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      EllieM reacted to Dennis78's post in the thread Pumps with Like Like.
      With some pumps you can have a trial period. I had a trial period on my Ypso and i believe Medtronics have trial periods too.
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      Smart Guard came on last night, alerted me at two thirty am. There’s nothing like doing blood tests in the early hours to calibrate the...
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      EllieM replied to the thread Pumps.
      My opinion only but the tandem works well if you have the right basal rates and carb count. Now I've learnt to adjust my basal rates it...
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      EllieM reacted to Dennis78's post in the thread Pumps with Informative Informative.
      I was on Omnipod for 8 years. The disadvantage is that because omnipods are disposable units, the pumping mechanism inside it are also...
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      EllieM reacted to DiabeticDi's post in the thread Diabetes UK membership fee with Informative Informative.
      Some info for anyone on low income... Membership fees annually risen from 36 to 60! But if you ring and ask about the concessionary...
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      EllieM reacted to RBM7's post in the thread Medical Exemption Certificate with Hug Hug.
      Hello, has anyone had any difficulty with getting a physical medical exemption certificate or dealings with the department and have any...
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      EllieM reacted to Sadsac@21's post in the thread Medication with Hug Hug.
      I have read through the guidelines myself and couldn’t find anything. I could however, find guidance on working together with the...
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      EllieM reacted to evilclive's post in the thread What's your experiences on the Omnipod 5 pump? with Informative Informative.
      Well, I was just thinking about this after about 9 months of using mine. First, I'll start with saying it's been better for me than...
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      EllieM replied to the thread Lipoatrophy in many spots.
      My issues are on the rhs below your spots but I use above and to the left hand side also...
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      EllieM reacted to Gardevoir's post in the thread Lipoatrophy in many spots with Like Like.
      I appreciate your response ❤️ I have, and they pretty much just told me to continue rotating sites better which is why I made that...
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      I never had or was asked for an exemption certificate for my first 30 years of diabetes (1970-1999 when I left the UK for Australia)...
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      EllieM replied to the thread Lipoatrophy in many spots.
      I wasn't aware that this was a potential issue for diabetics, though I do have the opposite problem, lipohypertrophy, on my stomach...
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      EllieM reacted to Gardevoir's post in the thread Lipoatrophy in many spots with Hug Hug.
      Hi, Since a while ago, I have 2 circular spots on my abdomen which appear to be lipoatrophy. I can no longer pull the fat that was once...
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      EllieM reacted to Antje77's post in the thread Eggs rising blood sugar? with Creative Creative.
      What happens if you eat cheese or bacon on toast for breakfast instead of eggs?
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      EllieM reacted to Zilsniggy's post in the thread Eggs rising blood sugar? with Like Like.
      Some type 1s find they need to dose for the protein they eat, which can have an effect on some people’s blood sugar. Don’t ask me how...
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