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Well as you know we have to adapt. I couldn't control my BG during the night and also my carb ratios were basically maxed out. The pump being more efficient in delivering insulin has solved this. Also the dawn phenomenon that created the high BG's in the early hours of the morning has completely...

Sounds like you have had and have still got alot to deal with. Kind regards Martin

I'm type 1 and been so for nearly 28yrs, now using a pump for just over a year. Kind regards Martin

Thank you for that. Kind regards Martin

I'm only going to comment on the Hypoglycaemia part of your response. You definitely need carbs if you are having a hypo and this should be in soluble form and ifvyour next meal is more than an hour away it should be followed up with some slow acting carbs, bread fgor instance. I must admit...

It's the carbohydrates. You still need cafbs but no harm with reducing them but speak to a nutritionist before you take any drastic action. All foods have a calorific value. A calorie is a measurement used to calculate the energy of a given food. Regards Martin

Eat whatever you want, this is the simplest answer. You need to count your carbs and match it with your insulin ie Carb ratios. Breakfast for me is normally 3 weetabix with a handfull of walnuts, milk and sweetener which gives me a total oif 51 grams of carbs (different brands of weetabix vary...

I tried these sensors for 1 month and found them to be out by 2. Mmol or more. The only useful part was the indicator showing whicvh way your BG was going with the directional arrow. The manufacturer does state that it does not replace finger pricking and bolusing based on the sensor reading...

Basal is the one you should take but obviously both. You could go carb free and do a basal test while you are waiting, just a thought if you end up being stuck. As the others have said your pharmacy will help you out. I've been offered insulin before. Regards Martin

Good news for some who find it reliable enough but even The manufacturer states that it doesn't replace your test strips and the results shouldn't be used for your bolus/ Carb calculations. I used it for 1 month in conjuction with finger pricking and found it to be out by as much as 2 mmol...

Pastry products raise my bg for quite sometime. I eat my own version of breakfast cereal, i mix Oats, sultannas and walnuts and sprinkle some sweetener on top, lovely. This is a 90 gram carb meal for me: oats 100grams wieght, sultannas 29 grams and walnuts i have about 30 grams and being low...

A lot of good advice from all of the above. I have had laser treatment on both of my eyes, this has not affected my vision in that i cannot see very well in fact it will have prevented further leakage of the blood vessels. As a type I diabetic your eyes will be checked yearly and as you have...

Should have said, I'm now taking 50% less basal than when on MDI. That was quite a ride i can tell you. Regards Martin

Haven't read the whole thread but please dont give up! When i started the pump last july i had 4 hypo's that afternoon, the thing that didnt help was that as i was working the previous night and i fell asleep in the chair that afternoon waking up as if i had just got out of the shower, very wet...

Yes, but I'm certain in my case its down to not putting it in properly. It only happens the once though. I have 2 meters one of which i bought just incase i shall take note of the meter it happens with should it be just one of them. Regards Martin

Or you can just disconnect, remove the reservoir, rewind, load then fill then refit to your canular.No need to fill the canular again. This is what i have done in the past and the first time i did this was under the instruction of the Medtronic help line. Regards Martin

I must admit that i now have pain and weakness in both arms with certain movements of them. I'm going to speak with my nurse/ GP when i next see them before i stop taking statins. Regards Martin

Baked beans are low GI. I was told not to bolus for the total Carbohydrate content of the baked beans but just bolus for the bit that says " off which Sugars" which is the added sugars in the sauce. It is confusing because the way i and i darexsay all of us here see it is, carbs are csrbs and...

I personally wouldn't discuss personal problems on a forum of any type, though would with my wife, Nurse and GP ( regardless of gender). Regards Martin

Just to correct you if i may the Medtronic 640G isn't CGM but it is CGM ready ie it will work with a CGM. Good pump, its the only one I've had but 6 months on i still feel the same about it. Regards Martin