rebrascora
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Good morning everyone.
6.3 the first time I woke up but 7.2 by the time I actually injected and hauled myself out of bed half an hour later! Needed 2 JBs through the night but it was down to pre bed corrections after eating too many roasted peanuts.... when will I learn!
Anyway, I am happy to say that despite my reticence, I am loving the Libre 2 after my first 9 days. I just hit a new personal best of 98% TIR for the past 7 days with 2% below and got my second unicorn in a row yesterday. My alarms are set at 9 and 4.2 which seems to be working really well for me. Libre still seems to be reading about 1mmol lower than finger prick but I am used to that and so far no false alarms I don't think and when it goes off in the night, it wakes me up but isn't too piercing that it panics me and 4.2 seems to be about perfect for catching and treating it before I go into the red. Hope I am not speaking too soon and tempting fate but so far, I'm well impressed.
Must confess though I got a bit of a sweat on an a funeral yesterday in case it went off. I was 5.2 and dropping when we got there and I ate a JB to steady it, but half way through the service, when they mentioned that the deceased had diabetes, it suddenly brought my mind back to it and I started to panic in case 1 JB wasn't enough and the alarm went off, but didn't want to scan because of course that also beeps. I had turned my phone off before the service but never thought to turn the alarms off on the Libre. 🙄
Congrats to @MrPixels on your House Special this morning.
@ColinUK Sorry to hear that my theory about you jetting off somewhere exotic was incorrect and the reason for your absence was that you were feeling a bit down instead. You know we are here to listen and that we care. (((HUGS))) The doughnut sounds just the ticket to celebrate with and treat yourself. What is the secret to stopping at one though? 🙄
6.3 the first time I woke up but 7.2 by the time I actually injected and hauled myself out of bed half an hour later! Needed 2 JBs through the night but it was down to pre bed corrections after eating too many roasted peanuts.... when will I learn!
Anyway, I am happy to say that despite my reticence, I am loving the Libre 2 after my first 9 days. I just hit a new personal best of 98% TIR for the past 7 days with 2% below and got my second unicorn in a row yesterday. My alarms are set at 9 and 4.2 which seems to be working really well for me. Libre still seems to be reading about 1mmol lower than finger prick but I am used to that and so far no false alarms I don't think and when it goes off in the night, it wakes me up but isn't too piercing that it panics me and 4.2 seems to be about perfect for catching and treating it before I go into the red. Hope I am not speaking too soon and tempting fate but so far, I'm well impressed.
Must confess though I got a bit of a sweat on an a funeral yesterday in case it went off. I was 5.2 and dropping when we got there and I ate a JB to steady it, but half way through the service, when they mentioned that the deceased had diabetes, it suddenly brought my mind back to it and I started to panic in case 1 JB wasn't enough and the alarm went off, but didn't want to scan because of course that also beeps. I had turned my phone off before the service but never thought to turn the alarms off on the Libre. 🙄
Congrats to @MrPixels on your House Special this morning.
@ColinUK Sorry to hear that my theory about you jetting off somewhere exotic was incorrect and the reason for your absence was that you were feeling a bit down instead. You know we are here to listen and that we care. (((HUGS))) The doughnut sounds just the ticket to celebrate with and treat yourself. What is the secret to stopping at one though? 🙄