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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1729743" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>[USER=470557]@ClareBear 2[/USER] , one of the main reasons T1s become disillusioned by it all is that we're trying to keep track of a constantly moving target with test strips which just give a snapshot in time - it's just not fair.</p><p></p><p>There's been a remarkable number of posts by people who've been totally burned out, and then found a new lease of life, become more engaged, by getting cgm, either dexcom or libre.</p><p></p><p>Just being able to see bg moving in more or less real time, and being able to take small steps to keep in range just makes it a much fairer game.</p><p></p><p>I've absolutely no idea if it will help your daughter - maybe not if she's hell bent on destruction - but it's maybe worth forking out for the libre starter kit, shove it in front of her, saying I got you this new toy, and see if curiousity gets the better of her.</p><p></p><p>It's worked wonders for a lot of people, just being able to see what they are dealing with instead of the guesswork with strips alone.</p><p></p><p>Libre is starting to become available on the NHS but it's a post code lottery at the moment. £100 per month if self funding. It can be blinged up with a transmitter, blucon, to send results to a phone. What teenager can resist a nice phone app?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1729743, member: 374531"] [USER=470557]@ClareBear 2[/USER] , one of the main reasons T1s become disillusioned by it all is that we're trying to keep track of a constantly moving target with test strips which just give a snapshot in time - it's just not fair. There's been a remarkable number of posts by people who've been totally burned out, and then found a new lease of life, become more engaged, by getting cgm, either dexcom or libre. Just being able to see bg moving in more or less real time, and being able to take small steps to keep in range just makes it a much fairer game. I've absolutely no idea if it will help your daughter - maybe not if she's hell bent on destruction - but it's maybe worth forking out for the libre starter kit, shove it in front of her, saying I got you this new toy, and see if curiousity gets the better of her. It's worked wonders for a lot of people, just being able to see what they are dealing with instead of the guesswork with strips alone. Libre is starting to become available on the NHS but it's a post code lottery at the moment. £100 per month if self funding. It can be blinged up with a transmitter, blucon, to send results to a phone. What teenager can resist a nice phone app?! [/QUOTE]
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