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For anyone who might be interested I thought I would share how I'm getting on with my new toy. Day one christmas day; So i spent most of the morning reading instructions and was completely disinterested in what everyone else got including me 3 year old niece who was trying to show me every...

Hi, Quite a few people struggle when they start off on a pump getting used to having it attached to you all the time. It really does take time and patience getting used to wearing it 24/7 and especially being intimate with people. As for your set problems how many different types have you...

Hi Mrs Love, I've had a couple of fits when low but like the other people only when extremely low ie below 1.7. I always get depressed after a big hypo, the day I got married I woke up really low and my best friend got my hubby as he's the only one I respond to in that state and who can sort me...

Just ordered my CGM it will arrive tomorrow by sleigh! i'm not allowed to open it to christmas morning which is a shame as it takes a while to get acclimitised to your body. Role on boxing day!! Laura

Hi Lucie, congrats on going live. Believe me when I say if you put in tons of hard work right now for the next few weeks in a few years time you'll be really glad you did. Really get to know your pump and all it's functions and how your body works with it. You'll feel like a pin cushion, by...

Hi diabelly, You should be able to get free samples from medtronic if you contact them. Saves you having to get a whole box full if you don't get on with them and then them being wasted. Good luck at your appointment.

Hi I've been quite a few times with my friends, i didn't have to fill anything out as it was just like using the swimming pool etc, might be differnt if you're getting lessons. enjoy it it's really fun even if you are rubbish like i am and keep falling off!

Hi omnipod, Not an omnipod user but I usually do a bolus and run my basal 130% for the first 2 hours after a set change. i've had it run higher for 10 hrs though unless I've messed up and put it on wrong. How did it feel having a pod in you're calf? Was it comfortable? I had imagined that it...

Glad you're feeling better. Good job as well that the a&e team were on the ball, I've had a few ocasions where I've not been so lucky however I know enough myself to tell them what needs done and where exactly my veins and arteries are when I'm dehydrated, I'm great for junior doctors to...

Hi Lucie, this is my own personal prefernce it all depends on how skinny you are and if there are any areas you can't use for you it might be your tummy, but this is what I do. I used to have really bad areas on my legs so I left off those for a few years and now back to normal. I start my...

I read this on facebook, a few days ago, won't go into all the explitives I used then but, if all you can report is possibles and maybes don't bother doing a story until it has been proved that something has been wrong with the pump. I feel sorry for this woman's family but I believe it's more...

Hi Diabelly, Phone up medtronic and get them to send you every type of set they have try them all out to see what works best for you. Try the ones with the plastic and steel canuals and the ones with the inserter device and the ones you put on manually. What works for some of us may not...

Hi Sarah, Hope you're feeling better now are you out of hospital or have they kept you in until the water infection is cleared up? I know you said you were only 12 but I've had DKA at 8 and 9 you don't nesscecarily need to be really high. The sick day rules i follow don't really depend on how...

Hi NicholaAnne, my bgs can run this high on my time of the month, I usually have to run a temp basal during this time too as well as the initial correction. If your correction isn't helping via the pump then change your set and take a correction via pen. Also have you just started on the pump...

Hi Sarah, Have you managed to get your bg under control yet? I agree with what DD was saying however if you start being sick, you said you were getting a sore tummy, then it's definitely a trip to a&e as this is you going into dka. You need to have some fluids and an insulin drip to get your bg...

Hi Diabelly, I'm not a veo user but it sounds to me like it's not the pump but either the infusion set or the site you are putting it into. Do you tend to use the same areas in your thighs and abdomen? after 3 years of using the same sites you are bound to have some scar tissue. Could you...

Hi Aqua lung, don't be put off by your results they are quite good it seems bluberries + cream or yogart work well for you. It's best to test before you eat then 2 hours after. Before you eat is your base line then compare your +2hrs to the base as elydave already said if it's greater than 2...

Just meant that you have to completely detatch from the pod as it's electronic and you can't dive with it on(something to do with the pressure) so would have to completely remove it. As I'm in the water for at least an hour a lot of the time and can then have a least a 45 mins rib ride back to...

Hi Omnipod, I didn't consider the tubeless pumps for a few reasons mainly personal nothing to do with how good they are. 1) Although the pod is water proof the pdm isn't which is awkward for me if I'm on a rib in choppy conditions comming back from a dive to bolus etc. 2) I would have to...

Hi sorry bit late now but, Bio oil helps it also helps to massage it in especially in the lumpy bit. Tea tree and whitch hazel also helps I find. make sure you stay well clear of your tummy for a while until its all cleared up. There are lots of other areas you could use as well. back of...