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Thanks, Phonenix, for update, I hadn't realised that there was so much info... I will have a look at the John Walsh book; I've never referred to any other literature apart from that issued by the Hospital / pump supplier (which is a little naieve of me)... Best regards and many thanks for input...

I'm amazed that there's such a difference and quite frustrated that when I talked with my Diabetes Specialist there was no mention of these differences... I have a bit more investigating to be done by the sounds of it... thanks for advising me of your findings... Who first made you aware of the...

I hadn't come accross this in my 37 years of being diabetic so it was a bit of a rude awakening... I had asked the hospital if the catheter can be used on the bum (it's a question of comfort on sitting and whether there is a little bulge under trousers etc...) but I think more sites might be...

Thanks to all your amazing replies... I suddenly realise how little I know about my Diabetes control after taking so much for granted over so many years. After going on a DAFNE course I think my assumptions on charbohydrates are reasonable but whilst abroad these suffer a bit but not to the...

Hi, I've been on an insulin pump for over 4 years... (Novorapid) and have a blood sensor linked to the pump too. Things are getting a bit weird; over the last year or so my blood sugars have been rising (before and after meals) even after giving myself correction dosages (worked out by the pump)...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I have been on a pump for over 4 years and still hate it. It constantly reminds me that I am diabetic. My diabetes has become very brittle and hypo awareness has lessened over the years; stress being a major problem everyday. I'm now...