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If the low bg levels occur around the 2-3am mark in the night, then a sensible compromise is to eat a snack around 10 - 11pm before bed and try to include some protein in the snack. I always needed to eat something before bed as failure to do so had me in hypoland

Hi If the insulin looks to be purple, this is probably blood coming up the quick set cannula and into the tubing. If this is what's happening, then make sure that the set is being fired into the body correctly and also try to clean around the inside funnel of the insertion device with an...

It's the carbs that contain the saturated fat plus the TRANSFATS with all the other muck that's included in the manufacture, that's the problem and because this type of food is so lovely to eat and is jumping off the supermarket food shelves and into the baskets and trolleys, is an even bigger...

@rockape37 yes I know that...OH saw the rise up in the rubber membrane so I stuck a pen needle in with the needle guard removed to release the air lol......This was back in 2010 and being new to the Combo sorry......didn't use a pen needle......used a disposable luer needle instead but e blue...

This is what I do..... 1) Inject about about 20u of air from the csrtridge plunger UPWARDS into the vial which will make the 20u of air go to the other end of vial as bubbles. 2) pull back the plunger slowly to get about 10u of insulin with a bubble in the csrtridge. 3) push the plunger up...

Hi I have put the sensors on my tummy underneath tight fitting lycra pants and it doesn't affect the data transmission. I also put them on my arm and they work all ok there too.

I haven't got any alpha cell activity anymore, my immune system has attacked them along with my beta cells so it will be an insulin pump becoming an AP

I sometimes also get sets with tubes that are a bit flawed and look as though air bubbles are along but it's just the way the set has been manufactured. When bubbles are present, they will move along the tube but can be identified with priming insulin with the tube unclipped from the set and...

I now use Tegaderm film 6x7 cm and simply fold it in half and cut out half a rectangle the size of the cradle in the middle so that when opened, there is a full rectangle slightly bigger than the sensor cradle. If Ive got a sensor on my arm I get my partner to place the Tegaderm over the cradle...

The raise in white cell count is probably temporary because your body has gone into shock mode to try to rescue you when you had DKA but can also do this with severe hypoglycaemia needing iv glucose as well Ask yr consultant to explain it.

Get yourself tested for Addison's disease....your msg reminds me of another diabetic who had symptoms like yours

Hi @cath67plum Try to use tonight to find out what yr bg levels are at 2am and 5 am so that the pump dsn can try to get you on a basal rate that will be ok until you feel confident at adjusting them yourself. There's a lot to find out with using a pump but take it all in bit by bit and walk...

Hi firstly, try to avoid eating food that is high in carb or if you do, try to inject the bolus about 30 mins in advance, esp so with Novorapid which can have a slow onset with a longer duration. Most bread no matter whether it's white or brown, will tend to cause a rise in bg levels within...

Try a low carb diet as that helps Novorapid behave itself a bit better and no need to bokus in advance especially if the carb quantity is unknown until seen on the dinner plate. My dinner would go stone cold and need to be re heated while I wait for the bolus to work.....a bit anti social?

I think if I remember correctly, the last time my licence was renewed, the guidance on safe bg levels and driving was enclosed when my new licence arrived but it could have been typed out using large bold text to make it stand out a bit more but sadly wasn't. Will have to see if the guidance is...

I am about to renew my licence and looking closely at the forms, there is no mention of a safe bg level....only a box to sign that bg levels will be checked within 2hrs of commencing the first journey and then every 2hrs while driving

I think its on the other DSF website - Patti D Evans.

Hi I think you will need t o roughly add 25% more insulin to yr pen from pump dose and use a bit of trial and error with getting the basal balanced up ok with the bolus and decide whether to use once daily or twice daily basal to get the stability ok. I hope yr leg gets on the mend and fully...

[With using both Lantus and Levemir, I found the easier way to control my bg levels to be ok with Novorapid, was to eat a small snack after eating 1 or 2 J babies if my bg levels dropped down to 3mmol 2.5hrs after the bolus. I usually eat a biscuit at home or bought something at the shops if I...

I think I had my first bent cannula in 2011 which was 1 year after starting the Combo pump. It happened through me inserting a Flexlink cannula in my upper arm and it not firing in correctly. It weirdly didn't cause the pump to sound the occlusion alarm but I realised that something was wrong...