Type 1'stars R Us

[Daphne917]

Aw, I always loved him, mainly because he really offended my old man (I grew up in Bridgwater).

Apparently he needs repairing and the maker raise a crowdfunding appeal for £75k so she can do it because the council can’t afford to - so far she’s managed £16k. Obviously I’m not the only one who doesn’t appreciate his ‘beauty’!!!

 

[Jaylee]

Kev the cynic says emotion not ghosts, but I felt something strange for sure....

Kind of the way I see it.. Though, also coupled with inaudible sub frequencies...??
Why my experiences manifest as orbs (6" diameter.) Fred West, Miss Marple or the men in black. I got no idea...

 

[Diakat]

Yep, must have been hypo to want to stab every finger.

 

[Jaylee]

We often joke about how hypos can affect our state of mind.
Last night, I think my mind was seriously affected.
I woke in the middle of the night. It was dark and I felt a bit off so decided to check my BG.
In my partially awake, slightly intoxicated (only two glasses of wine), hypo state, I was convinced my BG was an average of the value from each finger.
This morning, I had a stack of used test strips to prove it.
I gave up part way through when I lost my stabbed in the bed sheets. I was lying on it when I woke.

The average must have been low because I took some glucotabs and woke later ok.

It's odd how the mind works in a low state (though I appreciate you were awoken rudely too.) the thought processes have a habit of going "round the houses" & making a big deal out of (over complicating.) the simple stuff..

I have to admit, when I wake & somthing is up. I tend not to test until the first 5g (approx.) has hit the stomach lining..
Whatever my state of mind is at the time, I somehow feel I've got my "priority" in order with the hypoglycaemic self imposed riddle dropped in my lap.. By the time I start coming back up, I've forgotten what all the "DaVinci code" stuff was about...

 

[smc4761]

I used to put in a lot of effort before Libre, as well, but although there is no way of knowing, I'm pretty sure a lot of my effort then was spent dealing with zig zags, with a brief transitional period a few times a day, between the highs and lows, in range.

I remember saying that to a doctor once when she complimented my on HbA1c, but now, I can stay in range, it's revolutionary.

I really struggle at times to stay in range and find myself getting hung up on the Libre figures.

Take this morning for example woke on a 10.1 So took my carbs and normal dose plus correction, to bring me back to 6. About 2 hours later, Libre has me at 15.1 However by lunchtime some 5 hours later I am sitting where I should be with a 5.9. This is a regular occurrence particularly from breakfast until lunchtime. It will take a ridiculous drive northwards before coming back to what I want before lunch some 5 hours later.

If was just doing finger test I would think I was doing OK, the Libre just gives me that worrying data, am I doing something wrong

 

[SueJB]

I really struggle at times to stay in range and find myself getting hung up on the Libre figures.

Take this morning for example woke on a 10.1 So took my carbs and normal dose plus correction, to bring me back to 6. About 2 hours later, Libre has me at 15.1 However by lunchtime some 5 hours later I am sitting where I should be with a 5.9. This is a regular occurrence particularly from breakfast until lunchtime. It will take a ridiculous drive northwards before coming back to what I want before lunch some 5 hours later.

If was just doing finger test I would think I was doing OK, the Libre just gives me that worrying data, am I doing something wrong

@smc4761 I sympathise. Although I've not got one of these nifty gadgets and only 17 months in, I realised I was becoming a bit obsessed by the numbers. I try to keep to pricking to 5 times a day now, having reduced it from silly numbers when I panicked at anything.
I can't say if you're doing anything wrong, I think it's a matter of how much data you want and what you want to do with it. Hug

 

[Alison54321]

I really struggle at times to stay in range and find myself getting hung up on the Libre figures.

Take this morning for example woke on a 10.1 So took my carbs and normal dose plus correction, to bring me back to 6. About 2 hours later, Libre has me at 15.1 However by lunchtime some 5 hours later I am sitting where I should be with a 5.9. This is a regular occurrence particularly from breakfast until lunchtime. It will take a ridiculous drive northwards before coming back to what I want before lunch some 5 hours later.

If was just doing finger test I would think I was doing OK, the Libre just gives me that worrying data, am I doing something wrong

I think it's better to know, I've made a lot of changes to what I eat to get rid of those spikes. I started using it end of March, so it's taken seven months of quite intensive monitoring to get it under control.

 

[SueJB]

When I first started using Libre I had a couple of sensors that were just out of whack with what was really happening. The vast majority have been fine for me, with the caveat that they become less reliable the further away I get from 'ideal' bg. So I don't trust Libre if it says I'm hypo, I check it and also rely on how I feel. With hypos there's the added issue of time lapse, so I don't rely on it to tell me that the jelly babies have brought me up to a sensible level either. The other thing I hadn't realised till the other day is how much they're affected by temperature, so that's something else to factor in. I'm one of those who applies a sensor 24 hours before I activate it and that also seemed to help a lot for me, though it doesn't answer why other people's don't settle down after 24 hours. I guess I'm just lucky and hope it continues!

Is the Libre worth anything then I ask myself as something I might consider down the T1 line?@hh1

 

[SueJB]

I think it's better to know, I've made a lot of changes to what I eat to get rid of those spikes. I started using it end of March, so it's taken seven months of quite intensive monitoring to get it under control.

@Alison54321 I don't do spikes coz of low carb and I'm to lazy too do intensive monitoring

 

[SueJB]

On an extremely positive note ..........today, I've put in an application to rehome a dog and in line with that to give up work. In 48 hours, I'll know if I can. Feeling joyous!!

