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  1. vic hill

    evening ALL with this new age of smartphone's s

    JUST WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PHONE GETS SWITCH OFF OVERNIGHT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PUMP does it carry on ????
  2. vic hill

    accu-chek Spirit Combo

    HALLO ALL Just to i am possible not the only one this happens to at night have to ADJUST my BASEL RATE depending on night time BLOOD TEST say at 2/3/4 CLOCK RESULTS and have gone into the WRONG MODE simple the REWIND MODE...
  3. vic hill

    Free Style Libre and Accuchek Spirit PUMP

    Hi all Few week ago , i tried going 2 day s blood sugars , without using the Accu-chek blood sugar metre link to my pump . and tried for 2 days only . using only FREE STYLE LIBRE reading s the only thing i did different was to leave basel...
  4. vic hill

    moan about the N H S see USA LAURA MASTIN

    WHAT DO WE HAVE TO MOAN ABOUT look on the internet see " Laura Mastin in USA " who's sold so much to keep alive on insulin her cost for insulin are 280 dollars per vial i expect like me . i did not believe what she has done no wonder they say take up medical insurance...
  5. vic hill

    i have a reply from NOVO RAPID REF THE B WORD

    EVENING ALL YES TODAY I HAVE A REPLY TO INSULIN SUPPLIES like all good firms it looks like they have done a lot o work prior BREXIT have stepped stock s of insulin and have allocated more air freight flights to bring supplies so on that point i will rest easy...
  6. vic hill

    houses of parliament question time yesterday

    Well now we know at prime mister question yesterday weds 19 26 mins to 20.47 S BELL asked the question about insulin and brexit AND REPLY was that 99% of insulin was made in the E U .. and only a small firm in the uk makes insulin hypurin i think... so now i know so i...
  7. vic hill

    apps for mobile phone blood sugars

    morning all another point of use . now have gone to smart phone old one my son no longer uses i phone a1387 what does anybody suggest is a simple blood sugar tracking app s . like so many things these day so many to choose from regards and thanks VIC insulin for 60...
  8. vic hill

    jelly babes and a night time low

    Just a word of warning few night ago i woke up check my Libre freestyle about 3 am in the morning said 3.7 blood sugar so i tried 2 jelly babys guess what after about 10 mins could not clear my throat so got up a go down stairs , as not to wake my...
  9. vic hill

    tablets changes and makes

    WELL HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL ... AND ASAFE ONE MY grip is this over the last over the last few years i have been on Amlodipine 10 mg just wonder why the man factors change shape s and sizes old type were large round next was smaller now its gone to white and like rugby...
  10. vic hill

    plastic and diabetes today

    Sitting down having breakfast today . the radio had been talking about the PLASTIC problem , why the top piece of plastic on meat items pack ,was not recycle but the bottom was .? got me thinking , Blood strips plastice Bottle that they come in plastic , Pump...
  11. vic hill

    accu - chek downloads

    well this is my latest grip acc - chef 360 management system is a waste of time .hours lost trying to get it to work . me i have had issues every year early this year diD 3 months of reports all fine . then i have had an issue before an operation can not download...
  12. vic hill

    Happy Birthday Nhs 70 Years Today

    Would you credit it ADDENBROOKES CHECK UP KIDNEY TRANPLANT today west suffolk hospital DIABETIC CONTROL MOORFIELD S EYE HOSPITAL diabetic EYE PROBLEMS THANK YOU SIMPLY , to all...
  13. vic hill

    tough as old boots

    morning all need to worry yes . thurs /friday morning blood sugars thursday b/s 19.00 friday 11.9 also woke up at 3-30 am 16.9 bolus 3.6 now what the hell is going on saturday cannott contact hospital as clinic do not work on sats phone the pump help line...
  14. vic hill

    recycling of medications boxes tablets metal foil

    Good Morning all Today following a huge a ground swell of interest of what to put in what bins ie black bin brown bin and blue bin i take 5 medications every day and can find that the BOXES FOIL LEAFLETS and labels . DO NOT HAVE VERY CLEAR recyle marks on. Today i checked a...
  15. vic hill

    accu check spirit combo highs @ low blood sugars

    Hallo can any one tell me if they have my sort of problems history 6o years on from day one of insulin 1957 long term diabetes people will know over time some injection sites get lumps and are ni on impossible to use in my case arms and legs are not...
  16. vic hill

    60 YEARS ON INSULIN IS IT A SUCCES YEP

    GOOD MORNING WORLD yes thats me 27 /8 /1957 ON this day 1 was admitted in west suffolk hospital old ww2 huts with DIABETES .u jug of salt water to drink every day ,blood test taken by ear and ten drops of water and 5 drops of pee to see what sugar was in my body DIXON OF DOCK...
  17. vic hill

    TAKE THAT CONCERT NORWICH

    WELL WHAT A NIGHT . having been bought tickets by our son a xmas gift . we set of for norwich on thursday afternoon got to park and ride about 4 -30 on bus to bus station . at bus station we bought some sandwiches and coffee as we thought it would be busy at the ground and...
  18. vic hill

    ACCU -CHEK SPIRIT COMBO CHANGE CARTRIDGE MODE BY MISTAKE

    HI ALL HOPE ALL WELL few weeks ago i went into change cartridge mode by mistake as it was still half full ... had done this before then i realised it would start to rewind while still attached to my body via needle so this time i thought long and hard . then i know i will take out...
  19. vic hill

    Washing before a blood test on fingers

    morning all just like to say yesterday was an off day bloods done in morning before breakfast 8.7 30 g carb 2.1 units insulin next time tome for what ever reason it had gone to 20.00 o dear change needle 5 units of insulin by syringe plus pump 3 units...
  20. vic hill

    TRUEresult and GLUCO RX GO BLOOD GLUCOSE

    EVENING ALL LOOKING TO BRING DOWN COST s at present i do spend some money on small blood testing test kits 1... i tried accu-chec MOBILE CASSETTE HAVE USED THAT MACHINE FOR OVER TEN YEARS got on well some funny result .do to incorrect blood application . 2...