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I'm following SW...finding it quite easy, losing weight. Lost a stone & half so far, want another 2 off, you're not alone! Here's to healthier happier us! Good luck Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

WOW! great videos, ideas I'd have never thought of. I wear my pump hooked on the centre of my bra but after a couple of weeks the bra wears and the underwires pop out. I've tried hooking it on the side but can feel it and is uncomfortable. Thank you for some great alternative ideas, love the...

What a frightening experience you had. I know I've been in situations where my judgement has been clouded by a few alcoholic beverages! My bg usually drops after drinking, but not all the time, sometime it actually goes up when I least expect that reaction (not after sugary or carby stuff...

If you've tried the reduction over 2 weeks and it isn't lowering your bg, surely it sounds like you actually need more levemir? Not less!? i know dp may require some jiggling and possibly less insulin, but you've tried that and its still high. You should call your dsn & relate your readings...

I was diagnosed t1 @25, my mum was a t1 @24. Every new health professional I see I ask is it connected, they all say it isn't. No one else in family has/had it. Just in conversations with a research team who are going to screen my children's blood (& my brother's) to see if they may be at risk...

Hi I've been 'too sweet' (ha my attempt at a quirky phrase for 'type 1 diabetic'! Feel free to top it!) for 13 years next month. I was never overly worried about complications, my mum has been type 1 for 38 years and is still buzzing around at 62, with no major conplications. so she was always...

Hi, I've been t1 12 years too. Had a trouble free pregnancy 10 years ago and avoided any probs until becoming pregnant with my little girl (now 3). had a few troubles & developed background retinopathy (find it so frustrating because my control during pregnancy was v good). I thought I'd escape...

Re: Palpitations I get palpitations on & off, definitely when hypo, but also when bs is all fine. I've had alot of ecg's that all look 'normal' but get palps & skipped beats & thumps quite a lot. Best to get it checked out to put your mind at ease x

Oops posted too soon... Anyway my point is I completely understand what a scary time it is, especially with your history. That must have been terrible, and I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I know you're on a temp basal rate increase but maybe you just need even more at the mo. my...

Oops posted too soon... Anyway my point is I completely understand what a scary time it is, especially with your history. That must have been terrible, and I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I know you're on a temp basal rate increase but maybe you just need even more at the mo. my...

Hi pickle, how are your bg levels doing now? I am new to the accu-chek combo pump so can't offer that much help. But I have had 2 successful diabetic pregnancies (2 early m/c's between my 2 kids & 1 earlier this year @10 wks) I know how erratic my insulin requirements could be, but every time...

Thank you both so much. On MDI i was on 30 background (split 13/17) so my current total daily amount of basal is 18, quite a lot less. My total bolus was 15-18 so I averaged my total overall insulin dose as 47, so when started on pump therapy they knocked 30% off & halved to work out new basal...

as of last weds i am attached to the accu-chek combo pump. i realise they like to start off with 'safe' doses of insulin, but i really feel like i'm getting nowhere near enough insulin. although it's nice to be hypo-less (a common, daily occurence that i tolerated in the quest for a...

morning i had my accu-chek combo pump 'fitted' on weds, i am very bewildered with it all, lots of info to take in etc. anyway i have a telephone consultation booked in to talk to my doc today about adjusting my rpt prescription - for new insulin, test strips and lancets. (has anyone had any...

thanks for that ladies. so you're new to pump kelly-rae? hope to pick your brains soon then! i see you have a little one, i've got a 2 and half yr old lil lady (sure keeps me on me toes) - do you find your diabetes can take a back seat when stressed/busy/knackered/dealing with kid stuff? mine...

i have my pump appointment next weds, where i will be shown how to use it with saline instead of insulin for a week, then using insulin. had my first appt to discuss a pump on 4th july, so all in all about 6 weeks. was told on the first appt that planning a pregnancy was reason enough to...

hi hayley/everyone anyone tried fasting to assess basal requirements...i.e. whether they're right? i'm going onto a pump nxt week (using saline for first week before using insulin) and was told that after a few weeks i may be asked to fast for the day to see if my basal do-dah's were 'set'...

i'm very excited, i've been approved for a pump. having a trial using saline on 15th aug. i had a choice of two pumps, the combo looked good, i like the way the tester talks to the pump. THINK the other was medtronic, but can't remember! anyone using the combo? any opinions on it? are there any...

that is fabby mcfabulous news! why did it take a blummin private consultation for this to happen. *tuts loudly*! so glad it brings relief...he sounds like he knows wot he's doin...roll on next friday! x

hi anticarb logged in after AGES away. just wanted to give you a virtual hug, i totally understand the emotional pit you're in, i too wish i could go back to the time of diagnosis like a ghost from a christmas carol and talk to my idiot self. i have had an unbelievable wake up call, but it's...