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Sugar Surfing is probably the easiest read, and was a lightbulb moment for me. I went through 20 years of terrible control (dx T1 in 1986) and until 2014, was quite literally clueless about diabetes. Think Like a Pancreas, Sugar Surfing and Pumping Insulin were life changers for me. No need...

Thank you so much for that feedback @kitedoc - that is exactly the kind of information I am hoping for. Not sure if the Tandem is available in this area of the UK, but it's precisely these kinds of details I am hoping for! I think the way I am looking at is "in an ideal world it would have all...

@tim2000s, were you, or are you on the Animas Vibe? Appreciate you were at the forefront of closed loop systems a few years ago, so I assume you are still closely monitoring the current and upcomming tech - are you or anyone else able to provide any advice please?

Thank you for the reply. I am trying to highlight, poorly I accept, that with the arrangement of the waterproof Animas Vibe, + Dexcom CGM sensor/transmitter, I have full freedom to undertake sports, etc in and out of water, and continue to have full control/siught of BGs and insulin. Without...

Hi @Topher, did you get any information on this -please?

So, if I can bump this discussion and ask if anyone has had any more thoughts? @Engineer88 my concern with this is if I go into the sea, say windsurfing/paddleboarding, I want minimal electronics with me. if I were in a similar situation to @Priory99 and was moving away from the animas, linked...

Hi @kusaku , I'd definitely agree with what @tim2000s has said above. I have learnt the hard way over the last 5 or so years that I really didn't understand how the NHS works. The battles I had with my previous diabetes team paled into insignificance once I entered Renal care - but it's the...

A very good point! I forgot to say that, part of my justification was that with the benefit of CGM, I had learnt how I could micro-bolus to maintain excellent control throughout the day, but this regime resulted in 10-12 injections per day,which is obviously unmanageable - hence direct proof I...

Hi @SamJB , I had been T1 on MDI for over 25 years before I even considered a pump. I had terrible control, and a few things clicked, and I turned my life around. With an A1c consistently over 10 I asked my current "specialist" clinic, who I sadly despised, a few times about pumps, but was...

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Finally out of hospital after successful SPK Transplant

Thanks @kitty55, that does indeed help. So far I am on 50mg pd and am at 200% basal and roughly doubling correction doses as a result of not really increasing bolus much, so I am going to start increasing bolus by about 80-100% as at least with CGM I can react to any over zealous doses I do do...

Good evening all, Having just gone through the fun of a suspected stroke, but getting the relieving news its "only" Bells Palsy, I was sent on my way with a big pile of steroids. I was aware of previous discussions regarding the affect on BG, so duly monitored, and as my sugars went up, so did...

Also, did any of your insulin get put into the hold on the plane. Some plane holds are not temperature controlled so can be subject to freezing conditions, and therefore spoiling the insulin.

this may help if you want some info before speaking to your doctor (src: http://www.rixg.org/results/egfr.html) eGFR is a test of kidney function. It uses the result of your Creatinine test with your age and sex to estimate an approximate percentage kidney function. eGFR is only an approximate...