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hi jenny thanks for ur reply that looks even better than what i had seen ideal whatever he is wearing will def order one looks comfortable too so its perfect. Altho i can see the pump being hard work to set up etc i can already see the benefits over multiple injections and so can dylan which is...

hello everyone just a question if anyone has found any good pouches for their pump we have a medtronic paradigm veo and its fine clipped inside a trouser pocket but to hook on the top of Dylans trousers he complains its digging in and as every item of clothes he has doesnt have a pocket i...

Thanx again all, he doesnt seem to be in any pain now think it was more pschological than anything else to be honest the fact he new it was there, he hasnt complained since and has got on with things, he is finding dressing a bit of a pai at the moment not knowing what to do with the pump...

Hi all Thanx for ur replys we are now back and have the pump fitted with saline for the next week. Dylan now seems fine in himself except for when he remembers and then says it hurts i suspect this will wear off fairly quickly once he is used to it. As for fitting the cannula he didnt make it...

hi sophia thanks for ur reply and the well wishes, i remeber the injections the first few times and i went to pieces now i do them so much i take little notice still having a little inward cringe when the needle goes in tho sure i will get on with it and soon learn to do it easily. Dylans...

hello im sorry to hear u feel so low altho i cant blame u. my 8 yr old son has at least 5 injections a day sometimes more if we need to correct but we are today getting an insulin pump and i do have to wonder if one would suit u being on so much a day and feeling low having to inject so often...

hi sam thanks for ur reply, i havent asked the nurses yet going to ask this afternoon what they would recommend just thought some people on here would have personal experience of some of it and would have some good advice too, i did wonder with the football especially if it would be the case the...

Hello everyone sat at home getting very nervous yet still excited about our pump start this afternoon, i know it will do wonders for Dylan just abit nervous and anxious to get this infusion set in, im sure it will be like the injections once we get going its just the first one is nerve racking...

hello jen and congrats on the date, i am unable to give advice im afraid as our start date is tomorrow so we will be newbie pumpers together lol or my son will be ill be assisting. good luck in ur new adventure and welcome im sure u will get some great advice from some pros very soon anna marie

hiya yes we have that book also bought it after attending the choice course for kids, and ur right its fab trying to persuade my other half i need an i phone to have the app for it then i would have the info where ever i go lol its not working i have to say anna marie

hello and welcome we are not on a pump yet but we do have trouble with my 8 yr old not recognising hes low, sometimes he does but then the other week we walked up town and stop in subway for a treat i got him to test his blood before eating and he was 1.8 i nearly dropped down in shock i had...

thanx sophie im hoping when we get the pump it might make more sense to me where as at the moment its solid reading and i dont feel im taking anything in lol maybe things will become clear soon

hello linda get in contact with ur DSN tell her what u have told us most are understanding especially when they hear u want to turn it around. my sons DSN is fab and i couldnt have got to where we have without her help and support. our consultant wasnt as friendly and i always felt judged by him...

thanks for the reply i had a feeling someone would say the book i have is prob the best jusy hard going thats all lol, i will def have a look at the link u have suggested thanks again anna marie

lol and havent we all heard some of those before too :lol:

hello and welcome havent really got any advice to offer u as my son is only 8 but i just wanted to reply and welcome u there are plenty of people here to offer u some great advice so good luck and ask away lol anna marie

hello my son is being fitted with an insulin pump next week and would love a good book with advice in to read, has anyone found a good one. i did buy one pumping insulin byjohn walsh but finding it really hard going to get my head around what hes talking about and its solid text so my attention...

hello again, please dont worry about the coeliac thing until u know for sure we were told dylan carried the antibodies in his blood and went in for a endoscopy to know for sure it all came back normal, i have been told recently the chances of him getting it are very small now so all the worry i...

hiya my son is 8 and has been diabetic for 4 years and we still dont have perfect control, everyone is different and coming to terms with diabetes is hard with all the information u are given. Its so hard to watch ur child go through all of this and it breaks my heart still that dylan has to do...

hello you sound exactly like my 8 yr old son we try everything and it makes no difference he will be in the 20s so we change his insulin by half a unit or one unit and hes hypo we cant win, however unlike you we have been offered an insulin pump and start in a week and a half we are so excited...