be comfortable flying blind with such a precious cargo but in time I really would suggest you try going a few days without the libre and try looking for the other signs that give a marker of BS levels, personally I think it leads to a far greater feeling of being the master and controller of the beast.</p><p>As your post highlights the techno stuff isn’t perfect don’t become reliant on it. See it as a tool and remember you and your son are the craftsmen.</p><p>Sorry I’ve started waffling. Hopefully you get my drift.</p><p></p><p>Post edited for language by mod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="therower, post: 2005855, member: 47983"] [USER=501617]@Joesdad[/USER] . Pleased to meet you. An interesting post which has led to some interesting replies. This is how I see it.....feel free to ignore anything and everything I say. First and foremost your son has got to be a 6 yr old little man and all that it entails. Fun, laughter, learning, carefree and normal like all his friends. Unfortunately and in some respect luckily he is also T1. With a sensible approach to incorporating diabetes in to his life he will thrive as a happy, clever, carefree but cautious and normal young boy. Plus , as a T1 a sensible diet we most likely make him far healthier than a lot of his friends, T1 will make him a far stronger individual in years to come. Cheerios??????? If that’s what he wants and it’s what makes him happy then go for it. I personally love a bowl of the **** things, so moreish though.:) Stick to the RDA, it’s very easy to overload the bowl. Point I really want to make though is this..........don’t become dependent on technology. When a lot of us older ones were diagnosed we didn’t have the techno stuff. We were in the dark and developed a gut feeling for things, we knew and still know the little signs which give a great indicator of our levels. I always second guess what my sugars are before I actually do a finger prick. Very seldom am I far off. I use a CGM and it’s a great device but I always go a week or so when it expires without a CGM purely to keep myself able to understand and listen to what my body is telling me. I appreciate that your son would struggle with this and you wouldn’t be comfortable flying blind with such a precious cargo but in time I really would suggest you try going a few days without the libre and try looking for the other signs that give a marker of BS levels, personally I think it leads to a far greater feeling of being the master and controller of the beast. As your post highlights the techno stuff isn’t perfect don’t become reliant on it. See it as a tool and remember you and your son are the craftsmen. Sorry I’ve started waffling. Hopefully you get my drift. Post edited for language by mod [/QUOTE]
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