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<blockquote data-quote="BeccyB" data-source="post: 1991676" data-attributes="member: 196557"><p>The Dexcom G6 is a CGM - Continuous Glucose Monitor. Basically, it is a device you wear to see your glucose level 24/7 without constant finger pricks. It's not available on the NHS but many people pay privately as it offers such valuable information and the main advantage is that it can alert you when your glucose is too low or too high. <a href="https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/uk-dexcom-g6-cgm-system" target="_blank">https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/uk-dexcom-g6-cgm-system</a></p><p></p><p>I'm going to stress again to you the importance of trying to get your diabetes better controlled. You really need to look at why you are choosing to not give your insulin. I know when I was first told about the complications etc I was all "yeah but that won't happen to me" and "well I'll be really old by then and it won't matter" but believe me I'm regretting that attitude now. I'm 42 next week (depending on your age you may think that's really old but it definitely isn't!) and have had a ton of laser treatment on my eyes which has damaged my peripheral vision and night vision and means I can't drive. I'm currently having to have injections in my eyes every couple of months, I've had a couple of bleeds in my left eye and it could happen again at any point and the damage could be permanent. I'm terrified of going blind with half my life still to live</p><p></p><p>I also have neuropathy in my feet, not at a painful level yet but it's uncomfortable and leaves me at increased risk of damage leading to amputation. I also have a form of Autonomic Neuropathy which means my blood pressure doesn't automatically adjust itself properly and I am giddy and disorientated every time I stand up or get up from bending which doesn't sound too terrible but actually if you think about all the times you stand or bend to go to the loo/get food or drink/put your phone on charge/ fuss your pet/pick something up it's really not fun at all. PLEASE learn from my lesson and start trying</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BeccyB, post: 1991676, member: 196557"] The Dexcom G6 is a CGM - Continuous Glucose Monitor. Basically, it is a device you wear to see your glucose level 24/7 without constant finger pricks. It's not available on the NHS but many people pay privately as it offers such valuable information and the main advantage is that it can alert you when your glucose is too low or too high. [URL]https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/uk-dexcom-g6-cgm-system[/URL] I'm going to stress again to you the importance of trying to get your diabetes better controlled. You really need to look at why you are choosing to not give your insulin. I know when I was first told about the complications etc I was all "yeah but that won't happen to me" and "well I'll be really old by then and it won't matter" but believe me I'm regretting that attitude now. I'm 42 next week (depending on your age you may think that's really old but it definitely isn't!) and have had a ton of laser treatment on my eyes which has damaged my peripheral vision and night vision and means I can't drive. I'm currently having to have injections in my eyes every couple of months, I've had a couple of bleeds in my left eye and it could happen again at any point and the damage could be permanent. I'm terrified of going blind with half my life still to live I also have neuropathy in my feet, not at a painful level yet but it's uncomfortable and leaves me at increased risk of damage leading to amputation. I also have a form of Autonomic Neuropathy which means my blood pressure doesn't automatically adjust itself properly and I am giddy and disorientated every time I stand up or get up from bending which doesn't sound too terrible but actually if you think about all the times you stand or bend to go to the loo/get food or drink/put your phone on charge/ fuss your pet/pick something up it's really not fun at all. PLEASE learn from my lesson and start trying [/QUOTE]
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