Recent Content by shell666

Which pump did you have before? I am about to get a choice of new pump and would like a non tubing one if possible as I am forever catching mine, how much insulin does the cellnovo hold?

I do wake myself up between 2 and 4 most mornings and sometimes later than that, my sugars seem to start to rise somewhere between 5 and 6.30, am speaking to the hospital about changing me from Lantus to something else.

I had an appointment with the lead doctor at the hospital 2 weeks ago and due to the downward spiral my health seems to be on at the moment he said I would be put on the list for the pump meeting that week, I am happy to say I contacted the hospital today and was told I am on the waiting list to...

Thanks for your input sugar2 yes have tried on more than 1 occasion to drop my basal rate but all that does is give me highs during the day, I dropped it last week as per hosiptal instruction and my sugars hadn't gone below 14 so after have a 17.8 while in the clinic I decided to put it back up...

Thanks for the quick reply sugar2 I take my lantus before bed so I should see me through till at least tea-time, the nurse I speak to monthly at the hospital has spoken to me about splitting my dose but I have a lot of fatty deposits so am unable to use my legs to inject anymore, I have to have...

:?: I am having big problems with my morning readings, I can wake up with BG level of anywhere between 3.0 and 20.0. This morning I woke with a nice 6.4 :D got the kids ready for school and just before I left did another test so as I could drive my level had gone from 6.4 to 17.8 :shock: and...

Thank you for your input I had an appointment this week at the hospital and have been told I am on the list of people they will discuss at the next pump meeting so I'm crossing everything that things go well for me and I finally get a definitive "YES" OR "NO" :?

:( I have had type 1 diabetes since 1985 and my control is not 100% I was offered a pump 6 years ago when I was pregnant with my 2nd child as I had 130 hypo's 3 really serious during my pregnancy. I decided not to have one as I did not want any further issues during the already stressful time as...