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I soo excited about this lets hope it's not all that far away and that It will require a few less sensors than Anna had attached to her! I really enjoyed reading her blog very incitefull. I've been on the pump now for 7 years (this May), just about to start the cgm intergrated into my pump...

Hi Soostark, I really hope things have improved since you originally posted. I understand that your son is already going to see a psycologist, has he tried cognetive behavioural therapy? This helped me out no end with my behaviour when I was younger. It lets you process all your thoughts in a...

Hi Diamondnostril, I didn't get a chance to look at uni but I did just google it quickly There's a lot on it. I found this info sheet was easy to read but also had referneces to research papers and talked about some trials. It seems that magnesium is used to maintain good BG control with type...

Hi, Sorry to hear you've been unwell, like everyone else has said contact your DSN to get your basal/bolus ratios in the best shape. It well also be other things causing it as well, stress doesn't help. Just one tip If I've had a bad hypo I usually have to lower my basal for the next 24hrs as...

Hi Creation stepper, I had some background retinopathy diagnosed in 2006 just when I started my pump. They havn't noticed it for the last 2 years thanks to decent control and hopefully it will be the same story in a few months time when I return for another check up. If it's only background I...

Hi Diamonnostril, I won't ramble on as everyone has already pointed out the bg readings that you gave were 16.7% in normal range and 83.3% on the low side and quite low at that! maybe this is why everyone is so concerned. But back to your main question, maybe better phrased as the effect of...

Hi Matty, Seems like you've already got all the info you need but just to say you still can get ketoacidosis with normal blood sugars it happened to me. Over my wedding I was really stressed trying to make sure everything went ok and kept going low in the end my basal setting on my pump was...

Hi Linsay, No questions are ever silly you need to make sure a pump is right for you and that's where all the questions come in handy. Yes you can take your pump off and go back on injections if you want to go somwhere like a beach holiday if you want to, but most people are quite happy to...

Yay well done Lucy, let us know how you get on hopefully won't be too long of a wait. :clap:

Hi Lauren, This is such a common thing to hear when I've been gathering evidence for all my little campaigns. There are not actually allowed to be waiting lists I wonder if anyone on the waiting list has this written down anywhere? The only reason to refuse a pump is on clinical grounds I know...

Hi Julie1471, I hope you manage to get another appointment soon with your new consultant. As previously said INPUT are great at assisting people to get a pump. They help you phrase questions better help you ask the right questions and put you in touch with the right people in that PCT/...

Hi Jelaca, Do you have a forum teacher that knows? Could they then explain the situation to the other teachers that you have? When I was at college I told my forum teacher and she told all the other tutors. This meant I just had to stick my hand up or walk over to the teacher and say I was...

PS Sir Steve Redgrave is a Type 2 diabetic. It seems Sir Ranulph Fiennes may also be. I think you could say that both of them live their lives to the full! I thought he was a type 1? He uses a pump so I'm guessing he is a type 1. Insulin dependent he definitely is anyways. To the original...

Hi Melitus, It might be an idea if you PM because she may not see that post if she's not on the forum much if she gets a PM then she'll get an email notification. I've never heard of epi either, I hope you manage to get a response, soon. Laura

Hi Rosalind 13, I know exactly how you feel, What everyone else are saying is right though, make sure your consultant gives you medical grounds for refusing a pump and that you get this in writing. However it doesn't matter that everyone else is saying is the way it should be, it doesn't always...

Hi Danni P, As everyone else has talked about the combo, I'll talk about the vibe. I love it it's pink but also comes in different colours, it's waterproof big must for me, It also has a really good accurate cgm the reciever bit is the pump so it's all intergrated. It's also very small I...

Hi Tiggieplum, I was on the animas 2020 for almost 5 years now on the vibe. The main reason is that it's water proof. I need it to be for my job and all my outdoor hobbies. When I first got a pump it was a d-tron which doesn't have bolus wizards etc so I learned to work everything out in my...

I can't really answeer that for you everyone is completely individual someone could be the same height and weight to another person and eat exactly the same thing and do the same amount of activity but loose and gain weight at completely different rates. This is what I do all completely...

Hi Daisypuppy, I'm sorry to hear about your miscarriage I know it's a really hard thing to go through never mind having 3. What seems to be your problem with your control where are your particular problems? Are you high all the time, high a lot of the time with crashing lows, low a lot with...

Hi Nicola, I can see where you're comming from but the easiest way to lose weight is to balance the amount of carbohydrates, excercise, and insulin that you have. There are lots of on here that stick to low carb I have nothing aganist it but if you want to eat carbs it is still possible to lose...