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@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzDear all
Just ordered my (first) trial Freestyle Libre attachment! I understand it's a v2 (flash) not a v3 (CGM). I don't think that they send v3 as trials.
Can I have any hints for anyone who has never used anything like that, please.
I think I saw that people use a bandage like thing to help keep it on, but hints about simple things like where to put it and showering/bathing would also be appreciated.
Thank-you in advance.
One thing I really struggle with is managing my eating. Food has always been difficult for me. When I'm dieting, I can pretty much shed weight without issue, but when I'm not, or when I'm feeling low (which happens a lot now) I tend to just throw myself against the wall and eat what I know I love. Which brings me to this: What are your favourite diabetic-friendly snacks?
Okay. So I'm fairly new to this whole Diabetes thing and I was wondering if anyone could answer this question....
Why do I always feel tired?
For context. I think I've got some aggravating factors. I worked overnights for 15 years, so my body clock is...well, f*cked. I've also got two young kids, one of which is still yet to sleep through the night and as yet, sleeps in Mums bed, meaning I've been sleeping on the sofa, which likely doesn't help with how well I sleep.
All this taken into consideration; is it normal to feel this constantly ready for a nap?
Whoops! Forgot to exclude my #nightscout containers from auto-upgrades, which means the database went down when MongoDB released version 7 yesterday. I was wondering why my wife's phone wasn't receiving my blood sugar numbers. Just #selfhosted #diabetes things! 😅
Luckily, manually setting the Mongo container image to version 6 and re-deploying fixed it.
My Endo just started me on Ozempic. I'm a type 2, 42 years old and I've been in the low 7s for my A1C for the last 6 months with using metformin, Jardinace, glipizide, and moderate exercise and diet changes. I am about 30 pounds over weight as well and have been having a horrible time losing any weight at all.
Anyway, I'm starting at a 0.25mg dose for four weeks then moving to the therapeutic dose of 0.5mg after, and even now while starting the 0.25mg dose, I really have no desire to eat. It's like a switch was flipped. Before, I was thinking about what to eat next constantly, was basically food fixated, and now I couldn't care less. Maybe it's partly a placebo effect, but hopefully not.
Anyway, just wanted to share my starting experiences with Ozempic. I'll come back and update as I go along with this medication. Thanks for reading!
Okay so I found out I was diabetic last year and for the most part I've done pretty well at managing it, and getting my numbers down. However I've always felt very..... lathargic, especially in the mornings.
The fact that I'm awake at 4:30 am for work, and haven't slept a solid night sleep in 16 months (baby) doesn't help, but yeah...always tired.
Until yesterday when I had some sugar free chewing gum at work. The difference was night and day. I'm usually yawning every 3-4 minutes, but with the gum I felt almost reborn.
So I guess I'm wondering....wtf?
https://diyps.org/2023/06/23/why-diy-aid-in-2023-ada2023-debate/
I was asked to participate in a ‘debate’ about AID at #ADA2023 (ADA Scientific Sessions), representing the perspective that DIY systems should be an option for people living with diabetes. I present this perspective as a person with type 1 diabetes who has been using DIY AID for almost a decade (and as a developer/contributor…
https://mas.to/@NatalieDavis@universeodon.com/110641480490971822
"Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes A new study in JAMA Network Open journal has collated available data from different countries, including the UK, on more than 38,000 young people diagnosed during the pandemic. The authors describe the increase in cases of diabetes as "substantial". More work is needed to understand why the rise is happening, they say. Some of the rise could be attributed to catch-up - from backlogs and delays when health services were shut - but does not explain all of the newly diagnosed cases, say scientists. Before the pandemic, the incidence rate of childhood type 1 diabetes was already increasing - by about 3% a year. The recent study found: there was a 14% rise in the rate during the first year of the pandemic, compared to before Covid in the second year of Covid, the rate was up about 27% on pre-pandemic levels 🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66054946 #Covid #Covid19 #LongCovid #diabetes #Pediatrics #health #science
Until Lemmy gets a flair system, I thought we could share our diabetes equipment in this thread.
My stuff for T1: