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Pleased it worked out...mine is the exact opposite! But my stomach has had a lifetime of injections etc.

I always keep my pump "upside down" in a pocket so that any bubbles that generate in the cartridge after priming end up at the bottom of the pump so do not get to the tubing. My pump has an alarm..."insulin blocked" and I have virtually eliminated this alarm with this strategy. Helen

It was an eye specialist who sent me to get a glucose tolerance test...He accused me of being an out of control diabetic... I said I was not diabetic and his reply essentially was..."we'll see". Sure enough..diabetic. Get you blood glucose levels somewhat close to normal then have you eyes...

When did you eat? If you had no insulin is that the type of rise you would expect? Helen

I have been on a pump for 10 years or so and it certainly is not a set and forget, but if you pay a lot of attention and understand the limitations of the pump (and become a serious carb counter) you will be able to live with it, despite the irregularities of your lifestyle. I believe it is...

Hi, I use a 640g and up until recently used paradigm silhouettes. I was advised to go to the quick set and this had no significant effect. However, and there is always an however, I was then advised to completely change my sites. Previously I had the CGM above the waist and the infusion set...

Hi, My turn around was a great endocrinologist (I'm also in Australia) and he talked pump...took a bit of persuading and a DAFNE course but once things started to improve I felt so much better. I think part of it is getting to the point where you control it rather than it controls...

Hi, I changed from the Silhouette to Minimed Quick Sets a couple of months ago due to the type of issues you were describing...however, I was then advised to change the site from my abdomen to my thigh. I was a bit dubious but this is certainly more reliable than what I was doing before. Theory...