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Looking at my 30 day average on my pump I'm at about 266g of carbs. I have been having a lot of lasagna recently though....

CGM I was thinking about this the other day and would stick with the CGM in a heartbeat for all the reasons you mentioned. The pumps great but its just another method of delivering insulin. I would probably use pens with a self funded iPort just because the reason I went on the pump originally...

Hi, are you a male or female? As a guy i mainly keep my pump in trouser pockets, its never been a problem. The wire can sometimes be seen as it goes from the pocket to my waist line but if anyone asks about it and I can't be bothered explaining I normally just say they're earphones and tuck the...

I think it also has something to do with diet restriction. I understand how people feel about pharmaceutical companies but if you remove that and remember your diagnosis. When I was diagnosed a lot of info was being thrown on me, I had to track what I eat and test and inject etc. But the one...

Hi, I believe it is only the food intake that has an effect upon weight loss not the amount of insulin in the body. Insulin levels are caused by the amount of food needed to be dealt with. I am concerned with the concept of 'reducing insulin to lose weight'. At the end of the day weight loss...

The way I see it I think the libre might end up being too expensive for the NHS to fund. It comes to £840 per year per person and they would also have to fund strips anyway due to DVLA rules and the fact that technically Abbott don't advise bolusing from the libre, you also have to factor in...

When I used the Master- Follower settings I had my tablet as the follower and it looked like the phone (as the master) would broadcast the readings over my WiFi. When I left for work the tablet would not update during the day but when I got back home after about 10 minutes the tablet would...

Yeah the difference between FGM and CGM is that the FGM (Libre), can only provide information (Current BG level, trend line and past BG levels) when you scan it. CGM on the otherhand is able to constantly send BG information and trend information to a receiver. This allows the receiver to have...

I think the issue here is that in the past as a Type 1 if you were having a hypo and for whatever reason didnt have a hypo treatment with you (such as Glucogel, Dextrose tablets etc) Lucozade was a good go to option that we can get from almost any shop. Even when you did have hypo treatments...

To tell you the truth, id have been puzzled if someone had told me they were diabetic and needed to eat in an hour. I understand being made to wait is annoying and everyone's treatment is different for type 1 but we can deal with hiccups in our day to day life. The diabetes didnt seem like an...

I've been on the pump for around 6 years and have never had a reaction to the (Medtronic Quickest) infusion sets. But I still get a slight reaction from the libre every other sensor. I think it just depends on the adhesive they use. Maybe ask the clinic if you could have a sample of the...

Hi, I've used both the Medtronic pumps, not had a problem with either. The 640g (my current one) is the newer one, its waterproof and I personally like the interface. I'm not a parent. The only issue I would think with the Medtronic pumps is the basic remote functions. The medtronic remote is...