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After settling down to work from home a month back I’ve had good control with my Medtronic pump and Libre and concluded that basal levels were pretty spot on. About a week ago I woke in the morning to find my BG was high and had been rising through the night. I assumed it was a bad site and...

This last summer with the higher temperatures I really struggled with persistent high blood sugars and eventually managed to narrow it down to the insulin itself (Novorapid) not working well. I changed from having my insulin delivered by post in a chilled pack, back to my local pharmacy because...

Yes, had this several times. My DSN has said she finds it as annoying as I do but seems to be a Medtronic policy they won't budge on.

If you'd like any suggestions for doing low carb on a pump then PM me. I decided to invest in CGM and have been fine tuning based on the results. I was all over the place for the first few weeks but am now comfortably on <60% of the insulin I started on/day and I'm finally getting on top of my...

Hi Pegletbee, I hope you have some success with the suggestions people have made above. Just wondering why you have never tried low carb on the pump? I started it a few months back after 4 years on a pump and am finding it much easier to keep under control now. Given how my basal rates vary...

Yes, used to happen whenever I was gardening in the summer. Multiple patches of tape and trying to keep the connection point away from any areas restricted by clothing helped.

My pump is called 'Tam', short for tamagotchi. It got it's name when it was switched on at my first pump session and then left in it's box for a week as we weren't connecting up until the next session a week later. My husband works from home and after a few days complained that all he could hear...

Just had my latest test results back and my HbA1c is down to 57mmol/mol. This is the lowest it's been since I left for university nearly 20 years ago. 4 years of working with a pump, 2 years with CGM and 4 months of low carbing and finally the results are getting into the right area. Am so...

Hi Claire, a year after getting my pump my husband and I set off to walk the Inca trail in Peru with travel via the US. My advice would be to change the time on your pump whilst on the plane each time and just keep using the libre to check what's happening on a regular basis. I generally find my...

I would echo Snapsy totally. A pump is not easy, but progress is motivation in itself to keep going. On MDI I would have some months where I focussed on my diabetes and then get to clinic and my HBA1C was 7.9 (sorry it was old units at the time). Then life would get busy and it would be back to...

I'd like to say it was logical, but having seen the system 'work' over the years it's prossibly because your DS isn't used to having that level of data and is only trained on the normal system. I privately fund CGM and although I originally didn't plan to use it all the time, I now feel blind...

Hi Chloe, As someone who battled their diabetes and exercise for years I can sympathise. I used to play Touch Rugby with a group at work during 2 lunchtimes a week. I'd have to adjust my basel dose in the morning and run my BG up to 16 in order to be able to play without hypoing. Then sometimes...

I've been low carbing for 6 weeks now and am finding that I wake every day between 5 and 6 despite previously having never been a morning person. Day to day I have more energy which is helping as have also embarked on a program to increase my fitness. The downside is that if I get to bed late I...

Fab news - Bev gave me the 640g to play with when I was in last week and it's a definite improvement on it's predecessor. The wait varies, they normally try and get 3-4 people together to train at the same time. Just depends if you are number 1 or 4!

Hi Rustytypin, this is typical, as a meal such as you had with high levels of fat will take much longer to absorb the carbohydrate than normal. I am type 1, but the same principles apply, if I eat a meal high in fat then I need to have a delayed bolus otherwise I have a hypo at 1-2hrs after the...