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Here We Go Again: DEXCOM 5-6-2021

Hi and good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. This is an update dealing with the sensor from 5-1-2021. This will be a little shorter than normal,...

Hi and good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. This is an update dealing with ...

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New Sensor: 5-1-2021: DEXCOM

Hi everyone. Here’s the update for what happened last night (5-1-2021). The sensor from 4-24-2021 kept having issues every few times each day. There was a...

Hi everyone. Here’s the update for what happened last night (5-1-2021). The sen...

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Diabetes UK Medals

I have had the Alan Nabarro medal (for living with diabetes for 50 years) and hope to hope to collect the Robert Lawrence medal (60 years) in a few years time....

I have had the Alan Nabarro medal (for living with diabetes for 50 years) and ho...

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Morning glucose reading

Good morning I have type 2 diabetes can someone tell me what my readings should be in the morning? My GP said under 11 then another doctor told me about 8....

Good morning I have type 2 diabetes can someone tell me what my readings should...

New Sensor Tonight 4-24-2021: DEXCOM 😀

Hi everyone. Here’s the update about the sensor(s). I would like to say that the old sensor that was removed tonight lasted until 7 pm tonight! It had two...

Hi everyone. Here’s the update about the sensor(s). I would like to say that th...

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A1c

Can A1c tests be wrong?

Can A1c tests be wrong?

Diabetes

Does a lot of stress increase your A1c? I had my annual check up. I had a terribly stressful month with worry and anxiety. My A1c was good last check up, but...

Does a lot of stress increase your A1c? I had my annual check up. I had a terr...

Newbie

Hi. I just had a look around. What a great community. Thank you for the welcome. I’ll be checking in regularly to read your posts. I’m fairly new to this...

Hi. I just had a look around. What a great community. Thank you for the welcome...

Question on Diabetes/Non-Diabetes Hyperglycemia

Hi. I have a quick question for the community... What's the difference between non-Diabetic Hyperglycemia and pre-Diabetes? I think the last blood test that...

Hi. I have a quick question for the community... What's the difference between ...

4-14-2021 Transmitter and Sensor: DEXCOM

Hi and good evening/morning/afternoon everyone. This is a new update dealing with the sensor from 4-8-2021. First, that sensor was not working properly for...

Hi and good evening/morning/afternoon everyone. This is a new update dealing wit...

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Do I have Type 2 Diabetes?

Thank you for letting me join your group. Just a couple of questions, please. I had a blood test: HbA1c last week and again this week. Seeing the result from...

Thank you for letting me join your group. Just a couple of questions, please. I ...

Very Early Morning: DEXCOM

Hi everyone. Sorry for the delay in posting this today. There’s a lot of information about the sensors. This might be a little longer than normal, but we’ll...

Hi everyone. Sorry for the delay in posting this today. There’s a lot of infor...

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Hypo feeling type two diabetes

Hi all I am type two diabetic, if my sugars go down to 5 .5 it makes my legs and arms tingle, does anyone else have this? I thought it needed to be nearer to...

Hi all I am type two diabetic, if my sugars go down to 5 .5 it makes my legs an...

Exercise before breakfast

Hi I'm a diet controlled T2. I can get my morning reading down to normal but that requires me to be very careful about what I eat the previous evening so it's...

Hi I'm a diet controlled T2. I can get my morning reading down to normal but tha...

3-31-2021 Update: DEXCOM

Well, this is very disappointing and got me stressed out for no good reason last night before heading to bed, but since the sensor from Monday afternoon...

Well, this is very disappointing and got me stressed out for no good reason last...

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Running with foot neuropathy

Hello. I have migrated here from HU's running forums. I have been type 2 diagnosed for some 15 years. Four years ago was the first signs of having neuropathy...

Hello. I have migrated here from HU's running forums. I have been type 2 diagnos...

GP says I'm in "the normal range" - only yearly tests now

Hey, so after lots of blood tests, and Thriva ones, combined with my Endometriosis the GP finally admitted I have Autoimmune Hypothyroidism, so I'm on...

Hey, so after lots of blood tests, and Thriva ones, combined with my Endometrios...

New Sensor 3-29-2021: DEXCOM

Good morning everyone. Sorry this is later than planned, but things got a little hectic last night when I was going to originally post this update. To start...

Good morning everyone. Sorry this is later than planned, but things got a littl...

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Continuous glucose monitoring

How was the experience of using a continuous glucose monitoring app? Which brand? How do they compare? I am considering getting it for my type 2 diabetes...

How was the experience of using a continuous glucose monitoring app? Which brand...

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Should I be worried

A few weeks ago I received a letter saying I’ve been put on the shielding list because I’m at high risk of covid. I was diagnosed with type 2 a few years ago...

A few weeks ago I received a letter saying I’ve been put on the shielding list b...

3-19-21: DEXCOM Update

Hi everyone. This is an update on what has happened today/this evening. For starters, I want to say that it was a really stressful time getting in touch with...

Hi everyone. This is an update on what has happened today/this evening. For st...

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Stump Problem

I have posted this elsewhere and should really have thought of posting it here, as well, at the time. My left leg was amputated below the knee last year due...

I have posted this elsewhere and should really have thought of posting it here, ...

Interesting Sensor

Hi everyone. This morning, I had to change the sensor I had been using since it kept acting up and would keep having Sensor Error when I would check...

Hi everyone. This morning, I had to change the sensor I had been using since it...

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Attempts For Reducing Blood Sugars

Hi. I've been trying to get my blood sugar levels down. Missed some meals and I've made some vegetable soup for emergencies. I've also had stopped cooking...

Hi. I've been trying to get my blood sugar levels down. Missed some meals and...

Intermittent Bad Gateway 504 or 504 Bad Gateway Timeout faults

Hi everyone, Recently, there has been a site wide glitch dealing with the above for some of us. One example of the glitch is trying to get alerts and...

Hi everyone, Recently, there has been a site wide glitch dealing with the above ...

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3-3-2021 New Sensor: DEXCOM

Hi everyone. This is the update about the sensors and how things have been going lately in general. Sorry for the delay, but things had been a little busier...

Hi everyone. This is the update about the sensors and how things have been goin...

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Glaucoma and diabetes

My last diabetic screening did not show anything unexpected but three weeks a go I went for my regular eye test at the opticians. He bas referred me to the...

My last diabetic screening did not show anything unexpected but three weeks a g...

Diabetes and vitamin D

I am type 2; I check my levels with accu-check. Over the last fortnight my readings have gone up from the 4.0 - 8.0 level, to 10.0 - 17.0. I cant think of a...

I am type 2; I check my levels with accu-check. Over the last fortnight my readi...

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2-22-2021 Update: DEXCOM

Well, yesterday evening was the perfect time to change sensors and put a new one in for the next 10 days. I had to stop the old sensor since I didn't want to...

Well, yesterday evening was the perfect time to change sensors and put a new one...

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COVID-19 First Dose of Vaccine and Blood Sugar Control

Hi everyone. I wanted to let you know that yesterday ( 2-17-2021) I had gotten my first dose for the COVID-19 vaccine! I was seen with 11...

Hi everyone. I wanted to let you know that yesterday ( 2-17-2021) I had gotten ...

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