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Hi Amy good luck with the project. Answers as follows: 1) What type of foods do you have to be most careful of and why? 'white' foods with refined sugar eg white bread, as it causes my blood glucose to spike after meals, and a lot of so-called ''diet' foods (certain cereals, low-fat yoghurts...

Hi @haylz2002, hope you're feeling better. Congratulate yourself on taking control of the situation and getting rid of those ketones. The last thing you want is a spell in hospital with DKA. You must've been feeling pretty awful :( I do understand how hopeless it can feel at times. I'm T1...

Hi, yes, entirely normal at the beginning. Get the basics right then move onto features like multiwave. This is a trial and error feature in terms of how much to give up front, and over what period of time to give the remainder, so you need to be sure your basal rate and carb ratios are right...

Congratulations! :)

Hi Omnipod, it does sound as though your basal rates need fine tuning. Frustrating, I know - I thought I would never get there. Try and focus on sorting out one set of timeslots before moving on to the others. I started with the overnight period first, then the morning, then afternoon etc. It's...

If you're having a hypo twice a day, your basals may not be correct, Or perhaps your carb ratios are wrong. Is there a pattern to when you hypo?

Good job!

Hi how did you get on at the doctor?? Just come across your post. TBH, I would probably get checked out ASAP if my foot went cold like that. So unlikely to be anything serious, but better safe than sorry. If you have trouble getting seen anywhere, always drop 'diabetic' into the conversation...

Oh, don't - exactly the same story when I switched to pump in February. Aaaarrrgggghhhh! Ended up having to waste an appointment with a doctor, just so they could physically sit there and tap away at the computer and sort it out. I feel your pain! What's the deal with barrier cream BTW? I've...

Best of luck Artemis, and well done on the A1c! The waiting each month is pretty tough, but we're hoping we might strike gold this time.

Disgraceful. Agree with CarbsRok. Hope he gets a successful outcome.

Hi, the team in my clinic said 7 or below. I'd read about needing to be 6 or lower, and the Consultant just shook her head and sighed and said she wished she could speak to the people that wrote those guidelines because it just doesn't happen like that in the real world. And isn't necessary...

As many others have said, I did the same thing pre-bed around a year ago. First time in 30 years I'd needed Glucagon. Hubby did well at 4am. However, he's 6"2, and packs 18 stone behind him, so I obviously hadn't made it clear that he really didn't need to stab me in the leg as though he was...

Hi Emma, so sorry to hear things are tough for you at the mo. There are guidelines issued by NICE as to who falls into the category for pump eligibility, but I don't know them off the top of my head (sure others could help). I can only tell you how I went about it. I have retinopathy, severe...

Hi Susie, I got approved end Jul 2013, and went live on the pump end Feb 14. It seemed a lifetime, but I'm told I had it pretty good in terms of a wait - others been on the list for 3 years. As others have said, keep chasing. I regularly emailed the consultant, DSN and pump specialist. In the...

After 4 months my pump & I are the best of friends - couldn't agree more with everything said on here. We got off to a rocky start - HOW is my BG that high?! - but I didn't look back after the first month. it's such a shame there are still so many hoops to jump through to get one :-( I had to...

Hi Eddie, agree with Cloe, get medical advice ASAP ref the ketones and symptons. Longer term, I think you need to review your meds with your DSN/consultant, as the dosage and, most probably, the type of insulin you're on, as they're not doing the trick. M3 worked for me for a few years as a...

Hi Cloe it sounds like it's been a bit of a nightmare trying to get into the pre-conception 'loop' - hopefully once you're in a clinic you'll get all the answers you need. I'm sure it seems like the longest wait for that phone call?! I was also planning to stay on injections during pregnancy...

Hi kt78 that's interesting to hear about your c-section as I also have advanced prof retinopathy, and had vitrectomy in one eye last year. I'm only at the 'ready to start' stage, so not pregnant yet, but my eye consultant has already been in debate about whether or not I would need a...