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Hindsight is a wonderful thing.. As hindsight is what is now being used in your case.. Without having a GTT test prior to your miscarriage or any previous history of pre-diabetes any raised blood glucose during the miscarriage would more than likely to be attributed to the normal reaction of...

Err you got that wrong, your background insulin should cover what is coming off your liver, so if you decide not to eat then you should maintain a BG +/- 2mmol/l of your starting point if you got your background dose correct and no dawn p's involved... If your background isn't correct and you...

When I was diagnosed, internet didn't exist :shock: But there is one thing you'll never stop learning about diabetes and best ways of controlling your own... When I started I was on a very strict regime of 2 injections a day, and a strict regime of prescribed carbohydrates per meal and...

How often are you'll using the TBR? Normally if you've got a virus or infecting brewing which is causing your blood glucose to go up, the virus/infection symptoms normally start to appear after a couple of days so you'll know where you'll do, and can use a TBR until you sorted the...

Mark your routine that you've got at the moment is half way to carb counting, the only real difference is you will be adjusting your insulin to the amount of carbs you are eating, alongside exercise etc that also effects dose needed.. At the moment you are in what is termed as 'honeymoon'...

I start with the numb hands first.. If you are waking with numb hands and/or pins and needles in them and it wears off pretty quickly once you'll awake, then it's unlikely to be diabetic neuropathy related it's more likely to be based around your sleeping position or associated with the...

I don't do anything when I have a bath, I disconnect just before getting in, then reconnect when I've finished never found it a problem, but my BG's does drop slightly during a bath, so I always need to take a BG before and after to keep an eye on things... But it is a case you'll have to find...

Does your surgery have what is know at the 'Royal Pain in the butt' called a 'Prescription Manager'? The person assigned/employed (dependant on how big a surgery is or whether it's part of a group of surgeries) to over-see repeat prescriptions? This individual used to be the bane of my battle...

You've also got the tenderlinks which I use (angled ones) but you can use another infusion set from another pump company just have a look to see if the pump has an luner lock system, I've got a feeling that animas may do not 100% sure without looking I've been pumping 4 years now and never had...

I don't use the animas, but my friend does and she's having the same problems, she changed sets that seemed to resolve this issue but it has no returned again.. She contacted her rep, as she's convinced it's something to do with her pump, this is her second pump since September the first was...

Fasting as long as possible if you find that at a certain point your bg flatten out the clearer picture you've got the better it is, if you've feel peckish then Sugar free jelly helps starve off the hanger pangs. As to the set you could try an angled version.. and/or perhaps have a go at self...

Don't always need to have GAD and/or C-peptide testing to confirm.. Depends what clinical symptoms you presented when you were diagnosed.. If went to the doctors/hospital showing the classic symptoms quick weight lose, thirst, ketones etc then it's likely that you are a T1.. T2's yes can...

Errr Hum I'm actually a She :oops: :lol: :lol: I've been pumping now for almost 4 years, but around insulin pump therapy for almost 10 years as I had to battle for several years to get funding, so when I started pumping a I had a lot of theory under my belt so for me it was putting what I...

My worst fear just before starting on a pump was it pumping over-night no problems with it doing it's business during the day when I was awake as I could keep an eye on things, night times how ever was a different ball game.. But OH settled my fears when he told me I was being a numpty as what...

I don't know about a forum.. But the difference in the insulin needs, is insulin residence.. It takes less on the basal due to it's keeping the BG at steady rate so less insulin residence involved, the injection is bringing a slightly higher BG down that might be more insulin resident...

Are you sure that your DSN didn't mean Cleo sets? If it is I would be surprised by this as, the Rapid D are accu-check sets, and Cleo is medtronic's sets I assume that it's got the luner connector as well to fit the pump! If you've only been on the pump for a month, I would check that the...

For some strange reasons DSN still don't like the fasting test and like the stab in the dark approach :shock: A good book to get is John Walsh's 'book 'Pumping Insulin' a bit of a pumpers bible. Kev, What software are you using for you Combo, is it the 360? And if it is are you using it on...

Hang on in there.. Has your DSN discussed some fasting testing to pin down your basal.. Problem is if you are trying to work out your basal rates, and you eating/injecting corrections etc then it makes it a lot harder to pin down the basal, as you start getting carb/correction even normal...

I'm shaking my head here.. The difference being the puncture left by a needle almost seals as soon as the needle's removed.. a lesion in the skin is a lot bigger and with body movement with split open which a puncture doesn't do.. So the lesion takes longer to heal which increases the risk of...

The risk factor of getting any infection let a nasty one from reusing needles and/or lancets is actually very low indeed.. I use a pump now so can only use an infusion set once but it does stay for 3 days at a time.. Before that I would change my needle either on a cartridge change or if I had...