Super stuff. But what I really want to know is if the Plaid gang led you astray?I’ve just started a new Libre sensor, decided to try my upper chest to give my arm a rest for a month or so. Last reading off my old one was 5.6, Spike will read it for over an hour after it officially expires, which covers the warm up of the new one.
First reading on the new sensor? 5.6
Hi Alison thanks for the advice, always willing to try anything to help. I tend to spike after breakfast and lunch but after evening meal its generally not as bad. I also tend to have just the one course, meat and veg around 6pm then a coffee and couple ryvita or crackers around 7.30 and thats me until around 7am the next morning.
Lots of people seemed to have success with low carb diets and I gave it a go. However more often than not, I was experiencing dawn phenomenon. I checked my old BG meter readings, when I was having a normal carb evening meal, and found that generally my morning BG were similar to my before bed readings, no dawn phenomenon. So this has left me totally confused.
If only this diabetes lark was , eat that amount of carb take that amount of insulin to cover the carbs and perfect BG
Not really - I only stayed for a couple of glasses of wine, but that Leanne Wood is a terrible influenceSuper stuff. But what I really want to know is if the Plaid gang led you astray?
I am struggling to work out where “upper chest” is.
It sounds like either on the boob which seems like a bad idea (and may be “lower chest”) or your pecs which don’t have much fat to insert the sensor into.
I am intrigued because I am considering trying somewhere else for my next sensor as I find stomach area (used for Dexcom) is inaccurate and starts to become intermittent after a couple of trips to the gym and back of arm is inconsistently inaccurate ... but never gets worse.
Morning all
Managed to stay in range most of the time whilst away with 28 9-10year olds. MM and Spike helped me divert many potential highs and lows
Exhaustion caught up with me when I got back and I accidentally gave a big dose of quick acting rather than my evening basal dose.
Scary low. As I have no hypo awareness (at the moment) I only realised once I hit 2.3 and was dropping quickly with IOB. By this point had the shakes and was getting very emotional. Thank god for my husband who was close by and kept testing and supplying me with food.
Woke on 8.1- happy with that as I was worried I had over over treated my low.
Today is for resting, sleeping, lazing around and maybe attempting to bake a low carb/keto cake.
I've seen a couple of photos of them put on the area just above the top of the breast, slightly to the side I think, towards the underarm.
It might work for you, because it's an area where there'd be less movement during physical activity.
I never thought of my self as derailedll
Best wishes RRB
Late night as my mate came round with his guitar and we had a jam,poor neighbourswhich was a laugh, some attempts at vocals were even funnier but we soon gave that bit up....
I am struggling to work out where “upper chest” is.
It sounds like either on the boob which seems like a bad idea (and may be “lower chest”) or your pecs which don’t have much fat to insert the sensor into.
I am intrigued because I am considering trying somewhere else for my next sensor as I find stomach area (used for Dexcom) is inaccurate and starts to become intermittent after a couple of trips to the gym and back of arm is inconsistently inaccurate ... but never gets worse.
Have done that gig! Exhaustion is mandatory. Hope you had a good time. Bet they were up at the crack of dawn
Am in Keswick at the mo where I spent 4 very happy school trips. Was just reminiscing this morning as we passed the YMCA where we always stayed.
Have also done 4 trips to Malaga with 10/11 year olds. One of them 2 months after diagnosis. 4 trips to Whitby, 1 to Ingleborough, 1 to Haworth and 1 to a Center on the outskirts of Leeds. All with primary children. I have my stripes In that area. Always used to run higher than normal, as I was responsible for other people’s children and that was my overriding priority. Then would get myself back on track when home.
I’d imagine you could test wth a 4mm pen needle, maybe?Thank you.
I don't think I have enough flesh there. I may be wrong but I don't know how to test without wasting a sensor.
Has anyone tried a Libre simulator? Could I test with a (sterilised) pin?
Best of luck with your run today! Just had a text to tell me that my son’s birthday helicopter flight has been cancelled (we have him a voucher on the day in June, and today was the first date we could do), so just working out how to tell him... had to rearrange weekends with his dad to have him here for today, so it’s going to be a tricky one.Running my first ever 10k today, been waking every week in target and today 12.7where did that come from !!
Running my first ever 10k today, been waking every week in target and today 12.7where did that come from !!
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