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  1. Spicey245

    New omnipod

    I'm not on the Omnipod but am on the Medtronic 640G pump and I absolutely love it. My blood sugars have never been better. I have noticed the issue of hypo's and not feeling it until I'm really low (whereas before I could feel the hypo coming on straight away when I hit about 4.0/3.9) and my...
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    Broken pump whilst swimming!

    I have the Medtronic 640G which is also supposed to be waterproof but after having 3 pumps crack on me over the past 2.5 years I don't wear mine whilst swimming either! :( I do the same as @helensaramay and test my BG & give myself some insulin before I disconnect it. I do the same when I'm...
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Thanks @Snapsy! They have told me there is a 2 week wait for a new one so will just have to hope and pray that this one doesn't give a critical error! :-/
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Mine is around the battery casing this time too and down the back!!
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    So, I've got yet ANOTHER cracked pump! This will be my 4th new pump since 2015!!
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    Pre-pregnancy: Should I be taking any other supplements?

    Thanks @natalie22, same to you. It's so annoying when blood sugars seem to have a mind of their own isn't it?! I am on a pump now and I wonder how I ever lived without it, my A1C has dropped from 7.5 to 6.5 in a few months! No, I'd not heard of D3 either but doc said it's a recent finding that...
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    Pre-pregnancy: Should I be taking any other supplements?

    Hi, I too am Type 1 and trying for a baby, doctor has put me on 5mg Folic Acid (which I've been taking for quite some time now) and he also told me to take Vitamin D3 1000iu which I take in addition to the Folic Acid. I am taking some vitamin E too as that's supposed to help fertility. Good...
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    Tips on making the Libre more accurate?

    Well, I spoke too soon, the second sensor I put on was fairly inaccurate for the entire time I wore it! [emoji30]
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    LibreLink and starting new sensor, HELP!

    Well, since I started this new sensor it seems to be a duff. The readings are always out by quite a few mmol/l (sometimes up to 6.0 mmol/l difference) and this morning I stupidly used the reading for my bolus wizard on my pump and promptly had the most horrendous hypo I've had in years (was down...
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    LibreLink and starting new sensor, HELP!

    By the way, it worked! Attached a new sensor and started it within an hour and it just said "start a new sensor?" :-) Thanks again for your help!
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    I have a pump after 50yrs of MDI

    Fantastic! I was on MDI for 23 years and started on a pump for first time last year, best decision I ever made! ;-)
  12. Spicey245

    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Oh that's interesting, I didn't know that! The Vibe clip is a LOT more robust than the Medtronic one, thanks for the tip! Well, it sounded in the ladies email (she was lovely by the way and has been a great help) that they have had a few accounts of other cracks so there's clearly an issue. My...
  13. Spicey245

    Case/holster for 640g?

    I use a Hid In belt for mine at night in bed or if I'm exercising, really comfy and easy access but keeps pump well hidden, plus can be worn in a number of different ways. www.Hid-In.com. The lady who makes them is a pump user herself and ships worldwide. She does special pump underwear too...
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Nope, I have never over tightened the battery cap, the crack doesn't start at the top of the battery case anyway, it's down the slightly thinner plastic on the very back. She said something in her email to me today which suggested they are aware of a defect with the casing and are keeping track...
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    LibreLink and starting new sensor, HELP!

    Thanks @GrantGam1337 I thought that would probably be the case but not had to do this before and didn't want to risk wasting a new sensor. I don't actually own a reader at all, I just buy the sensors and use my phone. I never thought about if my phone got broken to be honest but you make a good...
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    LibreLink and starting new sensor, HELP!

    Hi, my Freestyle Libre sensor came off today before it should have done (3 days before it should have done). How do I now start a new sensor when the LibreLink App on my phone is still saying I have 2 days left and is still showing my graph?? Hope somebody can help me! Is it just as simple as...
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Ahh, it always seem to happen on a weekend with me! Lol! I've let a nice lady called Angela at Medtronic know about it as I've been chatting to her since it had a reboot at the weekend! I ran a self-test on it (as she asked me to do) and it passed. I know that if it got submerged in water it...
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Hmmm... they have DEFINITELY had reports of cracking, I'm **** sure of that!! I have also reported this latest cracked pump to Yellowcard (you should do the same!). I wouldn't have been able to see this crack if I didn't have my glasses on and a very bright light off my phone on!
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    Cracked Medtronic 640G Critical Failure Code!

    Yes, I will DEFINITELY be uploading my pump data before I send it back! I didn't get the chance to do that with the first pump as it got wet (I didn't realise it was cracked and got in the bath!!). To add insult to injury my Freestyle Libre sensor fell off this morning and it still had three...