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I think I've still got a rather crumpled one from a couple of decades ago :-) I've probably not used it in a while - everybody seems to understand diabetes these days, unlike back in 1998 when I had a flight attendant saying I had to give them my pen because I might inject somebody with it.

Extended bolus is very easy to try. I suspect it won't make a huge difference, but you just toggle it in settings -> bolus -> extended bolus. It takes a few minutes to put a larger dose in (eg 15u). If you're crashing after food then going up later, would changing to dosing later help? Eg with...

I've not mentioned activity mode at all have I! The reason for that is IME it doesn't make enough difference - the band where it helps is too small, and it keeps putting insulin in when I don't want it to because things are about to go down. So I just don't bother with it very often.

15 months or so now with Omnipod 5. Yes, running low is my experience. I do three main types of exercise. During the week, an hour or so gentle walking in the afternoon, an hour or so cycling or running before supper, and at the weekend, a few hours walking after breakfast. These present...

I've given up with activity mode. I just turn it to manual and pause, having made sure I've got some food and insulin on board before I pause. The important bit is to make sure things don't go high, but I reckon as long as you've got your eye on things, you can turn the insulin back on once...

How do you do this? Which app gives you the alarms?

Now this is interesting. Sugar Pixel claims it gets its data from Glooko. If so, it ought to be possible to have an app which does the same and does alarms via a phone. Does anybody know of such a thing?

Would a miaomiao or similar work? (assuming you're on libre2+). Back before the libre 2 came out, there was no way to get alarms from the reader, but you could get a device like a miaomiao which worked by regularly doing an NFC scan of the libre sensor then talking back using bluetooth to an app...

For the first pod on the omnipod there's no feedback from the sensor at all - you're in completely manual mode even though it says automatic. (and if you replace the controller...). After that it starts to make adjustments in how it reacts to the sensor reading, changing each pod change. I gave...

Another vote for sticking with Omnipod if you're happy with it. It's got its problems (see previous posts of mine), but it's still good. There is a distinct advantage of it that if you actually hate it enough to want to go tubed, the upfront cost isn't huge compared to the others, so it should...

If paying for it isn't going to stretch you, give it a go. Cheaper than buying a new car.

Dislodged pipe is normally what does that to me.

Mine stay on my legs, but I wear fairly loose trousers so there's nothing really to be caught on.

This is one of the big things that pumps do well - no using slow acting insulin, they only use fast. With slow insulin, if your requirements don't match the flattish curve that they supply, it's not going to work. No adding a little peak or dip. With the pump, you just add the little peak or dip...

Different pump to mine - some are a bit more manual still. :-) That's why I suggest just trying it. The pump definitely adds flexibility - you can just put more in yourself when you want, it's a lot less hassle and pointy than another injection. And I think after the learning period, they are...