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<blockquote data-quote="CoolUserName" data-source="post: 2396875" data-attributes="member: 542544"><p>Hi, yes, he finger pricks if the Libre show hypo or hyper and sometimes the Libre is wrong, but most of the time it is correct or broadly so. </p><p></p><p>I hear what you're saying re: spikes. If he does spike up to 9 or 10 mmols it is usually for about 10 minutes at the most then it is straight back down (unless he's eaten something like fish & chips which kept it up for longer) </p><p></p><p>Last night for tea he had a meal of about 70g carbs. Pre meal his BS was 4.8, after eating his BS rose to < 6 and then he went low at about 1.5 - 2 hours after eating. We've reduced his insulin ratios to see if that helps. He snacks constantly in between meals up to about 13g carbs each time with no insulin so he doesn't go low.</p><p></p><p>Soon after he was diagnosed 4 months ago he went into a honeymoon period and he needed less insulin. This levelled off for a few weeks and now he seems to be entering honeymoon 2.0 where he needs even less insulin. I assume this is just what happens in some people??!?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoolUserName, post: 2396875, member: 542544"] Hi, yes, he finger pricks if the Libre show hypo or hyper and sometimes the Libre is wrong, but most of the time it is correct or broadly so. I hear what you're saying re: spikes. If he does spike up to 9 or 10 mmols it is usually for about 10 minutes at the most then it is straight back down (unless he's eaten something like fish & chips which kept it up for longer) Last night for tea he had a meal of about 70g carbs. Pre meal his BS was 4.8, after eating his BS rose to < 6 and then he went low at about 1.5 - 2 hours after eating. We've reduced his insulin ratios to see if that helps. He snacks constantly in between meals up to about 13g carbs each time with no insulin so he doesn't go low. Soon after he was diagnosed 4 months ago he went into a honeymoon period and he needed less insulin. This levelled off for a few weeks and now he seems to be entering honeymoon 2.0 where he needs even less insulin. I assume this is just what happens in some people??!?! [/QUOTE]
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