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Really helpful thanks

About to start the body coach plan and wondered how a HIIT work out will affect my levels. When I exercise I avoid eating before by allowing myself to run a little high- say 10-12 but often crash afterwards anyway. Also plan. To exercise before 6am on an empty stomach and have a carb breakfast...

Hello Interested if anyone had done this plan with type 1? I'm about to start but unsure about how much a HIIT work out with affect my levels. Thanks Sally

Interseting thanks. I had completely discounted the 640!

I was 10 when I was diagnosed. This was 25 years ago back in the days of human mixtard insulin, but I remember my dose at the beginning was 10 units per day. this increased steadily to 40 units from 11-17 years old which was put down to hormones and growth. It reduced to approx 35 when I went...

Hello, I'm on a medtronic paradigm pump which needs replacing. Not keen on new medtronic pump due to size. Deciding between Animas vibe or cell novo. I wear a lot of dress for work and wear my hooked on my bra. Also have young children so need something robust! Ive had issues with libre...

great advice thank you both very much. I will try the dual wave bolus and the massage. I think I will just have to accept I need to change it every 2 days too. Sal

Hi all I have bee using a medtronic minimed paradigm 522 pump for 3.5 years. its has worked extremely well up until 2-3 weeks ago. i only fill the resevoir half way as I find I only use that amount over 3 days. I change the resevoir every 3 days religously and this has always worked for me...

Sorry to hear about whats happened so far. What is your hbA1c like? I am 27 and type 1 and have just started trying for a baby (literally a few days ago!) so I'm not really experienced to advise you. I have had pretty eratic control for 15 yrs and then started to reduce my carbs to about 50g...

circuit training/running/aerobics and free weights mainly. 2-3 times per week. I know i could do more but its finding the time!!

see the thread titled 'discreet pump wearing'. There is a product called the thigh thing on the animas website which I have just bought to go under a bridesamid dress. It has a suspender attachment so hopefully will stay up during drunken wedding dancing! Its on Friday so I'll let you know if...

Has anyone with Type 1 diabetes tried the atkins fat fast? I have been successfully low carbing for 6 months now and my sugars are better than ever. Weight loss however has been minimal- a couple of punds here and there which seem to go back on as easily as they come off. (usually after a heavy...

I went on a 2 days wakebording trip recently and found my pump extremely annoying. I went in and out of the water only 3 times each day but found I'd take it off to put my wetsuit on then be without it for 1 hour and have to reconnect asap. this became really tedious and didn't have somewhere...

How does that work? Were you reducing your background insulin becasue it was too high? I take about 16 units of background a day and I'm sure this contributes to my inablility to loose weigh ( I eat low carbs too and have only shifted 2 pounds over 4 months) I also exercise but admittedly not...

I buy marks and spencer hold ups. Then cut the top of them and use this. The rubber at the top is quite thick and I find this really holds it in place ofr when I wear a skirt. Not sure about how this would hold up for running though? Sal