Recent Content by LizLola

I've been on both - probably, at this point, the only person who has. I went on the Tandem when the closed loop system came out. It seems to satisfy many people. It is certainly not a stronger pump, I've seen SO many smashed screens. They seem to go wrong a lot. The customer service is not as...

You definitely need the G4 sensor to get the full benefit from the 780 pump and G4 transmitter. Whilst technically true to say you CAN use the G3, it is not as good. I've found it excellent. I'm not sure why **shell** said this: A very useful function is suspension of your insulin when your...

It's tricky isn't it! My consultant said she'd like me to give my body five years 'off' the diabetes - when the insulin islets stop working you can stop the drugs. I have no idea whether this would work or not - when I asked a nurse (thinking they would see the problems on the wards) if they...

Hello, all! Yes, I believe they are still doing them. They are not a cure, and as I understood it at the time (this was about 8 years ago), some work better than others. Some people get good insulin amounts and become basal and bolus free for some years - as the transplant goes on, in later...

Some people just have natural immunity - which is brilliant! Funnily enough, my daughter caught it right at the beginning in March 2020, before the panic and before lockdown- she was coming to give a talk to our climate group, just 8 of us, it was held in a friend's house - she sat right next to...

Thank you! Yes, I was warned about tremors, what I worry about is Covid. I have not had it yet. It is a disease of blood clots - blood clots are what cause the brain, kidney, lung, heart, nervous system - all system damage, which gets worse with every infection. As does your immune response...

Hello! Thank you for your reply. It might be that I am too old - and also, since they have since discovered I have a raised chance of getting a blood clot that I would be rejected. I have protein C efficiency, which means I have had two DVTs - but now I'm on a blood thinner to stop it happening...

I asked this question ten years ago, so thought I'd ask again, I'm thinking of asking about having one of these - has anyone had one, and if you have, how have you found things? Have you suffered as a result, ie complications of the drugs, etc etc?

Tandem's ability to be remotely controlled by phone has just been passed by the FDA, I believe. I am on the T slim at the minute but it was a big mistake for me - the algorithm and way insulin is delivered just doesn't seem to work for me and I am very allergic to the Dexcom adhesive, which as...

Hello! Yes, I have been using the empty syringe method (it's truly the only way I can manage it) but been told I mustn't by the Tandem rep. And yes, Fiasp only works for 2 days in this pump for me and sometimes less. I tried Novorapid but it just doesn't bring down highs fast enough. The...

Hello! I am so sorry, for some reason your reply went into my spam. Well, I went for the Tandem. I am not happy. When you fill the reservoir you first have to fill a syringe with insulin and then remove the air from the reservoir (which is like a plastic bag - this is how they get the pump...

Yes. that would rely on you noticing it needs charging, as it wouldn't have enough charge in it which takes some hours when it's nearly out. But I am thinking of getting one. It doesn't make me feel safe though.

Hello! I don't know if the Tandem comes with a blood testing machine that automatically connects to it. The Dexcom does not require any calibrating and i haven't done a test since getting one. Which is fabulous. I'm not happy with the Tandem, though, I wish I'd stayed with Medtronic. The...

Er - no it doesn't. I didn't claim any of the things he is refuting in the video. I am suggesting that the protein that the cells make in answer to the messenger RNA could be seen as a foreign protein (and in fact, that is what they want, it's how this vaccine works) and possibly spark an OTT...

The military don't JUST have lots of vaccines. They have also, in the time frame you mention, been exposed through their work and have been deliberately exposed 'to see the effects' of chemical agents in the past. You couldn't possibly separate the two, and for serious effects years later I'd be...