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Thank you so much for the kind words of support. [emoji4] My team just keep reassuring me that this is the exact reason they keep an eye on us and are full of praise for my glucose control. They are also really good at listening to my worries and offering advice, honestly don't have one bad...

Hi all So this pregnancy malarkey continues to include little snippets of worry. I know babies with diabetic mamas are renowned for being "on the bigger side" but the reality is starting to hit home a bit and the worry that I could be doing more is simmering in the background. At 26 weeks...

Hi I was informed earlier in my pregnancy that it is quite standard for Type 1s to be commenced on Metformin at some point in their pregnancy and it seems my time has come. My nurse gave me quite a bit of info over the phone around the number of studies showing it is safe and does not...

I've heard from a Medtronic rep that every diabetic in Denmark is now on a 7 day cannula and are now trying to get back on top of stocks to support the rest of Europe. I'm not sure if they have been approved by the big wigs in the UK, or even if that makes a difference if buying them privately...

Hi Stephen I have just added a comment to my thread called Medtronic 780g + Guardian 4, I think I started the thread on 16th September. You might find it a little helpful, although it will not include everything you will need to know and i do waffle a bit. Pumps do definitely seem the way...

Having started this thread wondering what people's experiences were with the combination of Medtronic 780g pump and Guardian 4 I thought I had best include some information and my initial thoughts having been set up last Monday (a week and a bit ago). Hopefully someone will find it useful. So...

Hi Ive been approved funding to have the 780g with the Guardian 4. All the gear is actually sitting in my spare room waiting for an appointment with the Rep to set me all up... It's like tangling a carrot!! I've been looking for some genuine/honest experiences and advice when first going onto...

Not been on here in a while but after a call from my new DSN I have felt motivated to take a bit more control of my diabetes rather than just rolling with it as I tend to. I have agreed to do some uploads, which I've never done as I feel I am under a microscope and being judged, but agree...

So should I be social-isolating? I've asked my employer (an NHS Trust) if I can gain the facilities to work from home. It's not sounding likely even though I have a desk job and don't have any patient contact. So instead I'm sitting at my desk in smallish office with +30 people and have to...

I don't. Never met any of the reps. X

Good evening. Has anyone else been notified of the supply problem with the Medtronic reservoirs? And/or (im)patiently waiting for their order? I ordered mine, before the message went on the store, back on 20th November and when I chased it up (7 working days later) I was told, by a rather...

Good afternoon all I am writing about my mam who has just been diagnosed today with Type 2. I am in the fairly unique position of being Type 1 so I have some understanding of the condition but just not from the type 2 perspective. I suppose the reason I am writing this is to get some ideas...

Morning. I have the exact same problem. It's tear your hair out frustrating and I don't know about you but it becomes an extra thing to worry about. I find mine lose their stickiness when I go to the gym. This theory has been tested over the last week as I've been lazy and not worked out and...

With the increase in popularity and the summer months I have noticed a surprising benefit of the Libre... You are no longer invisible to other diabetics! I have been stopped (and stopped people too) to acknowledge the fact that we share some common ground. It has opened up conversations with...

Phew! @dancer I have found that I stopped wearing balcony bras for that one reason...was a good excuse to buy new bras! @helensarahmay I have heard a few people use a strap around their leg (especially for weddings) how do you input bolus? Just head off to the toilets? X

Morning pumpers! This is a one for fellow bra wearers... I am due an upgrade from the Medtronic Paragdim to the 640g which I'm really looking forward to because this old thing looks like a pager from the 90s (although it is pink). However, I've only just thought about it's shape. I wear my...

Morning All. Just looking for some.advice for my Libre. I've now had two in a row fall off, and my third is looking very precarious one week in. My first two fell off within less than a week and so this time I took the extra precaution of a skin tac wipe (I follow the other instructions to a...

Morning. I am also doing SW as a Type 1. I find it's adaptable enough, however SW seems to favour things like Muller light yoghurt as a free option which, yes is fat free, but is packed full of sugar. Things like pasta, potatoes and rice are also free which kind of means you can have as much as...

@type1harley I hope your bloods settled down and you managed to get some sleep! Don't beat yourself up too much about it, we are only human after all but of all things to forget your insulin on pizza is probably up there with the worst things to forget it on. X

Morning All I'm sure this has been discussed many times in the past but... Do you know if we can get replacement sensors if ours essentially fall off? I have had my sensor on since Monday and it has become unstuck on one side, I fear it's unstuck under the sensor too because it's really quite...