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@Julian_Hands so glad you are enjoying it :) I have had mine since feb and difference is unbelievable. I never got on well with MDI (only been a t1 since feb 2016 though). Do you have a dynamic basal or do you manually change the +/- ? If you can, pair with a CGM because the duo is a...

Ooo feb 2016! Same as me :) Yer you will often rise a bit after eating, thats where the GI comes in handy. Low GI meals I go for 10-20 mins pre bolus (i like it to dip a bit on the CGM before the food rises it) and my personal goals are never getting more than a 7.8 spike. This is often the...

Sorry, the reason why I suggested the exercise is my needs drop phenomenally and if you have an illness or infection coming on, it will go away sooner if you are closer to your range, of course you want this anyway.

Hmm yes sounds like something is amiss. So have you switched back to bolus from a pen? Thats usually the thing to do to when the pumps insulin seems to have no effect. Are you feeling an illness come on or have you an infection? Have you spoke to DSN? Finally, back to exercise, could you bolus...

Well the good news is it sounds like the insulin is definitely working, and of course you have already done the changing cartridge/ site to make sure the site is ok and the insulin hasn't expired? Have you stopped exercising or something like that, change of scene. I know if I take a break...

You aren't wrong there

So until then you will make up your own science! Perfect..

Thats not how it works.... type 2 is kinda the opposite of type 1 but with the same outcome (the high BG). Even if I was born type 2 (lets go with this for a mo) then the type 1 would be separate so I would be on insulin, and a lot of it. As my basal rate is about 5 units a day and my carb...

Absolutely haha! But to your point, I think if your pancreas is overworked/ stressed as a T2 there comes a point where is fails and you are an insulin dependent T2 (or ABS ;) )

@Jaylee thats the thing, before a year ago diabetics to me were diet/ lazyness induced. Thats the media and I actually said I don't agree with the proposed silly name. Now I am more clued up on diabetes, the types and what not it is clear you can't label the same thing under one cause. But yer...

Yer that will be because type 1 (or 1.5/LADA) is auto immune, and potentially unpreventable (environmental factors up for debate)

I agree, but it was just a case of bad diet, mixed with waiting for an op (job related not overweight initally) so that caused lack of exercise, and they do enjoy the cider too. Just all those choices added up.

Here is the radio 2 bit on it, I was actually listening when it came on. I do disagree with the name walking deficiency syndrome, but thats thanks to the media thats what everyone thinks of the word diabetes. As a type one, I have been told more frequently than I should have that 'I am too...

Settings - system setup -pdm options - id screen- id @SugarFreeHolly

While I agree with Torq on the t1 disability and PIP. T1 not being a disability that should require a disability allowance unless complications have entered the mix. I do not appreciate his judgemental and condescending last sentence. You don't know the OPs situation or requirements so leave...

@tim2000s sorry the last link didn't seem to work, is XDrip + android only?

Ha no problem :)

@pinewood I rarely get ??? But when its nearing the end the dots get less clean, so if i am dosing I will look at the last few dots or wait another few dots to see where the trend is. Remember the trend is usually correct, the numbers not so. I am changing mine after 2.5 weeks as it has got less...

See above @pinewood, pretty much breach 2+ with every sensor

@Engineer88 It is gunk free. Come on Engineer is in your name! I have a tegaderm patch with a little square of clingfilm. This allows the transmitter to not stick to the patch which keeps it gunk free and stops the tegaderm pulling the transmitter when you twist. This was a finding the first...