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type one can go very low and very high. but the range to aim is the usual one (around 5- 7.5) maybe what your friend means is that he can have much higher readings from time to time, which is absolutely true for a T1. you just need a problem with the infusion set in the pump and the blood sugars...

Yes I had to buy mine with my money

In the last months I had the same problem in the night: the first three fingers got numb and I couldn't feel my hand. I had neurologic investigation, including nerves conduction test ( which was needed as I am 35 years diabetic ) and luckily they didn't find any sign of diabetic neuropathy. My...

Hi Ewelina, I am in for meeting June 27th. But again can't see the poll as I connect through iPhone or tablet

Hi I worked in Prague for a year. What I did was to ask the doctor to prescribe at least a 2 month supply of insulin and test strips. That was usually the interval of time before I was back in uk at least for a weekend. I don't think you would get free insulin in Prague unless you decide to have...

Hi Luca, I had the same issue more or less 5 years ago. I became resistent to lantus. My initial dose of lantus was 22 units and I had to increase to 40. Then with my consultant we decided to try levemir, which worked ok for a period. Eventually I decided to give it a try with the insulin pump...

Great result. Well done!

Hi robadob, the content of carbs in pasta is 71 carbs x 100 grams of uncooked pasta. cooked pasta has a very different ratio. Fresh pasta has a different ratio again. It's always better that you weigh your pasta before you cook it. Also I realised some labels are misleading (eg. Sainsbury...

I'll be there by 12.30. Really looking forward to it now!

Hi Ewelina I'm planning to come.....but I can't vote in the poll as I can't see it.

Hi I use medtronic paradigm veo as pump and the enlite sensor as cgm. Main reason is that I had already the medtronic pump so I prefer to have all integrated. I personally find the cgm fantastic as it gives me complete peace of mind. I get alerted if my blood sugar falls below 4.2 or spikes...

Hi it's almost 3 years I use a pump and almost 2 years I use a cgm. cgm and pump together have dramatically changed my life (in positive). 2 years my hba1c are excellent and that's mostly thanks to these 2 devices combined. Cgm was funded by NHS for the first 6 months. Now I am self funding. Ask...

I never do anything special and never had any problem. And I go to very hot places.

That's an interesting article Phoenix....it's interesting to read about Sardinia (which is where I'm from). I became diabetic 35 years ago, in 1980 at the age of nine. 1980 is the year where in Sardinia there has been an explosion of T1 diabetes between children. The percentage is still 4 time...

Hi, which pump did you use before?

I don't do low carbs and I change the amount of insulin needed ( sometimes double digits) based on the amount of carbs I need and this works for me. However I guess the point is not how much you inject but how much you eat and how fat it is which can cause a slower absorption. This means that...

I eat pasta more or less 3 times a week and i have absolutely no problem. My portion is not even small, usually 100gr (uncooked ), which is 72 gr of carbs. I think what counts is the sauce you use with pasta as the fatter it is the slowest the absorption

Hi I'm not a computer expert. If I remember well there was some problem with the Java version uploaded. They helped me in uploading the right one and waited to see if it worked.

Hi, did you ring medtronic for the problem with the browser? I had the same issue and they have been extremely supportive. I remember they connected me with the customer service in USA and they solved it immediately. They told me step by step what to do with my computer and they didn't close...

Hi Sideburnt, I had the same problem you are experiencing. My blood sugar dropped drastically after 5 pm. It was driving me crazy as it was just like my body didn't need insulin in the late afternoon. I had enough to eat constantly in the afternoon. Then i decided to move to an insulin pump and...