Recent Content by vw_anni

Thanks for the reply. I will ask the ophthalmologist what he thinks on Tuesday. But it's also the existing condition that's stopping me getting insurance. Don't fancy going to Cuba and taking a risk at all. Thanks for the info

Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can give any advice on holiday insurance and flying long haul with retinopathy. I wanted to book a holiday to Cuba on Friday (yesterday) so called my ophthalmologist first for his thoughts on flying. I have had around 5k lasers hits in my left eye (good eye)...

Hi and thanks for the reply. I haven't really had any problems with it to be honest. Once I first got the pump I was using the attached holder to keep it on my belt and noticed a few times it was about to give me a quick bolus. This was from bending over at my job and being pressed even with...

Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone on her can add some pros and cons on MiniMed 640g and Animas Vibe I am on a accu-chek insight at the moment but I have been asked if I want to get a new pump, my specialist Isn't happy with my pump and the problems I've had with it. This is my first pump I've...

@noblehead Thanks for that info. I'll need to get a look at what all my levels are. As for my eyes. I don't wear glasses but work in front of a computer all day and sit under fluorescent lights at work. Are there any glasses or type of lenses I could wear to help my eyes. Or just normal...

Thanks for all the advice from everyone. I had another 500 burns 250 in each eye yesterday and need to go back in 3 weeks. He showed me images of my eyes from late December when I first went. And what they are like now and there is an improvement. Was quite amazing to see my eye with all the...

Thanks for your reply. Hopefully we will both get some good help from here. Great I've had replies already. I am actually really happy with going onto a pump. My control has never been as good for a long long time but also took a lot of work with lots of testing and accurate carb counting. I...

Hi. I'm not sure how to use a forum lol. Don't have to quote to reply to you ? Can you let me know how you go about getting one of these masks ? Is there a cost for these ? Thanks

Thanks for your reply. My bloods hba1c has gone from about 100 down to 61 in less than a year but I had no idea that something like that could cause a problem.

Evening everyone. I have been using the site for sometime now but never registered until now. I am male. 35 years old had type 1 for 20 years now. Was on novorapid and levemir until just over a yet ago when I started on a pump with novorapid due to unstable levels. Probably like most...