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  1. candi-girl

    Insulin Pump.

    is the pump on your bra? is it comfy there?
  2. candi-girl

    Thinking of going back on the pump

    a patient at my hosp gave back their insight, i gave back my medtronic. we have swapped, well, will do, once trained on the insight. it is allowed and fine at my hospital.
  3. candi-girl

    insight pump?

    http://www.spibelt.co.uk/ cheaper on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Basic-Black-Spibelt-/322096500799?hash=item4afe72903f:g:IUEAAOSwu1VW2XuF
  4. candi-girl

    Anyone else?

    yes, often and food seems to stop it, sometimes.
  5. candi-girl

    How much insulin is everyone taking?

    i have 10u levemir 6u in the morning 4u before bed then approx 12u humalog throughout the day i eat carbs! carbs are yummy :)
  6. candi-girl

    Diabetes manners

    must say i have injected in the toilets,not because i've been asked too but because it was just easier at the time. mind you, i inject through my clothes so not hygienic either. oh well.
  7. candi-girl

    Diabetes manners

    someone said this to me in the past at the table. i did an air shot of insulin to make sure the needle worked so the insulin landed in her wine glass. she was not happy, but i was. i then injected in my arm and made quite a show and dance about it. people suck :(
  8. candi-girl

    Where is the best site to buy a insulin pump online?

    you could try on here http://www.medwow.com/tag/fronthandler/browse?actions=sales&searchstring=insulin%20pump
  9. candi-girl

    What to eat for breakfast that has carbs but will not cause BG spikes

    greek yogurt ? with berries and your seeds?
  10. candi-girl

    Medtronic 640g Problems with Cracking?

    that happened to my old animas... :(
  11. candi-girl

    My super cat

    yeah mine does
  12. candi-girl

    Thin Blood?

    I'm going to go and see the Doctor because I have been anemic in the past. When I took it just now and it bleed lots I was 15.5! don't ask!!!!! can't get any form of control recently. No moisturiser etc on my hands currently
  13. candi-girl

    Thin Blood?

    On a long pump break because my infusion sites kept bleeding. Now almost every injection bleeds or leaves a bruise and I've also noticed when I prick my fingers the blood is very watery and hard to form a blob for the meter to suck the blood in, if you know what I mean. Any ideas? wondering if...
  14. candi-girl

    newly diagnosed type 1 daughter

    i'm 14 years diagnosed, always either feeling sick or hungry. grr
  15. candi-girl

    Type 1 - Daily carbs

    250 sometimes more
  16. candi-girl

    CGM on the NHS - please sign the petition now!

    i think cgm should be on the NHS more so than pumps.
  17. candi-girl

    Are small doses of basal insulin not worth taking as a T1?

    when not on my pump i use levemir. i have 6u at 8am and 4u at 11pm and i weigh 57kg less is more ;)
  18. candi-girl

    Advice on which pump?

    i'm currently wearing my 5 year old combo. not a mark on it. never failed or broken. nurse is working on getting me a new one and has advised me to avoid the insight because of the handset, consultant has also said the same.
  19. candi-girl

    Medtronic 640g Problems with Cracking?

    the plastic white ring bit where the reservoir goes in cracked and fell off mine and so they sent a new one. it just fell off.
  20. candi-girl

    is it possible to change pumps early on?

    you may be able to swap with another patient if they want to swap pumps.
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