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<blockquote data-quote="Nicole T" data-source="post: 2335396" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>I've been funding my own Libre (impossible to get on the NHS as a T2 as I understand.) Currently on my 4th sensor (or 5th, if you count the first faulty one, that they replaced) so I'm in this to the tune of £200 so far.</p><p></p><p>Flash Glucose Monitoring does teach you a lot, but (as I was cautioned by others) the absolute numbers from Libre are not to be relied on, and it's really the trends that are interesting. It's curious to see how certain foods can cause little to no issues in the short term (perhaps a sub 0.5 mmol/L spike from 'before meal' to '2 hours after meal', but at the same time, lead to an increase in overall levels for the next 12 hours or more.</p><p></p><p>Libre is addictive, and it's certainly nice just being able to eat normally, rather than avoid everything for 2 hours after a meal, just so you can get a sensible PC reading by blood. But ultimately, unless you're financially comfortable to the point of genuinely not missing £100 a month, It's a very expensive habit if you have to self-fund.</p><p></p><p>[USER=532798]@Maggie75[/USER] if you really can't go without bread (and you're not gluten intolerant) then look at the Keto King bread recipe on YouTube. It makes perfectly good sandwich bread, though it doesn't toast or soak up sauces and gravy as nicely as 'real' bread. You need a bread maker, but Aldi are currently doing one for £50. It's a sound investment if you still want a bacon butty from time to time, but don't want the huge carb intake that goes with (even wholemeal) wheat bread. </p><p></p><p>As a rule, anything promoted as 'keto' is fine for us (the keto diet cuts out carbs, but for other reasons.) If you really enjoy something that's usually high carb, then Google to see if there's a keto version you can make.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicole T, post: 2335396, member: 527609"] I've been funding my own Libre (impossible to get on the NHS as a T2 as I understand.) Currently on my 4th sensor (or 5th, if you count the first faulty one, that they replaced) so I'm in this to the tune of £200 so far. Flash Glucose Monitoring does teach you a lot, but (as I was cautioned by others) the absolute numbers from Libre are not to be relied on, and it's really the trends that are interesting. It's curious to see how certain foods can cause little to no issues in the short term (perhaps a sub 0.5 mmol/L spike from 'before meal' to '2 hours after meal', but at the same time, lead to an increase in overall levels for the next 12 hours or more. Libre is addictive, and it's certainly nice just being able to eat normally, rather than avoid everything for 2 hours after a meal, just so you can get a sensible PC reading by blood. But ultimately, unless you're financially comfortable to the point of genuinely not missing £100 a month, It's a very expensive habit if you have to self-fund. [USER=532798]@Maggie75[/USER] if you really can't go without bread (and you're not gluten intolerant) then look at the Keto King bread recipe on YouTube. It makes perfectly good sandwich bread, though it doesn't toast or soak up sauces and gravy as nicely as 'real' bread. You need a bread maker, but Aldi are currently doing one for £50. It's a sound investment if you still want a bacon butty from time to time, but don't want the huge carb intake that goes with (even wholemeal) wheat bread. As a rule, anything promoted as 'keto' is fine for us (the keto diet cuts out carbs, but for other reasons.) If you really enjoy something that's usually high carb, then Google to see if there's a keto version you can make. [/QUOTE]
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