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Hi megan. There is no need to put g7 on hours before if you dont need to let sensors settle in to avoid erratic readings for the first few hours, some people do and some don't it just depends how your body reacts, ive had to do it with libre 1&2 and dexcom 6 as I get way out readings for 10-12...

Personally I've had success keeping libre and dexcom sensors on using rock tape and before that I tried tegaderm but I found those a little sweaty. Im not sure where she can wear Guardian sensors but if she has a choice then go for arms over tummy as that way they spend less time in the water...

I've been using Lyumjev for about 3 months now and I can confirm the ' bee sting ' is definitely getting less. I usually take mine on 50/50 extended over 30mins on pump so they may help. I do prefer it to Novorapid as I have about a 15 min quicker action time.

Great news Ellie!!! Having discovered I had enough sensors to risk losing one and having read online from Dexcom how to connect a replacement pump to an active g7 and obviously what you had said I decided to risk it and left connecting my pump for 16hrs and I'm pleased to say it works...

Hi Ellie. It's so confusing isn't it, I ended the sensor on my phone last change over and it continued to work for 12 hrs on my pump until I ended it! So presumably dexcom told you this and also the 12 hrs isn't a thing!! Im going to start my next sensor before bed this eve and plan on starting...

I think that is possible what they were trying to tell me. It wasn't so much the pump had to be connected within 12 hrs just that something had to be connected in that time scale! Let me know how you get on, it is slightly scary to think your phone is connected but you can't then connect the...

Hi Ellie Im also on my second g7 sensor and have the same issue as you with low readings for first 24 hrs and have always put my sensors in day before activating them to solve that so my first g7 experience was awful for 24 hrs and had to turn closed loop off. I had a long chat with a very...

Hi Kerry I don't know about the pump being compatible but I have a google pixel 7a that I used with libre 2 ( im now on Dex ) I chose the phone because I also like a smaller phone, they are hard to find these days!!

A good way to see what it has been up to if you are looking to change basal sometimes ( I have 3 set up ) is to go into options, History, pump history, Basal and then you can pick your days you want and see just what your lovely little pump has been working away at in the back ground, it is...

Sorry I probably didn't explain properly, my insulin works in 45 minutes but after 1.5 hrs it has all been absorbed so no longer brings my sugar levels down. Wise advice though had it been taking 1.5 hrs to work.

That's a great start miss piggywig, well done. Just to throw a cat amongst the pigeons..... Just as everyone reacts differently to food we all also can react differently to insulin! I take 45 mins-1hr before Novorapid has any effect on my sugars and 1.5 hrs later it will have no effect...

Thanks Ellie, yes that makes sense. So I can have a warm up of up to 12 hrs which im sure will work fine, I always try for 24hr with g6 but life happens so it often gets less! I am really looking forward to not having the 2 hr warm up that I have with g6. I've been on tslim about 18 months now...

I'm going to be giving g7 a try very soon, I'm already on g6 and previously I was on libre 1 and then 2. With all of those I have put them in for about 24hr before I start them as I find that stops me getting erratic readings for the first 24hrs. I have read that the g7 activates as soon as you...

Is it possible it is related to your monthly cycle? I don't know how long you have been pumping but before I was pumping when my control wasn't good I never noticed any change during my monthly cycle but once settled on a pump I started to notice a real change and for me the week before my...

I had a message from my surgery this week telling me statins are now recommended to people who have had diabetes for 10yrs or more. Ive been diagnosed 40 yrs and was first offered them aged 40 and have politely declined a couple of times, last time was a year ago when I had a phone appointment...

Ditto, that is will power having it in your house and not using it, but obviously very wise! Re the g7, ive only used g6 and libre1&2 but I've found with them 'as well as many others have' that the readings are out for the first 24hrs and to overcome that just insert 24hrs before you start it...

I use old fashioned and cheap sugar cubes, only problem is when you forget they are in your pocket in a small clear plastic bag when you go through security at Gatwick and they think you have drugs in your pocket!!! The security guard did roar with laughter when I told her what they were to be...

I use a thigh band, you can find them on amazon, designed to stop chubby thighs rubbing together so usually come as a pair, get a set with a pocket for a phone. I put my pump in there at night and it never moved or bothers me unless it alarms and then the vibrations wake me. Sent from my Pixel...

Don't despair, you Will definitely get there and it will be worth the effort. Are you using the tslim with dex 6 as closed loop? Ive been on tslim about 8 months now, Roche pumps for about 17 yrs before that. I still found it a big leap going onto a different pump and system and hated the pump...

Ive used g6 for about 6 months and my current sensor is the first I've covered, day 3 and so far no issues and the transmitter is in its last sensor!!