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How exciting congratulations!! My dsn has just told me we can apply for funding so I am just waiting for everything to get sorted. How long did it take fromantic when you were told you could apply for funding until now? I know everywhere is different but I have no idea how long I should expect...

Thank you all for your support and replies. I got some really good news today! I saw my consultant a few weeks ago who agreed that a pump was the best option for me. Today I saw my dsn who my consultant had spoken with. She is the pump nurse. She has agreed that she will fight for me to get...

I am just coming out of a hypo (2.2, not nice!) So bear with me while I explain. I just noticed that one of my main hypo symptoms is actually to do with a change in the way I think. I start thinking of philosophical, random ****. Like just now the thought was "how lucky am I that all it takes...

Mild exercise like walking or even just concentrating can make me go up. I find my bg rises while driving and riding my pony if it's a sedate walk. I don't have any ideas except like someone else suggested eat something small with your bolus. Mine work more effectively with a few carbs. So I...

@donnellysdogs this is today. As you see I dropped in the evening an hr after eating. It was actually quite a bad low but libre wasn't being accurate. It came up fast with glucojuce though.. Not a bad day for me overall. Can't wait for dexcom to arrive it is on its way!! And thanks @robert72...

@donnellysdogs THANK YOU you have taught me so much. Seriously. I'd never heard of that medication, and I worked as a pharmacy technician for 9 years! I just Google and it sounds interesting. Does it help with digestion/nausea or mainly constipation? I have awful constipation too. Domperidone...

I love driving. I am 26 and been driving almost 8 years. T1 for 19 years. Up until a few years ago being in a long distance relationship I used to drive 330 miles from south east to Northumberland, up to 3 times a month. I have always driven while being diagnosed t1 so I don't know...

Thanks @donnellysdogs What is the benefit of seeing a gastro specialist? Is there better treatment options if I get a diagnosis or is it just a good idea to have a firm diagnosis? Funds are extremely tight, (I'm going to be a student in September and only manage to work part-time.) I also have...

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely try what you said and will remind myself to think before correcting if it is just a post meal spike that will drop itself. It is hard to know what is causing my bg to go up sometimes. Sometimes I get a spike many hours later which I think is due to...

Thanks so much for the advice! My GP isn't as bad as what you describe thankfully. I have good days (or weeks) and bad weeks. I find eating little and often helps but that obviously means more injections too. I hate how long it takes me to raise my bg when hypo. I haven't even had a gastric...

Tht is a good idea thanks. I edit it a bit tomorrow so it makes sense as an email and will see what she says :)

Thanks for sharing @Scott-C. That is interesting you say people like to keep them private. I wonder why that is? Personally I like sharing my stuff using this technology. And I like seeing other people's data. I think it is a good opportunity to learn off one another and share experiences. I...

Thanks @tigger I thought they were different hospitals but a friend told me they were the same. Obviously they aren't... INPUT told me to ask for a referral to Kings College, Denmark Hill. Are you in that area?

Thanks @himtoo! Your situation sounds very similar to mine although my hba1c is higher. I am expecting it to have dropped to 7.5ish hopefully though as I have been using the libre and also been having hypo's more. My estimated hba1c is 6.9 on the libre. I am tired of all these injections and I...

I should have added, it happens for me because of gastroparesis. Quite often, at least a couple of times a week I end up vomiting :( which I hate. Doesn't matter how much I eat. The idea of replacing it with jellybeans is a good one. I must stock up! If I had a pump I would use a multiwave...

I prefer 4mm. I know it's only a mm but I seem to get less hypo's with 5mm. Nice guidelines recommend 4mm for children and adults even overweight and obese.x

Not myself but I had a good friend with both CF and diabetes. Her treatment was very similar to mine as a type 1, she used a basal/bolus MDI treatment. How old is your daughter? I can imagine it is quite a lot of work to cope with cf treatments as well as diabetes so I sympathise. I know my...

Hello I just wondered if there's anyone else here who rides? I have a 14.2 connemara gelding called Shuffles! This is us: I wondered how riding affects your blood sugars and if you eat before riding? I actually find my bg often rises when riding. Presumably due to liver dump but I find it...

Thank you @noblehead that is reassuring to hear. And I will follow your advice @steve_p6, thanks! @Dark Horse that is very helpful! Thanks for explaining :) I love your username by the way - not sure if you are a horsey person but I have a horse and ride. Sarah.x