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Thanks for this insight! I'm a little worried now that I may be trying to solve a problem that the pump won't actually solve but will make much more complicated! I guess the continuous fast acting insulin may help with controlling my dawn phenomenon with the right temp basal settings?

This is the exact same reason my consultant was happy to put me on the waiting list. I'd inject levemir before bed and my BGs would be totally fine up until 3-4am and then my BGs would just shoot up and unless I wake up at around 530am and inject some novorapid correction, by breakfast I'd see...

Hey all, thanks for the great insights. I've been dormant on the forums for a while but I've now been given the option to choose a pump. My choices are Medtronic 780G, Omnipod Dash, Tandem T:Slim. I've had T1D for almost 27 years now and I too felt it all overwhelming with these new...

I had a 6 month check up last Thursday and my HbA1C was 7.1% or 54 mmol/mol - I've had really consistent results now for the last 2 years not moving much from 7 which I'm super happy about! My Hba1C used to be as high as 14-15% when I was younger in my teens - been a tough old slog but there's...

Hi guys - sorry to reopen this post. I just received my Realtyme cable from Accu-Chek for my Aviva Expert but the instructions must be the worst ever - just a few pictures of how to sync different meters with the cable but NONE of the pictures show the Aviva Expert machine- how on earth do you...

I''m 30 and been T1 since the age of 7! My younger years and being a teenager was tough - my control was terrible! but for the last 3-4 years I've been really good and I recently went on the DAFNE course and it seriously changed things around for me - carb counting and insulin ratios - really...

Ah wow thanks for all the responses guys - I appreciate it! @fletchweb Yh I definitely agree with the sleeping-in thing - when I sleep in on the weekend my BG remains nice and steady! it's a shame I don't get to work from home more often haha I'm not sure what you mean by the semi-fast...

Hi guys, I haven't posted regularly on here for a while but I went to a DAFNE course about 6 weeks back and it has really changed my attitude and made me more proactive in controlling my diabetes! I am on Novorapid and Levemir. My novorapid ratios are pretty steady for when I eat lunch and...

Hi db89, Yep I am under the care of a consultant and DSN. The letter I was given included all of the new items that should be added to my prescription, and yes I was put on the expert meter so that it would help with my ratios, carb counting, and insulin dosing requirements! I love the machine...

Hey Sam, I too had really poor control for quite a number of years when I was younger (around 15 years ago) and I used to be in the high teens and 20s ALL the time! I guess there may always be some kind of effect due to poor control but you're doing the right thing now in getting your BGs into...

Hi guys, I attended the DAFNE course last week and it was really helpful and pretty much kicked me into gear again after a few months of laid back diabetes - During the course one of the diabetes nurses wrote letters for us all, intended to encourage/force our local GPs to add the strips and...

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