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Hi there, my daughter was diagnosed with T1 in January at 2 years and 4 months. I am also T1 so understand a fair bit already but am struggling with the toddler aspect. So far we are dosing her insulin after meals with agreement from her specialist nurse so we don't give her insulin for food she...

Hi there, I have been using a Medtronic pump with combined CGM for just over 2 years now, and am due to have my labour induced later this week. Does anyone have any experiences of using a pump during labour? My community midwife seems to be terrified at the prospect, but I am more terrified at...

Hi there, I have been using a Medtronic pump with combined CGM for just over 2 years now, and am due to have my labour induced later this week. Does anyone have any experiences of using a pump during labour? My community midwife seems to be terrified at the prospect, but I am more terrified at...

Hi Mun, It sounds like classic dawn phenomenon results. During the early morning your body releases glycogen from the liver to prepare the body for action. Good for a non-diabetic, disastrous for a diabetic! The only way I've found to sort this out properly was to have an extra injection at...

I think it's the same situation as when someone gets scared or panicked and the adrenaline rush kicks in - the fight or flight mechanism. Once activated the body prepares itself for action by releasing glucose from the liver to enable itself to fight or fly away from danger. In the same way...

Hello, I've been reading the posts in the pump forum with interest over the last couple of weeks as I finally got a pump from my pre-conception clinic about 5 weeks ago. My consultant strongly advised me to go with the Medtronic Paradigm pump as it came with CGMS availability. This wasn't my...