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Pumppimp has given you a lot of information.. But another reason for the cannula's pulling out, do you use shower gel or a moisturiser as these can effect how well the patches stick, so ensure that the area you're going to use is rinsed really well and dry. In these 6 years, I've only had 1...

The Equality Act, is a combination of several previous acts putting everybody under the same umbrella... Diabetes used to come under the disability Act... But diabetes comes in two parts under the act, one based on employment and the other as a disability Employment wise it gives us...

Problem here is that when signing on, JSA means that you are actually fit to work, If diagnosed while signing on, then the first couple of weeks yes some leeway should have been given, and even now if you have an hospital clinic appointment to attend, the Job Centre need to take this into...

Even though they've made some great gains within closed loop systems, I really don't think that they will come a reality they can combine artificial intelligence with the algorithm... So the pump learns and automatically adjusts the algorithm as it goes... By what you are saying about your...

Is the weight that you've gained still means that you are still withing normal weight range for your height? Going by your HbA1c, it's possible that at times you were running high which means that insulin isn't being utilised by the body and so the body using any available fat source to fuel...

The poster is T2 diabetic so insulin is a supportive role to insulin being produced, so ratio's etc will be slightly different than with a T1... SJ You're in a catch 22 situation sadly.. Due to your insulin resistance and you're also using insulin does make things harder, not impossible...

If this happens again, call out the paramedic's to deal with it.. They honestly don't mind. When speaking to control, if like last night it's a case of an self induced hypo with an massive over-does of insulin, tell them and if he's being aggressive then tell them this, so they can give the...

I'm a Roche Combi pump user They are good pumps indeed, and the remote handset is very handy.... Roche is upgrading the Combi pump, and the new version will take prefilled cartridges the new pump will be released any time soon and I think those getting new pumps prior to it's release with get...

JRW Remember Diabetes live with you, you don't live with it... This site will give you a lot of information about training and taking control of your blood glucose levels http://www.runsweet.com/ Different types of exercise has different effects, and can have varying time lags when it ever...

There is no foods that you must avoid at all costs... There are plenty of foods that you should consider very carefully the impact it makes either in type or portion size it has on your blood glucose levels, and the only way you will find this information out, is by testing your blood glucose...

Since blood glucose testing became standard practice, the DVLA advice has always been to test before driving If your BG is between 4-5mmol/l then have a snack or a meal before you drive. If above 5mmol/l then if you haven't eaten prior to setting out, again have a snack to ensure that bg's...

DoD Firstly I think it be wise to remove the name of the hospital, not a wise move naming and shaming at this point of time. I used to work with dementia, and hoping to return to it in the new year (have an job interview on the 9th) you do have to bare in mind, that due to mum age and...

There is no need for foul language! At what point did I say 4.5mmol/l was a hypo? I didn't Actually the clinical definition of hypo's is <3.7 mmol/l the point where the brains ability to function correctly starts to be impaired.. But that's not either here or there for driving purposes, as...

You could have still been hypo as hypo's can effect your temperature gauge Or it maybe that even though you sorted your hypo out, due to your blood glucose being so low that you were sweating during your hypo, and this cooled the body down making you feel cold and shivery.

I have the combi pump... If it's lumping underneath the skin, sounds like you having a reaction to the Teflon (plastic) in which case change the infusion set more frequently and get hold of your pump nurse asap... If it's all on top of the skin surface then it's the adhesive playing up, I...

I hope you don't drive! Hypo unawareness is just as dangerous and just as disabling as other long term complications.... Don't forget that the more hypo's you have the more desensitised the body becomes to them, this then limits the window for instigating treatment to avoid a medical...

There is always some variability with any meter you are using, test the same spot of blood with the same meter and you still likely to get a different reading.. There is a permitted 20% tolerance on accuracy on meters. Now that I use a combi insulin pump, my blood glucose meter is also my...

This is a bit of an old post... Type 3 diabetes This term is often used when for when the pancreas has been removed for medical reasons, pancreatic cancer, pancreatise, removed to server damage caused by accident etc.. Type 3 does have extra problems to T1 diabetes, because not only has...

Glad to hear everything went well... Your BG's are probably up for two reasons 1, the body is working hard to repair the surgery 2, Steroids in your eye drops My husband had this done 14 years ago, his hemorrhage detached the retina so they had to repair this as well, so he spent around a...

Re: Disciplinary at work Help please First things first... Did you leave the items there because you were hypo and if so can you prove it! Under the disability act (in relation to diabetes) An employer must ensure when taking disciplinary actions that diabetes has not play part... So if you...