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i got my first libre yesterday and this is what my sugars have been like ! i had no idea i was managing it that badly and it’s really motivated me to try harder.
any tips?
I think most people were in the same boat after using the libre initially. It was a gradual process for me, learning what I was eating and when to bolus correctly for it, affect of insulin at different times of the day, how exercise affectes my levels etc. Its much more stable now.
Best thing you can do is to understand why you are seeing the large peaks, and what you can do to avoid them. Are you eating very late? is it the carb ratio? is basal incorrect etc? so many questions but you have to assess one by one.
Congrats on using ur first libre, I agree with what others have said, don’t over react to what ur readings show you. Which is a mistake that I first made and tried to change it all in one go which made things worse. Use the reminders when you eat as they will prompt you in seeing what is really happening for you to think about the next day at the same time.View attachment 33238
i got my first libre yesterday and this is what my sugars have been like ! i had no idea i was managing it that badly and it’s really motivated me to try harder.
any tips?
Congrats on your achievement, from me, another 52 years on insulin person.Hello
I suggest you talk with your Endocrinologist and / or Diabetes Educator for advice. FYI, I’ve stopped using the Libre sensors after a year. I was disappointed when my Hba1c result went up to 7.5% from 6.7% after my Libre was showing I had 85% of my readings in target over the past 3 months.
I did one month of paired testing, ie used Libre plus finger prick which showed the Libre is clearly inaccurate. Bsls were consistently anywhere between 2-5 mmol higher, average 3mmol higher. Hence reason my Hba1c increased after being no higher than 6.7% for the past 20+ years. I now check my blood sugar only using the Libre Reader which stores all my data. I’m very disappointed that I’ve had to revert to finger pricking but at least it’s accurate. I’ve had Type 1 diabetes for 52 years since age 3. My daughter, age 20, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a year ago also had the same experience with the Libre over the past 6 months. She has also reverted to finger pricking/bsl checking. Best wishes.
HelloCongrats on your achievement, from me, another 52 years on insulin person.
I have avoided the Libre on principle although others seem to find apps of various sorts help, although even they have their quirks. I see it as only helpful for trends nothing else and in Australia we have to pay outright for it.
One's finger tips do take a beating over the years and i am tempted to look at the Dexcom with or without linking to my insulin pump ( using pumps for 7 years now due to night hypos when on 8 + injections Novorapid and Levemir) could not control them.
But it is a fairly recent change in diet that has enable me to go from HBA1Cs of 6.4% to 5.9% (and the latter reading taken 3 months after the first but with only 6 weeks on the new diet). Not all 'beer and skittles' mind you but encouraging, I think!
(Please PM me if you wish to know more about it)
But expense for the Dexcom is an issue here unless one is pregnant ( male, so no go)!, under 21, or pensioner.
i can imagine your daughter is grateful for all the changes in diabetes management for he past 50 + years! My Best Wishes to her also.
So welcome and keep posting - all wisdom gratefully accepted!
It is all about balance Nothing is impossible
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I also follow a very low carb diet. I still need QA sometimes, despite eating no carbs sometimes. I use the DAFNE principles for ratios regarding carbs I eat / insulin. It's fantastic. Also teaches you how to correct if your bsl is high or low whether you're eating carbs or not. As long as the basal, i.e. long acting insulin, is correct, I do a morning and evening basal injection, you can eat whatever you like so long as you calculate the amount of quick acting insulin needed. For the majority of the time it works fine, sometimes not. That's the joy of having had Type 1 diabetes for 52 years. As you said, it's all about balance . And perseverance too. Best wishes.Hi @noyahO21, I am in Adelaide.
I do very low carb diet and use a ratio of insulin to carbs to calculate bolus doses for meals, with more insulin needed for breakfast ( I unit per 6 g carbs = (carbs + 50% g of protein) vs 1 unit to 10 g carbs= (crabs + 50% g of protein) for dinner.
The night time hypos I would have thought to be more related to long-acting insulin doses. And with very low carb diet both my bolus doses (as expected with less crabs than before) and basal ( low continual type doses of short-acting insulin sort of equivalent to what your long-acting doses do) reduced.
I do not see what DAPHNE did for you but I would not expect the type of fluctuations seen on the Libre record you posted for someone on a very low carb diet (e.g. 30 g carbs per day) except if there were a lot of hypos and of course the Libre does have reported inaccuracies when used for some people.
I thought DAPHNE tended to encourage hi carb diets, and eating what one likes and trying to match insulin to that.
Very low carb diet to me is more about matching food type and intake and resultant slower and more gradual and less high BSL rise to the action of the short-acting insulin used.
Best Wishes!!