Recent Content by DEL169

I’m a newbie to Fiasp, after 4 months on Novarapid, and yes, I have experienced weight gain 93kg to 100kg in the 6 months period since Omnipod Dash intro, but I’m 6 ft 2, 56 years old, 45 years Type 1, and ….……….. my time in target has gone from 72% to 85% and HbA1c is 6.4. I rarely hypo but...

Surgery is the way forward

Has anyone else tried a Levemir, not Novarapid, say 6 unit jab in area of new pod change, before pod change. It seems as though it may kick start insulin absorption especially basal. Trial and error for me at the moment. The leg however just does not take insulin despite not having used legs for...

Hi. The pump holiday went well thanks although sugar control not quite so tight. Back on the pump I am now getting 83% in target however, I changed my Omnipod this morning as I was getting very high readings yesterday for no apparent reason. The site was itchy which suggests inflammation and...

After 3 successful pod changes, I have now had highs of up to 15.6 for 8 hrs. Insulin absorption is now catching up, so much so that blood sugar was oscillating around 3.1 before taking sugar to correct. Pod site is slightly itchy telling me that maybe there is inflammation post cannula...

Novarapid, Omnipod

I think I may have sussed why pump fails and blood sugars rise but do not know how to solve. Cannula sometimes, not always, gets blocked on basal after say 2.5 days of use, with blood? I think only bolus is getting through as a bigger and more immediate dose as opposed to bolus trickle hence, I...

I still have no answers post discussions with professionals. It appears we have to sort pump change highs ourselves as all bodies are different. I’ve had a month ‘pump holiday’ which has stabilised control but am now ready to go back on pump as body is like a pin cushion and am concerned about...

I'm experiencing exactly the same problems and am currently on a 'pump holiday' i.e. at the end of my tether and back to jabs. However, I want to give the pump another try. I experience big highs post pod change (up to 18 and 19) for circa 12 hours despite initial bolus, bolus correction and...