Recent Content by simonfholt

I’ve been told by airport security that ‘anyone could produce the letter you’ve shown me from DSN’! Carrying your prescription should help. I’ve never ruined my pump by hounding through scanners BUT, when they wand the pump after the scanner is there really any point going through the scanner...

Animas are to stop making pumps so don’t go there. I find Medtronic very good and their helpline is excellent. Having a pump has dramatically improved my life!

It's 40 of years since I started as a Type 1 diabetic and I remember saying there'd be a cure for this disease in 10 years! But it's getting closer with human tests being undertaken by Viacyte. There's a video from their chief Exec which looks promising. Don't give up hope and of course pumps...

Hi, I'm a pump used so before golf I eat a standard 50gm carb meal. With that I have 50% of the recommended Bolus dose. I also cut my basal dose to 25% of my normal dose for the round of golf. I normally only test once during my round. I also carry jelly babies lest I get low and of course my...

Pumps are great but you'll need to get used to it! Ensuring your basal rates are spot on is important. To that end my DSN got me to do a fasting record and keep a food diary. The fasting record is hard as you have to do hourly blood sugar tests during the fasting periods and a couple of...

Hi, I have used Medtronic pumps for 3 years. I found my diabetic control so much better than with injections so I feel you should use a pump with 'normal' testing first and see how you get on. [emoji2]

I've been Type 1 for over 40 years and diabetes controlled my life until 3 years ago when I got a pump. Now I am in control of my diabetes and my life. I find sport easier and my control has improved massively. OK it's not the silver bullet but pumps are the best answer available to us all at...