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Hi I was just wondering if any one else has a Hypo alert dog. I have a fantastic dog called Casper whom I have had for 3 months now. My life has been altered completely. I was having 3 or 4 paramedic call outs a week with no hypo awarness. Now my dog alerts me below 4.0 and above 14.5. He goes...

Thanks IHs, not quite sure what you mean about the 2U to 10g my carb ratio's on the pump are set at 00.00 16g 05.00 22g 10.00 14g 17.00 16g Maybe I should adjust these, not sure. Scince 17th Feb I have not had a BG below 14.6 and regularly in the 20's. Its half term, I have had a cold, and...

Will do thanks, seeing DSN on Friday so I will then have a few days of records to go over to fine tune anything Sue

Thanks for all your ideas and help on this, It does seem that advice on here does seem to come from people who do actually live with diabetes on a day to day basis. My active insulin rate is set at 6 hours to prevent hypos, although I know it is more like 4.5 hours. As if it eat 4.5 hours after...

Medtronic are usually quite quick, within 4 days. However the courier can be the problem. My last delivery got caught in the Snow period before xmas and we drove to the warehouse and sat and waited for nearly 3 hours whilst 2 men manually searched a bursting warehouse for my box which was...

Thanks for all your support guys My employer is trying to help me with this and arranging Occupational Health referal. I am incontact with access to work for advice and assessment. My blood sugars are very unpredictable I can be fine for 10 days then all of a sudden I can wake up with a BG of...

I have a pump which does make it easier, although when I was on pens I was asked to leave a Mc Donalds as someone had seen me inject in my stomach and was very offended. They now just stare when I put my hand down the front of my top and pull out the pump. I guess they are all trying to work out...

Im not having a good week. I have been type 1 for 8 years and have been on a pump forthe last yrbecause of hypo's. I have no hypo awarness at all and after my 11th collapse requiring a ambulance at work in the last 5 months. I am now considered a health and safety risk (teaching). I went to see...