Recent Content by ljmercer

@Bails112 hi there :) I'm 21 and have been T1 since I was 7 years old. I'm a bit late to this thread now but why are you reluctant to get the coil fitted?

Hi @Andydragon I know type 1 and type 2 are different in terms of management of our diabetes but thank you for responding. How do you cope with it all? Having two 24/7 conditions that you never get a break from...

Hi there, I've been Type 1 Diabetic for the best part of 14 years, but I've recently been diagnosed with autism too (January 2020). I just wondered if there was anyone at all in the same or similar situation to me to be able to talk to them. I'm feeling a bit lost :(

Hello new podder :) I've been on the Omnipod now for 6 and a half years and honestly, I love it! It does take some getting used to. The advice when I went on the pump was not to give your long acting insulin the day/night before as you'll have double the basal in your system, but just to...

Honestly... I would have been in the same boat as you if I was still on injections. The Glargine/Lantus didn't work out for me, and now I'm only on Novorapid constantly. The pump only requires one insulin that's given in small amounts every hour. It works better as you can adjust when in the day...

Thank you for your suggestion! It sounds like a basal test is something I need to do. My bolus rates have been established for a long while. For breakfast I have 1 unit per 5 grams of carbs, lunch it's 1 unit per 7 grams of carbs, and for the evening it's 1 unit per 6 grams of carbs. My...

There isn't a pattern that I've figured out at least. Probably need to keep a diary of some sorts to notice a pattern. It mostly starts to rise when I sleep but it's a steeper increase in the early hours of the morning before I wake up/until I wake up if I sleep in. I haven't ever done a full...

I hope so too. It's driving me mad... I've not done that since having the libre. Might be a good idea to test out to see what's happening/where it goes wrong.

Yes, I have a Huawei phone. I forgot about using that as the sensor reader. Potentially, as unfortunately there aren't many low carb options that I like to eat/have tried. However, it is strange as when I'm awake the insulin works much better than when I'm asleep. Even on my finger prick tests...

Hi, thank you for your quick response @Antje77 There is no direct pattern as to what is happening. I do have a Freestyle Libre however I'm waiting to hear from my diabetic team currently as my monitor that reads the sensors has broken and won't turn on, so I haven't been able to use my sensors...

Hi everyone. I've been diabetic for almost 13 years when I was diagnosed at the age of 7. All throughout my teenage years and still now, I have had a constant battle with dawn phenomena and insulin resistance. My diabetic team are struggling to help bring my HbA1c down because of my dawn...

Hi @Juicyj I already have funding for the Libre sensor from when I was in the paediatric clinic (I'm 19 now and transferred to the adult clinic) and I'm already using an Omnipod which I've had for nearly 6 years. I'm also on Metformin too... I'm trying to control my blood sugars - trust me...

Hi there Matt, I have been taking insulin and Metformin for just over a year now and it does seem like a drastic change in the first instance. The same happened to me in the beginning. It does become less drastic the more your body gets used to the Metformin drug. Stick with it and things...

Hi all, I know you should really speak to doctors/healthcare teams about this but I would like some advice also... I have been with my partner now for almost three years (also type 1!!) and we want to start trying for a baby together. It's a while before my next appointment with my diabetic...

Hi there! Sorry to hear about your bad experience using the Omnipod. I've been an Omnipodder for over four years now. Sometimes the pods, due to them being small little things and closed off, are difficult to spot faults with. Sometimes when putting a pod on, it doesn't always inject the...