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Hi all I’ve been pumping since April and have been finding that even taking my dog for a quick 10 minute walk is making my sugars drop like a stone. Before when I was on MDI’s this never happened so I’m looking for some advice or guidance if possible. I’ve had a dexcom for about 3 months now...

Hi @ chas c thank you! I just wanted to check x

Hi all , I’m hoping someone can offer their advice or experiences. Are you able to wear your pump for a standard dentist check up and hygienist appointment? I’m not going to be having an X-ray taken but in the room they have the X-ray machine which they pull over you in the chair. On the door...

wearing my pump with pride [emoji1320]

Thank you all , reading what each person has said makes total sense. I think sometimes when you are in the moment it can be upsetting , but when you stand back and look at it you are totally correct! #luckyescape

Hi all , I am hoping someone can offer some advice on dating and being a T1D and on an insulin pump. Being single and trying to find someone nowadays seems challenging enough but being on a pump just seems to have added to it the challenges. I’ve been diabetic for almost 26 years and since...

Hi all , before going on a pump I was on Lantus and this happened to me a couple of times and it’s pretty scary. I was 9.8 and injected my 16 units and it bled a lot. Within 15 minutes my sugars were 1.9 , so I was drinking Coke, eating jelly babies and all sorts to try and get it to go up. It...

Hi @MargueriteL If he’s on a minimed 640g he can call their customer service number on 01923 212223, they should be able to point him in the right direction .

Hi @Juicyj it’s the minimed mio 30s and 180ml reservoir with the 640g

Hi all! Sorry I feel like I’m posting every week on this site at the moment. I’m just wondering if I am doing something wrong when connecting my minimed reservoirs to the tubing connector. Once I’ve filled the reservoir with insulin and go to connect it to the tubing , i push it into the...

Hi @ClareBearJ You may have already heard but there is a recall from the manufacturer on these , they are faulty. Here’s the link to read more about it : http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/2018/05/fsn-aviva-performa/ I hope this helps :)

Hi Sally , thank you for taking the time to write to me, sometimes the world of diabetes can be a daunting place! Oh Lantus I could be 18 one minute and it would crash and I could be 3 the next so the symptoms felt quite severe. Now they run steady between 4-7 so I dont get the big swings you...

It will for you too :) honestly it’s given me my life and control back! I’ve had to buy some new jeans there are a bit looser as I’m quite lean and have my cannula in my back and it dug in a bit, but you find ways round it. It’s a good excuse to go shopping :) if you want to know anything then...

I had exactly the same issue. I tried getting up and giving myself 1/2units and then getting ready for work but it still didn’t do any good. Yes , within the first few days it stopped it completely. I woke up at 4.9 this morning and I checked 10 minutes ago after eating a bowl of coco pops 2...

Hi @Sophie1991 I was experiencing exactly the same issues as you. I could get out of bed and my BG would be 7, within an hour of not eating and getting ready for work they could be 15. I tried everything with the DSN to combat this and absolutely nothing would , except a pump. I’ve been on the...

@Juicyj Thank you for sharing your experiences. I had checked an hour before and they were 7.8 so they had come down quickly. The DSN had changed my carb ratio in the afternoons so it sounds like this had something to do with it. It just worried me a bit as I usually get the same symptoms ☹️

Good morning all :) I’ve been using a minimed 640g pump now for about 6 weeks and had previously been on lantus with a MDI regime. In the past 6 weeks I’ve never had such good BG readings and am thrilled with it so far. However I am experiencing a change in my hypo awareness and I just wanted...

Hi @Juicyj thank you [emoji4]. Apparently they had reports of them causing internal scarring so they said no and I’m not allowed them. I spoke with the Medtronic rep , he was called Les and he suggested the Mio 30s, I just find them difficult to put in round my back, I don’t think being left...

Hi all, I'm new to pump therapy, I am only 4 weeks in and my control *touch wood* has never been so good. I came off MDI as being on these was like riding on a rollercoaster, one minute it was high, the next minute crashing through the floor. The issue I am having is with the infusion sets. I...