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Option 2 - TIR increased is safer overall. Was never a fan of Hba1c as a gauge since CGMS have been about# The way its monitored is weighed to the last 7 days - and the assumption (by lots of us and medical professionals) is its even over the whole 2-4 weeks its supposed to monitor

:) All depends on your regimes: 1. If insulin is working as expected and you pre-bolus (assuming MDI) so you wait for it to move towards active peak (assuming Fast acting rather than ultrafast) it can be done at higher BGs (I tend to start thinking at 8.5 or above, otherwise don't worry - its...

Very true - its annoying when it doesn't work (as we become reliant on it) but its a million miles away from peeing in a tube to see if we're in range and boiling a 70's horror B movie glass syringe :)

You'll need to shave bits of your body you never-ever thought would need shaving (to get CGM and cannulas to stick) Orange juice actually tastes quite nice when its not a hypo treatment I will know a lot more about T1 than my GP Change is good - wish I'd moved onto pumping as soon as it was...

My guess would be this is cost reduction to the NHS - price per day is decreased, so modifications to prescription renewal time (15 days per sensor rather than 14) would save a lot of money across millions of people. Watch for your GP altering the times between re-order dates I guess

I found with the Omnipod Dash - the cannula wasn't long enough for my 'thick skin' - its 6mm deep and inserts at 45 degrees. Worked great for 1-2 days then I got insulin resistance - swapped to another pump with a 9mm cannula and no problems. Might be worth a thought, but might be unrelated...

L2+ is the same as the L2 (same equipment built in). They have extended the software to allow another day running time. I found my L2 was less accurate towards the end of the 14 days (as my body healed around it), 15 days (when overriding the timeout on the software with a MiaoMiao) didn't help...

My Target BG is 6 - so if I fasted for half a day (or a whole day...which MUCH is harder to do :-) ) I'd try and tweak my basal to hit that (more or less) only really worrying if it gets higher or lower than I felt comfortable with. If you confirm after a couple of days your pattern is the same...

Might be worth changing your approach - you don't need a cool box for insulin (guidance changed - and to be honest before that I always used a Frio as easier to live with). https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/insulin/rapid-acting-insulin/storing-and-travelling-with-rapid-acting-insulin/

Was meaning the difficult foods take a bit to learn how to deal with - I eat everything (though not a fan of Spam....or corned beef if I'm honest - and don't start my on Fray Bentos pies in a tin)... Otherwise - Normal eating, and have done that even when in injections (before pump etc) - DAFNE...

Might be missing the point here - Glucose fastest through the intestine into the blood stream as no digestion (fastest fix), but used quickly in the body so following crash if no-backup slow digesting carbs can happen. In a perfect world - no or few low BG events that need treatment - in...

I get that (honestly I do :) ) but there is light at the end of the tunnel (that there wasn't until the last few years). We are moving through a HCL rollout (HCL is Hybrid Closed Loop - think of an artificial pancreas using a BG monitor, talking to a 'brain' and an insulin pump. That means you...

Hi @lizcoop - welcome to our (not so great) little (ok - actually quite big) club. Sorry you had to join (it can be a real b*gger at times, and we all wish we didn't have it) - its not all sun and roses, but there is a way through all of it. Just means a load of change in the way you think...

What insulin regime are you using? MDI (injections), pump, or (assuming not) HCL? As @Antje77 says - do you use CGM? Have you used the same sites over and over (thinking maybe insulin resistance due to the fat breaking down at injection sites), do you always inject your long-acting insulin in...

Its very personal to the individual - you have to try options to find one that works, and that will be specific to your metabolism (a pain - but only way to tell is to try till you find a solution). I found I needed 9mm cannulas to reduce soreness for ultrafast. Was using Novorapid (worked...

Hi @Icantsleep - agree with @Juicyj, pumps are all pretty much the same (few minor differences but usually its a try and see thing - which is a bit frustrating I know). My experience: Dana-i (current pump) - works well - fiddly to fill but you get used to it, has a very small bolus size so...

I was diagnosed in '73 at 4 years old (yes...I'm a child of the sixties (7 months old when it ended)) and like @himtoo did all that stuff as well. Started self funding Libre 7 or 8 years ago after being on a pump for 6 years and thought it'd be a good idea to connect a watch to my Libre and...

Hi @billpearson, Sounds you're having fun at the mo - taking this a bit at a time.... So the DAFNE course is brilliant - you've been counting carbs since the 80's but in that time the training and knowledge has altered hugely, you'll be amazed and delighted by what they can now tell you about...

Hi @holdem, I've not had that problem, however if you've run high for a long time (or low for that matter), the brain gets used to the higher levels as 'normal'. If you adjust the levels (back in range) it can take time for your 'normal' to adjust. (so yes its possible). Having said that - the...

from the original thread post "some signs of lipohypertrophy" might be key to the issue. To rule it out, try injecting somewhere you don't use (sides, bum etc) and see if you get a different absorption - just be ready for your current insulin volume to work 'wildly well'. If it does - gives...