Recent Content by paulpapa

Hi all, I've posted about this before but I'm really at the end of my tether with this. Each time I do a set change I get high blood sugars; today it was up to 17.7 today from 9.7. I've changed from Mio Advance to Sure-T today to test it and that's when I got the 17.7. The consultant thought...

Hi, I've started using the Libre to log my meal carbs and bolus dose (as well as the scan value) - I do this all on my pump anyway but thought it would be good to see the visual too on the Libre data. I was wondering this: do I need to scan after the meal - say in two hours to capture the...

Hi everyone, I've been going high after set changes for some time now and I'm still trying to find ways to fix this issue. I'm on a 640G with Mio Advance sets. I recently changed from Mio to Advance but it hasn't helped the problem. To combat the post-set highs, I've been doing an extra bolus...

Hi, I watched an Abbott Freestyle webinar last night about using Flash Glucose Monitors to manage exercise and another one about diet. I found them both interesting and it explained some of the mechanics of how exercise works for T1Ds and what different types of exercise do to our blog sugars...

Thank you iHs, I have a copy of the book on my shelf so I'll have another bash in the week. Great tips, too. Makes sense to at least get some decent data. Saw my DSN today and she made some adjustments so I'll see how they go over the week.

Thanks @noblehead and @catarpillar. Went hypo again today so that's tonight out. I knew that having a hypo meant I couldn't do a test but couldn't remember why so thank you! I'll try again next week and have a normal sized, but low fat meal and see what happens. I agree about the Libre. It was...

Hi all, I've been trying to sort my basal rate on my pump for a fair few nights now by doing overnight testing. But the last two times I've tried, I'd either been too high to test or went hypo after dinner before the pre-bed blood test. It's really frustrating me as on these basal test nights I...

Hi Laura, Sorry to hear that you're having a rough time. I think during the early stages it's tempting to blame the pump when things were better on MDI. Like many others have said: just do your best and try to let it demoralise you. It'll be worth it in the long run. It's possible that the...

Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought. I did the same and worked it out myself, too. It's very clever in that it has all the settings present to make the right decision. Yes, I think it will do indeed. Just want to crush my dawn phenomenon and then I'll be all good.

Hi all, Just started pumping this week - still on saline and "go live" on Monday with insulin. I was wondering if there was any way to see the active insulin you have left as the time left in your body? I can see I have 2.4u left, which while great, doesn't necessarily help me know when it'll...

Thank you all for your suggestions. I think I'll stop using it for a while. I am loathe to give them more money when they've been unhelpful and don't even recognise it as an issue until I pressed them. I've seen people have fixes for it - which is a great thing - but I will just stop for a bit...

Hi, I've been using the Libre for about 9 or 10 months now, but the last sensor I had on for a 14 days was itchy and when I removed it my skin had a red circle and was raised and very sore. I put on a new sensor last night but had to remove it because it too was itchy. Once again I have a red...

Thank you everyone. I'll do some more research on this and get back to you all. Very helpful responses though!

Hi all, I had a pre-pump assessment this week that went well. I had my HbA1c result the same day which was 7.8 (which shocked me, I thought it'd be higher!), which I'm really pleased with considering it was 10.something a year ago and the lowest I've had in years. The nurse said its nearly a 3%...

Hi all, I'm using Diasend with my Libre to sync my data. When I sync, the insulin pie chart is blank on my phone screen and online it only logs my boluses. Is there anyway to fix it? Thanks, P