Recent Content by ellietj

I've been type 1 for over 50 years, so snap! I started with a pump a couple of years ago: Omnipod Dash, with Freestyle Libre. Great! Then moved to Omnipod 5 with Freestyle Libre 2. Great. In 2024, they moved me onto Dexcom in preparation for the next Omnipod version. Dexcom gave me a skin rash...

Yes! My arms were fine for the first few Dexcoms, then I found it was slightly itchy more or less as soon as applied. My skin is now scaly and dry when I take it off after the 10 days and it takes multiple applications of body lotion for at least a week before the skin goes back to normal. I...

Can anyone offer suggestions on the most sympathetic car insurers? My circumstances have changed and I shall not be covered for more than a few more days on the joint policy held by my (nearly ex-) husband's existing (Aviva) policy and need new cover. (The quote received by them for me without...

Any observations would be appreciated. I have been using an Animas pump (my first pump experience after 45 years of well-controlled diabetes). I can't seem to get it right and keep being told by the pump that I have an occlusion. This is becoming ridiculously time-consuming and I now hardly know...

I keep my pen in its case. Each morning, I put into the case the number of needles needed for the day. That way, I can always see how many I have left. With Lantus, because I have one injection at bedtime and another in the morning, I put two needles into the case after the morning injection. So...

I discovered Pizza Leggera at Pizza Express. It's a little, flatbread pizza with a variety of toppings, and it has a hole in the middle that comes filled with rocket. There are about five different varieties, all delicious, and with very modest carbs. Probably about a quarter of what you'd get...

Thanks for the various replies. I just prefer a glucose drink to tablets, if I need it, because it's so quick-acting. I do generally travel with packets of Lucozade tablets (so much nicer then Dextrosol, in my opinion!, and they don't turn to stone the way Dextrosol tablets do if you have an...

I get a sharps bin free of charge from the Council's refuse and recycling department. Just phone and ask for a Clinical waste collection. This is in Bristol, but if one council does it I would have thought they all would. They come and collect the full one and bring you another, usually with...

Grand merci :)

I'm going to France next week (not travelling by car) and would like to know if anyone can suggest a glucose drink equivalent to Lucozade? I can't see any sign of Lucozade itself being marketed there. Yes, I know I can buy Lucozade or Dextrosol tablets to take with me, but prefer the drink if...