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I have a just purchased a CGM freestyle sensor ….. does anyone know the normal levels I should set this for people without diabetes as that is my aim as currently prediabetic
 
What is your name? Clive
- How old are you? 61
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? West Sussex
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Introverted, humerous, likeable.
- Do you have any pets? Monty the cat. Looking to get a Jack Russel soon.
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Badminton, Brighton and Hove Albion support so don't really like football!!
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No but thinking about getting my 4 grandchildrens dates of birth on my forearm, I am useless at remembering dates.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. The Cure, Orange Juice, U2, Amy Winehouse, Simple Minds.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Mixed
- What is your favourite flag? England
- Ever gone camping? Yes, hated it!
- Ever been in love? Currently with my wife of 37 years.
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? China, Russia, Croatia, Hungary, Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, South Africa.
- Favourite city? Chichester
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Judge Judy, The Office, The Good Life, Johnathan Creek, Faulty Towers
- List your five favourite films. The Shining, Halloween, The Santa Clause, Muppets Christmas Carol, Christmas Vacation
- Are you wealthy? Only in my dreams.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Chartered Residential Surveyor - Part time
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Building Surveying, Microbiology
- What do you like most about yourself? Tall, dark and handsome, I love family events.
- What do you like least about yourself? I can't spel, sometimes very shy.
 
 
Hi Virgogal,
Welcome! Sounds great that you've had no complications! I hear you on the weight issue. I'm also T1D (over 30 years). I started having an increase in my weight about 10 years ago (despite no change in diet), and it was really frustrating.

So I decided to go low carb and also do a shorter eating window (intermittent fasting). It worked. I stopped the increase in weight, and in about 2 weeks I saw a reduction in my weight, with clothes fitting well again. As long as I keep doing it, I keep getting good results (good weight, no increases.) It's been my lifestyle since then.

Maybe give it a try? (Either intermittent fasting or low carb or both.) In any case, don't give up hope! This is fixable.

P.S. I have also watched my thyroid function. Sometimes, a low thyroid condition can cause weight gain. I have long used a small dose of T3 hormone to control it.
 
Hi there,
See if you can get a "C-Peptide" test. This would tell you how much insulin function you have in your pancreas, which can help determine if you are T1D. The antibodies are nice, but not definitive. A T1D like me would have close to 0% on a C-Peptide, whereas a T2D or non-diabetic would be between 1 and 4. Hope that helps you.
 
Hi everyone.
I am 74 years old, and have lived with T1 diabetes for 51 years. I have experienced several changes over the years: going from glass syringes and urine sugar testing, to plastic disposable syringes and prick a thumb testing, through Daphe education to a pump, and new with FreeStyle Libre blood testing. I love the pump. The Libre system is a mess. I have thin arms, and the units seem to get messed up on application. I have now got a phone reader. I have found that to be a loop pop pain. I stupidly linked it to my computer, and all seemed fine, until... I travel a lot, and spend a lot of time away. I am currently in Russia. I needed to change the time on the reader, but that was a real struggle. I had to unlink my reader, and set it up as solo. Lost all my readings. I have tried contact with Abbott, but I found the guy unhelpful and rather offhand. Incidentally, I am a senior IT developer, or was until I retired. I was talking with a retired physicist at the Nuclear research unit where I am, and he has encouraged me to go into Python with the AI extensions.
I have worked in the US, and in the Netherlands. I have spent a lot of time in Spain and South America, so I am fairly fluent in Spanish. I am learning Russian, and starting to understand TV talk shows.
 
What is your name? Lourika
- How old are you? 51
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? South Africa
- Which city/area do you live in?Paarl, Western Cape
- Are you religious? Yes, I am a Christian
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Compasionate, Caring, Loyal
- Do you have any pets? Yes 2 cats and cocker spaniel
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Hiking
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No tats, only piercings in ears
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. UB40, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Elton John, Phil Collins
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Pop, Rock, Reggae, Hip-hop, Country, Alternative rock
- What is your favourite flag? Orange, white & blue
- Ever gone camping? Yes
- Ever been in love? Yes
- Ever used fake tan? Yes, once
- Which countries have you visited? None
- Favourite city? Cape Town
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Not into TV
- List your five favourite films. Positive stories based on true events
- Are you wealthy? No but live comfortable
- Do you work? If so, as what? Yes, Police Officer
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Policing
- What do you like most about yourself? My resilience
- What do you like least about yourself? Not being able to say No
 
Im Graeme. 65 years old , semi retired. I take children with special needs to school and back. I'm pre diabetic with a current reading of 8 . Live in North East England. Led Zeppelin obsessed, spend far too much on rare vinyl etc ! Looking for any guidance on not straying past pre diabetic into type 2
 
Hi my name is Jossy. I am T2 diabetic. I have had trouble controlling my sugars for years. Plus, I am sedentary here at work as a psychologist.
Lately, my feet have been stinging and burning, which forced me to open my eyes, and start taking better care of myself. I put myself on a strict calorie/carb diet to lose 50 lbs. I know it's the carbs, which make my sugar go up, but I chose to stick to a low cal diet to lose the weight + no sugar.
I have NEVER been on a low calorie diet... I eat no more than 750 calories per day. I love it. It's easy. It's the walking and exercising that is a tough daily habit to get into. But I am trying. Thank you to all of you for this community.
 
