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Group 7-day waking average?

Libre said 2.6 when the alarm went off at 6.30am and red on the graph for some time. I was surprised as I indulged in rather too many roasted peanuts last night and fully expected to be high. In fact I sat up into the early hours watching my Libre for when I needed to put a correction in. In the end I jabbed 1 unit at 1.30 am and went to bed. I was sure I would need at least 2units but didn't dare as my reading was only 6.3. I should have smelled a rat then but who wants to challenge/double check a nice reading when they feel fine. Anyway, finger prick this morning said I was 12.5! Bit of a difference there! Double checked both readings.... 2.5 and 11.7, so I injected 3 units of Fiasp and my Levemir and went back to sleep. Libre said LO when I woke up again and finger prick 6.2..... so I am offering the latter as my waking reading for today because it is significantly more respectable. 😉 :D

Libre sensor gave me several more LO readings before it gave up altogether. Only 2 days old and still seems to be stuck like a limpet so no idea what has gone wrong with it but a phone call to Abbott is on the cards and a trip to the surgery to pick up my prescriptions as I don't have a spare sensor in the house. Feel quite vulnerable without it and already had a nasty hypo because my breakfast bolus kicked in much sooner than it normally does. Arrggh!
 
@rebrascora I've noticed more and more people posting about issues with Libre 1 now too on Facebook groups, your lucky to have just had this one so far but you seem quite frustrated, I think I've got beyond that stage with them and it's just fed up, hope your next is more successful xx
 
Good morning 🙂
8.9 at 8:10am - 16.0 units of tresiba done

11.9 before breakfast at 9:59am - 36g of carbs - 4.5 units humalog food - 1.5 units humalog correction

6.7 bedtime at 23:34pm - had 1x kit kat 13g of carbs

Had 3x whisky & diet cokes and 1x bag of frazzles during the evening whilst watching tv with my hubby
 
Kaylz said:
@rebrascora I've noticed more and more people posting about issues with Libre 1 now too on Facebook groups, your lucky to have just had this one so far but you seem quite frustrated, I think I've got beyond that stage with them and it's just fed up, hope your next is more successful xx
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Thanks for that info Kaylz. It helps to know that. I have had such good luck with my Libre 1s that it has perhaps lulled me into a false sense of security. I knew that some of my readings yesterday were lower than I expected but I was just happy that they were in range and didn't double check and when I ate a few carbs (even just 5g) to bring me up a bit to drive there is normally a very marked increase in my levels but yesterday they hardly responded at all and graph was much flatter than I would expect.
Hope I am not starting a run of bad luck like yours! 😱
 
@AJLang on your HS.

I've noticed with this sensor (activated Monday night) that its ok with lower to mid levels but if they creep up, the sensor can show a difference of 3-4 more than the finger prick. I'm using more test strips with this sensor than i usually need.
 
@AJLang Well done on your House Special. Nicely managed!
 
Didn't get to bed till 1 am as we were on the phone to family in Aus - it was morning for them.

8.45 6.1 with a flattish line all night.

Supposed to be going to a friend's for lunch but she texted yesterday to say she'd been in contact with someone who'd been in contact with someone who has Covid. So I said to the other friend "well come to me for a bowl of soup instead". This morning we both get a text saying our friend's contacts had proved negative... so do we want to go after all for coffee and desserts.... one way and another I am providing soup here which should use up the batch I made yesterday (o_O), and the first friend is bringing desserts. Meantime hubby's hairdresser is here cutting his hair in the kitchen - hairy soup anyone?

I admire @eggyg for her cooking before 9am!
 
Pleased to report I have gone through the process of trying to explain my sensor failure to the Asian gentleman I spoke to at Abbott and eventually got a replacement agreed. I asked about my Libre2 reader upgrade that I requested months ago but he said that because I am not prescribed Libre 2 they will not send out a reader. I explained that the consultant has authorised the upgrade but it hasn't come through the system yet and I was worried I would suddenly end up with Libre 2 sensors and no reader but he said they couldn't provide a Libre 2 reader until my prescription was changed.... "Chicken and egg" methinks! I assume it is all down to the current shortage of Libre 2 readers. I am in no rush to swap over to the Libre 2 but don't want to be left with no means of scanning them when it does happen.

Collected my new sensors from the surgery and have applied one and waiting for it to bed in. Fingers crossed it is better than the last. Just having one failure has knocked my confidence a bit so I can't begin to imagine how you must be feeling @Kaylz.
 
