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Summary - no. The suspension the insulin is in goes clumpy after defrost and wont then inject consistently https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/ask-dmine-insulin-on-the-rocks#Wil-Dubois-answers:-insulin-on-the-rocks

Probably not too helpful with the problem but have noticed some insulins create much more air bubble than others. Fiasp is top of the bubble charts, Lyumjev follows, and Novorapid was least bubbly (for me) Not had issues with that causing problems as the orientation of my pump when worn is...

Correct - that's why I mentioned starting a sensor with a BG meter :-)

Agree with @Juicyj and @In Response, 2-4 hours generally (unless its pizza etc which can be much longer) Looking at my graph from yesterday (it was a good one with no odd things messing me about 'for once' ;-) ) I'd returned within 2-3 hours but some times (food, exercise etc) things impact how...

Hi @RuWo, Fiasp is is NovoRapid with added nicotinamide/B3 to make it absorb faster - work beautifully for some, and not for others. My experience was (used it off and on for 6 months or so) it worked amazingly for something like 6 weeks, then I started to get issues. As @Nicola M says with...

Ok - so things to consider (if not now then in the future) that might help when you get a bit more personal experience with how things work for you (Diabetes is great as its different for all of us in some ways) Humalog is classed as a 'Fast' insulin (rather than 'slow-acting') but thats still...

Brilliant - its the only way to get an understanding of how much you need. I remember being told that a long time ago - its rubbish as far as I've ever experienced. If I eat nothing and inject insulin - my BG drops like a stone. The reasoning there is the insulin is working without any carbs -...

Options would be to use the Bluetooth from the libre to pull data into another app (Shuggah, xDrip+ etc) and bypass the Librelink NFC scanning. That way you could scan and start the sensor using the BG meter, and pick the readings up from your phone (I know that can be done using xDrip - not...

Back in t'old days I resisted pumping for a good few years, then had a 'bit of a bad-un' and decided something needed to change. Switched to a pump and it changed my life (for the good) - remember you can always go back to MDI if you want to, hopefully you'll find loads of benefits to pumps -...

Taking the DIY approach - assuming you have a PC to compile the code, time to understand it, a phone and a watch (optional), one of the supported pumps, supported CGM the only cost is lots of time For commercial systems - you'd need the HCL software (say CAMAPS) at £840 per year (they only have...

Depends on which years spreadsheet the funding is spread across - I imagine rollout has been justified on long-term saving to the NHS so those that are 'within parameters' today will be at the end of the list

Press has to have a headline - essentially the rollout starts on April 1st, and while limited funding (hence staged rollout) means we won't all get it 'now' we will get the option to choose it at some point in the near future (near could be a 1-3 years) Not everyone has the chance of CGM and...

Sometimes our interpretation of what we're told is way-off base too - Been there over the years and now tend to read up on any advice given before I do anything about it (personal experience is different for everyone though) The info changes frequently (in my life term) and depends on which...

So thats quite a high carb meal (but everything is possible to handle more or less), and the fat in it makes odd stuff happen too. For fatty foods with carbs mixed in (chips, pizza, pasta) the fat slow the absorption of carbs down, so you get an initial carb hit, followed by carbs rising over...

Have a think about carb-counting (before you get to a DAFNE course) - will help you estimate how much carbs you need for the fixed amount of insulin you have at each meal. If you have 8 units of insulin for breakfast - how many carbs so you return to the same BG as you started at? Only way to...