Search Results

I spoke with the nurses today and they just said that 'it happens. Thankfully this new box I'm using seems to be ok for now.....maybe just a faulty batch...

Thank you so much juicyj, I'm meeting with the nurses on Monday so will see what they say...thanks again

Yeah it was a new box actually...I'll try another box and see how it goes....I felt quite at home getting my pen out but not giving up on the pump as so much more accuracy

I'm using the minimed mio sets x

Hi just wondered if anyone had any advice, I'm 4 weeks into using my metronic pump and it was going great until this last week when I couldn't understand why my bg readings were so high however after changing my set 3 times I'm noticing my cannulas are bent, I've had to revert to my pen on...

Hi. Having had diabetes all of my teenage years and enjoying a party or two lol I feel I can give you advice on this. Firstly drinking full fat coke or any fizzy juice whether it be on its on or as a mixer WILL raise your glucose level so should be avoided unless required for a hypo. I drink...

Hi. Yes this is what I do and it works great, gives you all the same features and trend graphs as the reader does...its brill

Hi GemmaD, i've had two very healthy kids as a T1. It's a stressful long road but so worth it in the end. I found that in the early days of pregnancy my insulin requirement was hardly anything at all, i also seemed to have more hypos due to this then towards the end of the pregnancy my insulin...

I'll let you all know how my transition to the pump goes.....I must admit I'm a bit scared. Aw swusa it's so difficult...I find myself feeding the insulin....sometimes I don't eat at all in a day just to keep my level good x

Crazy train loooool.....I'm on it everyday

The diabetic team at my hospital are very good, always available so I feel lucky, it's rally hard with two young kids as I tend to grab food on the go...my husband is great and always there but just so nice to speak with people qho actually go through the same, makes me feel I'm not alone...

It's people like you that give us all hope...fantastic news x

Thanks freema x

Aw thank you so much...a bit apprehensive but excited, I seem to not need as much insulin through the night so hopefully this should sort it out. I had a bad hypo last year where I took a seizure....I was a bit complacent and thought I had it so under control.....I'm so scare of being hyper I...

I don't just mean girls lol...apologies, I was just thinking about how hard pregnancy was at that point.....what a great place to share and help each other xxx

Well I've been reading the forum and all your messages and advice for a few months now and that's me just plucked up the courage to post a mesaage myself...I'm a 35 year old mum of two and been T1 diabetic since the age of 17. It's been a rollercoater 18 years for me all starting with ignoring...