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Fergus, I noticed you describing a protein based breakfast, with no carbohydrate foods on it, then saying that you take 3 units of insulin to deal with it. How do you work out insulin doses when you aren't having any carbs? The only instruction I've ever been given over the past 31 years is...

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It all sounds extremely expensive to me. I'm going to keep battling on with my pin pricked finger tips and wait until I see the diabetic specialist at the end of September. Who knows - they might even give me a nice new pump which has one built in :mrgreen:

Right. I made a call to Medtronic this morning and there is a glimmer of hope out there. You can buy a Guardian RT with 10 sensors (which will last 1 month) for :shock: £2,600.00. :shock: The sensors then cost in the region of :shock: :shock: £325 :shock: :shock: per month thereafter...

I have a glucowatch. I haven't used it for a couple of years, but dug it out of the box yesterday to try to get a couple of 12-hour long trend graphs, to aid me in getting some sort of a grip on my control. I am unable, however, to get hold of any autosensors (The sticky pads which connect you...

I have searched high and low on the internet about the Guardian RT Continuous Glucose monitor. Having found nothing, I'm going to ring Medtronic tomorrow on 01923 212213, to see if they can give any information about availablity. I'm posting their phone number here for anyone else who really...

Hi! I'm Claire from Manchester, and have been using a Minimed Paradigm pump for the past 2.5 years (Been diabetic for 31 years, since the age of 2). I found your site by accident, looking for info on obtaining a continuous glucose monitoring device in the UK. I'm going to ring Minimed...

I'm from Manchester. Just joined tonight, though I've had Type 1 diabetes over 30 years. Anyone else on here using and insulin pump?

Hi there, Does anyone have any more up to date information on this machine? I am an insulin pump user and am struggling to keep control at the moment. Something which records trends like this monitor appears to do would be a huge help. The only info I can find online seems to be USA based...