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    OMNIPOD 5 & WHAT INSULINS CAN I USE. ANY HELP PLEASE

    Thank you for letting me know just come back from Hosp & now using s Omnipod told by nurse had to use Novo Rapid to start with to see how it goes. But may be able to change if feel the same way about it after 3 or 4 weeks if results are poor. But even the Rep who set us up the pumps with us...
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    OMNIPOD 5 & WHAT INSULINS CAN I USE. ANY HELP PLEASE

    thank you from what little I could see your right people do use Fiasp or Lyumjev But none in the UK I think manly American or Sweden from what they said & the way they spoke on you tube
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    OMNIPOD 5 & WHAT INSULINS CAN I USE. ANY HELP PLEASE

    thank you for the help if no luck talking to the nurses again will talk to the Consultant and ask about the test you Mentioned to see if that's why Novo Rapid does not work very well on me
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    OMNIPOD 5 & WHAT INSULINS CAN I USE. ANY HELP PLEASE

    It was my choice to go on Omnipod as there is no tubing & want to go the pump it’s just the insulin the Hosp want me to use & the memories of what my life was like the last time I used Novo Rapid
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    OMNIPOD 5 & WHAT INSULINS CAN I USE. ANY HELP PLEASE

    Can anyone help I’m going on Omnipod 5 pump next week & just been told I will be using Novo Rapid in the pump. This scares me so much as I used to be on Novo Rapid 4 years ago & it was a nightmare If I’d Bolas for lunch say 11.30am for a meal @ 12pm my Levels would not Drop until about 1hour...
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    Omnipod 5 help. Going high 2 hours after eating.

    A bit off topic so sorry for asking but one of the posts said they use Omnipod 5 with Dexcom 7 does Omnipod 5 now work with G 7 Only I was told I can go on & start using Omnipod 5 pump as soon as my training gets sorted out but then nurse said I would either have to change sensor to a G 6 for a...
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    New to pumps Please Help

    Went to clinic today & I start on Omnipod 5 as soon as they can sort out the training for it Great news but a big change for me after fifty years of injections so will need help. So sorry in advance for any daft questions I ask
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    New to pumps Please Help

    Thank you for the replies At 60-65 years of age for some reason my levels (control) stopped working everything myself & my diabetic clinic tried failed from changing insulins & ratios to meal times & even food types, My hb1c is way to high & has been for a while my time in range has gone from...
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    New to pumps Please Help

    I have Been told I need to start using a pump & after fifty years with Diabetes & Syringes apart from the odd bit of info I have NO knowledge of pumps. the ones listed in e-mail they sent me are Omnipod 5, mylife...
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    Almond flour alternatives.

    We use Panda Flour all the time now it’s a better taste than Almond flour and as others have said. Yes, it may look expensive but for the quantity you use in a recipe you only need about 30g of Panda to 100g of almond or standard flour you need for the recipe
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    Type 1 Dexcom g7 accuracy?

    For me it’s the opposite it’s the most accurate sensor I’ve had. loved my Libres (both types 1 & 2) but they always ran lower than any blood tests I did & Dexcom 1 for me was a total waste of space never showed a reading any ware near a accurate level (blood test). For me The Dexcom 7 is the...
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    Splitting bolus

    I’m on Lyumjev & the same as the others I also regularly split doses. But it was pure trial & error to get the split correct to suit my body’s needs a lot will depends on the meal type & how fast your body absorbs its carbs If the 2nd injection time of the split means it may stack for me the...
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    XDRIP & Vehicle Mode any HELP or INFO PLEASE

    Thank you. I used to like Diabox when I used Libre but been put on Dexcom G7 & have been stuck with Trying to get xdrip back up & running again
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