 

[Alison54321]

@Alison54321 I don't do spikes coz of low carb and I'm to lazy to do intensive monitoring

I'm a serious plant eater, plus a few oats, and I don't do low carb. I've had type 1 diabetes for 42 years and never once had a background retinopathy letter, I suspect luck plays a part, but I'm als sure that's because I eat so much fruit and veg, because I like it. No way I'm going to stop now, it's been my best friend.

 

[CranberryIce]

Evening all- back from my week ooop north.

Managed to beat the food pushers this time and stay in target most of the week

Back to work tomorrow though

 

[Scott-C]

If was just doing finger test I would think I was doing OK, the Libre just gives me that worrying data, am I doing something wrong

If I remember correctly, smc, you've been using libre for a few months?

I was pretty much the same with it in the early days - I had plenty of yikes!!! moments. The amount of extra data we get can put people off it.

But over time (been using it for about 2 yrs now), I started to see little adjustments I could make here and there from the additional information I was getting from it, and the whole show just gets smoother as time goes by because I have a clearer idea in advance of how I'm going to deal with the situation.

Some of it has been getting more clued up on pre-bolusing times in certain situations, some of it has been being more aware of whether there's been any basal issues going on, and some of it has been learning more about which food combos work for me and which don't.

Potatoes, for example. I'm not a huge fan of spuds, really unpredictable on when or if they're going to spike. But, I decided I quite fancied a baked potato a few weeks ago, had it with some prawns and egg mayo. No spike to speak of - the fibre in the skin and the fat from the mayo likely slowed absorption down to match the insulin timing.

Libre's a bit like learning to drive a car. It takes time. You could read a dozen books on how to drive, but you'll still not know how to drive until you've had lessons, been out on your own for a while, and then you get to that point where you love racing across Rannoch Moor in the dark down into Glencoe!

 

[Jaylee]

Spooky,
woke early after a late night last night today.. (Just a little shattered from last night.) Decided to nap for an hour from 11 after a cheesy bacon omelette breakfast to midday'ish . Wifey was reading her kindle on the bed.
My wife woke me 12.30? (Generous we both had stuff to do.) I fell back to sleep till around 13.40? She woke me again... & we got stuff done.
Just discussing the day's events a wierd dream I had whilst tthe earlier napping over supper, which I know was resumed on the second drop off.. (Memories stronger of the plotline of the Dream the second time round, though a continuation of the first 40 winks.)
She just asked after explaining the weird dream &'the apology for being a bit dopey today... "Have you been reading my book?"

My wife is my soulmate. Lol, but I don't consider us as telepathically connected... Least I hope not.!
I have not had time to read her book.

 

[smc4761]

If I remember correctly, smc, you've been using libre for a few months?

I was pretty much the same with it in the early days - I had plenty of yikes!!! moments. The amount of extra data we get can put people off it.

But over time (been using it for about 2 yrs now), I started to see little adjustments I could make here and there from the additional information I was getting from it, and the whole show just gets smoother as time goes by because I have a clearer idea in advance of how I'm going to deal with the situation.

Some of it has been getting more clued up on pre-bolusing times in certain situations, some of it has been being more aware of whether there's been any basal issues going on, and some of it has been learning more about which food combos work for me and which don't.

Potatoes, for example. I'm not a huge fan of spuds, really unpredictable on when or if they're going to spike. But, I decided I quite fancied a baked potato a few weeks ago, had it with some prawns and egg mayo. No spike to speak of - the fibre in the skin and the fat from the mayo likely slowed absorption down to match the insulin timing.

Libre's a bit like learning to drive a car. It takes time. You could read a dozen books on how to drive, but you'll still not know how to drive until you've had lessons, been out on your own for a while, and then you get to that point where you love racing across Rannoch Moor in the dark down into Glencoe!

Scott C, I love that road and have driven it many times on my way up to Outer Hebrides and far north west coast. Driven it in the dark, in glorious sunshine, in driving rain and driving snow. Its an amazing drive.

I have had the Libre since June and do find the data useful, letting me know if I should eat or not and how much. My BG at breakfast lunch and dinner are generally OK, its the bits in between, now that I have the Libre that can scare me with as I mentioned some pretty steep spikes.

What frustrates the life out of me at moment, especially Monday to Friday, is I take my injections at same time, eat the same amount of carbs and do the same thing, ie sit on my bum at a computer, yet during these 5 days I rarely have the same readings

 

[evilclive]

Libre's a bit like learning to drive a car. It takes time. You could read a dozen books on how to drive, but you'll still not know how to drive until you've had lessons, been out on your own for a while, and then you get to that point where you love racing across Rannoch Moor in the dark down into Glencoe!

It's probably a good thing I don't do that road very often, because it's a little too much fun

 

[Scott-C]

It's probably a good thing I don't do that road very often, because it's a little too much fun

That steep rise with bends on the lead up to Rannoch Moor is excellent fun in a fuel-injected car, but coming back up Glencoe late afternoon behind a bunch of caravans, whoah, murder, polis...

 

[Scott-C]

Scott C, I love that road and have driven it many times on my way up to Outer Hebrides and far north west coast. Driven it in the dark, in glorious sunshine, in driving rain and driving snow. Its an amazing drive.

Me too, smc, for a long time, my habit was to take a right turn at the bottom of the glen, stick my tent up in the Red Squirrel campsite, and toddle up to the Clachaig for a few pints!

 

[karen8967]

Good morning everyone have a good day

 

[karen8967]