Blooming heck! Getting this 2 day old sensor off is painful. It's really got ahold!!
 
From the mark on my arm and the angle of the filament it looks like it may have inserted at an angle rather than perpendicular.
 
rebrascora said:
Pleased to report I have gone through the process of trying to explain my sensor failure to the Asian gentleman I spoke to at Abbott and eventually got a replacement agreed. I asked about my Libre2 reader upgrade that I requested months ago but he said that because I am not prescribed Libre 2 they will not send out a reader. I explained that the consultant has authorised the upgrade but it hasn't come through the system yet and I was worried I would suddenly end up with Libre 2 sensors and no reader but he said they couldn't provide a Libre 2 reader until my prescription was changed.... "Chicken and egg" methinks! I assume it is all down to the current shortage of Libre 2 readers. I am in no rush to swap over to the Libre 2 but don't want to be left with no means of scanning them when it does happen.

Collected my new sensors from the surgery and have applied one and waiting for it to bed in. Fingers crossed it is better than the last. Just having one failure has knocked my confidence a bit so I can't begin to imagine how you must be feeling @Kaylz.
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The not prescribed the 2 sounds like ******** to me, I self fund but I got sent Reader for the 2 no problems, when the 2 was released.
 
Little Miss Frazzled, Exhausted & Relieved reporting in very late this afternoon with 13:34 BS 4.4 AND extremely relieved to see it after the horrible last 12 hours, more than that but, the maths is too complicated so soon after waking! The routine is different, because of the low reading, as I had half an oatcake with no bolus at all then, my pills! Lr went in hours ago around 07:00? Some years I’ve had pretty fast & nasty reactions to the flu vaccine & this was BAD! 😱:(

I got my BS back under control quite reasonably yesterday albeit a little bit higher than target as the day went on with BS 6.3 post breakfast NR, 8.3 post lunch NR & 8.8 post dinner NR at 18:34 & my evening LR just before leaving for my flu vaccine at 19:00. Had it & returned home & felt ok ish but, didn’t last long as I started to feel pretty rotten & my BS started climbing! 21:13 BS 14.9 & the was the start of a very long night where I got very little disturbed sleep in between NR corrections: NR was like water to start with as BS kept climbing & reached 19.3 at the highest; eventually bunged in a guessed increase of 100 LR 07:06 BS 14.7 & a last correction dose of 60 NR, used a total of 238 units of NR in 5 corrections that got increasingly bigger as I realised the scale needed! 😱 Managed to stay up a bit longer to see the effects & fell asleep shortly after one last test 08:49 BS 11.2 thinking it’s FINNALLY approaching a possibility of ending up below 10 somewhere by the end of active NR & I’ll deal with whatever it is after waking!🙄

I think I was a tad too aggressive, there but, after SUCH a prolonged battle to get my high BS down I’m relieved to see a target range reading albeit a bit low! I suppose I’ll have to keep an eye on things now with 100 units of LR as that could be too basal; only testing will see with JB’s & oatcakes to hand? o_O

A Very G’day Mates to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

Now then! First test to see the results of half an oatcake with no NR versus DP & possibly too high a basal rate? A live pause…… 14:20 BS 5.4 Uhm! I’ll keep testing & see what the day brings before deciding on 19:00 LR tonight? 🙄
 
@Lanny So sorry to hear that you have had a really rough night. Looks like you have "tamed the beast" though even if it took the big cannons to do it.... Wow! That is a lot of ammunition! Well done for being brave enough to keep going and getting such a great score when you woke up, even if it was a little low for your liking.... In the scheme of things and the doses involved I think you did brilliantly! Hope that increased basal doesn't cause you too many problems but at least you are prepared. Fingers crossed you are now over the bumpiest bit and things will settle down.
 
@rebrascora I agree with @grovesy I put in for my replacement reader before my prescription was changed, I'd asked Abbott before then if I could request the reader upgrade and the response was - You would be welcome to apply for the FreeStyle Libre 2 reader now if you wish.
 
Whoopsie - 7.9 - ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies ....
 
rebrascora said:
From the mark on my arm and the angle of the filament it looks like it may have inserted at an angle rather than perpendicular.
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The last 2 i've removed have left marks and once i had some bruising. I wonder whether its a problem with the applicators?
 
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