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As @KennyA said, subtracting fiber is done in the US because the fiber carbs are included in the nutrition figures, whereas in UK, Australia and New Zealand (countries where I've lived as a T1) fibre is not included in carb values so there is no need to subtract it. But insulin calculation as a...

Your positive attitude has always filled me with admiration @Ushthetaff . As you say, why not go for a height increase, though I guess that has the disadvantage that you'd need to re-hem all your trousers? I'm sorry that you're having to face this new challenge, but I feel sure that you will...

Just a wild theory, but I wonder of the control-IQ % on the delivery summary history is the % of insulin delivered by control-IQ .

And welcome to the forums @shradercd

Ouch, never looked at this, mine's running at 25%..... Mine loses connection but not 75% of the time. I wonder if that is an error. I don't believe that figure, I suspect it doesn't refer to how much time control-IQ is on but something else? Just checking on glooko (my results get uploaded to...

If I have suitable pockets (quick plug for UK company llama leisure here, whose leggings I have recently discovered) my pump goes in them, otherwise it goes in my bra.... But that is with the tandem tslim, which I believe is slightly smaller than the medtronic.

How do you manage your insulin while swimming? I find it very easy to go hypo if I go on long swims.... And I freely admit that it's very easy to overeat when hypo...

I'm not a medtronic user (tandem here) so can't give targeted advice but I just want to say that it sounds like you are very well prepared and should have a wonderful time. Worst case scenario I suppose medtronic lets you suspend insulin? My only suggestion would be to take plenty of glucose...

Some alternatives.... fizzy water with a squeeze of lemon juice herbal teas ???

I used to drink a lot (a can or more a day) but have stopped buying it and now only have it when out at a restaurant or pub and don't want alcohol. But I gave up caffeine 18 months ago so no longer have caffeine cravings so maybe that made it easier. As a T1 I don't worry too much about...

All sorts of things raise and lower blood sugars eg the hot weather???

Great to see you back again @LittleGreyCat .

It's been a while since my binge drinking years, and I suspect I got through the worst of them by running very high (pre glucometer days). Just bear in mind that alcohol affects your liver so that it doesn't help you out with glycogen when you start to go low, so it can generate some scary...

As my insulin is in my hand luggage I don't worry about it being at room temperature during the flight, but if I'm travelling in a hot country afterwards I am a frio fan.

Just a reminder to all that forum rule B13 forbids medical advice but does allow you to describe your own personal experiences or give a link to a reputable source. (Rules are in the introduction and greetings forum, the signature of all moderators and here...

As it's 38.5g for half a pack (55g uncooked) the carb value per 100g uncooked is 38.5/.55 or 70g

Have you explicitly asked them whether you need to treat hypos when you are not on any insulin or other hypo inducing meds?

To be honest, if you are not on hypo inducing meds I'm puzzled as to why you'd worry about hypos at all? What is the lowest reading you've managed to get on a meter as opposed to a cgm. (The reason insulin users get told to treat at 3.9 is that insulin can make us go much much lower. Non...

Are you using the SR version ? If so this may be relevant https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/18423-metformin-extended-release-tablets The tablet shell for some brands of this medication does not dissolve. This is normal. The tablet shell may appear whole in the stool. This is not a...

70.2kg, slightly up, not worried by it.