 
- What is your name? - Jenna
- How old are you? - 37
- Are you male or female? - Female
- Which country are you from? - UK
- Which city/area do you live in? - Hampshire
- Are you religious? - No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. - Friendly, Caring and can be a little stubborn
- Do you have any pets? Yep - 1 dog, 1 bunny, 9 Rats and share 3 Ponies
- Microsoft or Apple? - Android
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - Horse Riding
- Do you get angry easily? - Depends what mood I'm in
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I have a tattoo on my my lower back of a dragon, a floral tattoo on one forearm, a pheonix tattoo on the other forearm and a dragon with dreamcatcher and my kids names on one of my upper arms. Ears are pierced. Used to have my belly button pierced but had to take it out during pregnancy and never put it back.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Thats a hard one because it changes. I do love PINK though. But listen to lots of different artists.
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? All depends on my mood. Sometimes some pop, a little rock, maybe some dance, bit of garage - can't pick one!
- What is your favourite flag? - Never really thought about it.
- Ever gone camping? - Yes. It was fine when there was a toilet block and showers. Can't bring myself to do the tent in a field though
- Ever been in love? - Yep
- Ever used fake tan? - No
- Which countries have you visited? - Spain, France, Greece, America
- Favourite city? - Weymouth
- List your five favourite TV programmes. - Again I like so many different things its hard to narrow it down to 5
- List your five favourite films. - The Green Mile - absolutely loved it. Dirty Dancing and Grease obviously. Hocus Pocus (because I'm still a child at heart) and Homeward Bound - although haven't watched it in years because it makes me cry. But then there's the Rocky Horror Show, The Neverending Story, Little Shop of Horrors. Perhaps indecisive should have been one of my 3 words!
- Are you wealthy? Nope
- Do you work? If so, as what? - Yes - Operations and Compliance
- List the subjects you study/have studied. - prince2 and a few Legionella courses
- What do you like most about yourself? - My eyes and hair
- What do you like least about yourself? - The rest of my body
 
Sussex girl said:
I have a just purchased a CGM freestyle sensor ….. does anyone know the normal levels I should set this for people without diabetes as that is my aim as currently prediabetic
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I have the Libre 3 and it comes pre set up for safe and danger levels. If you are pre than aim to stay at the bottom of the safe levels i guess. Also remember the Libres gives data in mg/dl, most on here talk about mmol, so divide the Libre number by 18 to get the mmol figure. If it is any help 81 to 99 on the Libre is what i am staying between and I am prediabetic and trying to lose some weight.
 
Hi... joined yesterday evening as diagnosed a little while ago as prediabetic. Bit of a shock at the time and thought I'd try to manage stuff myself - I'd been going through a bought of "grazing" during the days leading up to the diagnosis. So...

- What is your name?
Frank (if not already guessed by user name ;-)
- How old are you?
Username may be a give away at this time - 71... but that will change next year - user name won't
- Are you male or female?
Male (all my life)
- Which country are you from?
Tricky... father in the British army, stationed in what was then British Somalia, born there then back to blighty at 6 months old. Identify as from UK as parents from Oldham area
- Which city/area do you live in?
Frome, Somerset
- Are you religious?
Yes... and No to a degree
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Difficult.... I mean difficult to choose three words ;-)
- Do you have any pets?
Always. Presently 2 Border Terriers, 2 cats, 5 Wakin (goldfish), 3 tench and a number of minnows (got a pond)
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft Windows (and Android)
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Use to do Falconry... now back to walking, woodwork, photography and Bonsai.... but plenty of other interests as well.
- Do you get angry easily?
Depending on circumstances...
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
No (that one's easy to answer)
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Can't do 5. Child of the 50's so parents influences from then plus through the years to now
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Probably Motown
- What is your favourite flag?
Union Jack
- Ever gone camping?
Yes
- Ever been in love?
Many times.
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
(British) Somalia, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Lanzarote,
- Favourite city?
Don't have one
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Don't have favourites now...
- List your five favourite films.
Too many. Maybe the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings one's? Bond movies, Too many others that I have on DVD...
- Are you wealthy?
HAHAHAHA... Trick Q? Define wealthy? If monetary then def no.
- Do you work? If so, as what?
No, retired.
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
All things learned through 71 years of Life.
- What do you like most about yourself?
Jury is still out
- What do you like least about yourself?
As above
 
 
Hi I’m Nikki, I have been diabetic for 46 years now I live in Cornwall with my cat who is called Alfie he’s 16 years old and my 15 month old chocolate Labrador named Hendrix yeah I’m a Jimi Hendrix fan what can I say LOL I have recently broken my ankle in three places so have had surgery on it it has nails and plates in it my blood sugars have been really high I am using the decks Com G6 at present and for at least a couple of days it is just been steady on high no matter how many correction doses I have never seems to move much lower than 18 and I don’t know why is never done this before whether it’s just because of my ankle I’m not sure any suggestions guys
 
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