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sometimes they sting and work well, other times they don't. if it's working keep it in, if it's too painful pull it and do a new one

Hi I've had my pump almost 10 years. I've been having various problems for the past 2 years or so. I've had the new medtronic 640g for almost a month and I hate it. Big brick that it is! Anyway, am thinking enough is enough, I want to go back to MDI.. just wondered if anyone had and was their...

I use between 18 and 30u depends on so much

How silly, I would have been annoyed too :(

you can set it between 30mins and 24hrs there are also preset basal rates you can program, one for sick days, work days, days off, high activity etc

when you do a TBR on the 640g a little T appears on the screen. The pump then alarms/vibrates/both to let you know it's finished you then just ok it and that's it. just like the combo

you can do a bolus from the meter of however many units you like, it just doens't have the insulin bolus calculator on it..... YET! That has to be done from the pump. Say you test, fancy a snack, know how much insulin you will need, dial it up on meter and pump gives insulin.

i have it, the pump is great. i don't use cgm. if you want cgm get the vibe as will work out cheaper. anyone wanting just a pump the 640g is amazing!

What hospital do you go to? I live in Coventry and they do pumps at the Uni Hospital and Rugby St Cross

I love when I go low carb it's great on my diabetes but I can't stick to it as I can't cook and don't like much food. I don't know what to do. Breakfast is the only meal I can low carb for then I never know what to have for lunch and what to take to work in the evening. I can't eat salad it...

Thanks Paul/ That makes sense :) I've done low carb before and the benefits do seem good. It's just sticking to it :D

on my 2nd remote. sometimes I just give up and use my old one touch and use the bolus calculator app on my phone. still miss my animas..... one more year on this pump. pump is great if the remote was any good!

Whenever I go low carb I find I need to really increase my basal insulin throughout the day by up to 0.3u per hour. Does anyone else find they have to do this?

a good cereal is honey puffed oats. look in the gluten free aisle made by 'rude health' they contain only oats and honey. they are 18g carb for 17g bowl. they keep sugars really stable and taste nice too.

Thanks for your reply. No, I'm exactly the same, give or take about 3lbs :D I've tried the sets that came with the accu chek and 1 in 3 would kink. The main reason I use the Inset IIs as not one has kinked *touch wood* in the whole time I've used them. I did use the tender links but I hated...

I was on the Animas IR1200 for 5 years and have been on the Accu Chek for 2.5 long miserable years. Anyway.... on the Animas I had about 3 'gushers' and my sets never felt sore, I could bolus larger doses through it and the sets last 72hrs. I use the same sets with the Accu Chek 'Inset IIs'...

Re: Pump and hot weather = nightmare! My Apidra is loosing it's potency after 2/3 days in this weather. I am not reusing a cartridge so long as the O rings are ok and filling to only 70u, enough to last 2 days, then putting in fresh insulin.

I have a pump but if I need to inject I use disposable syringes. I use a new one for each injection. Lancets.... I change once a day, if I remember :D

Hi does anyone know the costs of the sensors and transmitter for the medronic pumps? Thankyou

8.6 today but after being quite ill before christmas for a few good weeks it's not too bad. 3.6 chol