Recent Content by rabhrab

Hi, l've been using the Omnipod5 pump for three months, having previously used the Omnipod DASH pump for the previous 18 months or so and have been type1 for 45 years, having been diagnosed at 28 years of age. Sorry, can't compare the Omnipod 5 to your pump, but can tell you how l'm finding it...

I personally like Kenco Decaff (with the green cap to the jar), but as you know(?) flavour of coffee is a very personal choice! The Kenco Decaff is readily available throughout here in the U.K. Hope this helps?

Agreed, the Libre 2 sensor is very good, and reassuring, when experiencing night time lows. As far as the alarm repeating, then just rescan the Libre 2 and this will(should) provide your glucose intake to raise your reading above the alarm threshold that you have set.

Not for me thanks! Suppose you could ask your g.p. to prescribe some loooooooonger needles!

Hi and thanks for the welcome! Sorry to hear that you had trouble with the Libre sensor, l wouldn't like to be without it now.

Thanks for the welcome. Agreed, so much more civilised today

Hi and thanks for the welcome! I also have Welsh connections, my dad having been born in the Wrexham area. The family came North in 1961, to help look after my grandparents. I am now living now in Stirling. Agreed, the advancements in care we enjoy we have now are truly life changing.

This is my first contribution to the forum as l've just signed up, although l have been type 1 since being diagnosed in Oct '78. I too remember the heavy stainless steel syringes and urine test strips.......not nice! I now use Humalog and Humalin insulin and test with the Librelink app on my...