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Thank you for all the replies! It's not every takeaway but maybe a third of them. So when I'm going to have one I start +180% or more basal a good half hour before eating and continue that for 6-8 hours. I also bolus about twice what I would normally take but most of that is upfront and then a...

So after starting to have some issues with my sets I gained some weight and overall it's made a huge difference and sets are comfy and work well again. From time to time though during pumping I get the weird situation I have tonight and wondered if anyone else does or knows why this happens...

I have tried the inset 30 but I couldn't manage it. My sight isn;t great (blind in one eye and reduced in other) so I couldn;t see if the feet were in the correct place. It all looked fine and it did insert but I got lumps where I used it so DSN thought I might be getting angle wrong. Inset...

I have this issue too! I'm on Animas Vibe with 6mm insets and in certain areas my BG will just rise and rise in the night. After staying up all night, basal testing etc etc I realised that it happens when my sets are in an area I might sleep on slightly or where the fat thins out as I lie down...

I use the back for my insets and after hearing this my friend put her pods there and has had great success.

I have been on the libre since it started and love it. It has helped me identify so many patterns and see how things effect my BG. I wouldn't be without it now. There is a Facebook group where you can ask lots of questions and get support. I insert a new sensor 24 hours or so before my old one...

Some years ago I had this problem with insets and my DSN told me to put the sets in the fridge as it firms up the teflon and makes it less likely to kink. Worked for me then but as time went on I started to have other issues due to scar tissue. I now avoid the area with the problems. I did find...

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It wasn't the lite one. It's normal Lucozade energy but the blue Caribbean flavour. All bottles are 380ml and this one now only has 36 carbs in the whole bottle against the orange which has 58 carbs. Huge reduction. I always carry glucose tabs but they don't work fast enough with some hypos as...

So I had a hypo this morning and drank some lucozade, as I always have done if the low needs fast acting glucose. It didn't seem to be working and I couldn't understand why. I kept dropping and had to drink more than twice my normal amount of the drink. When my BG finally rose I checked the...

So to add to the confusion I did a set change yesterday and now my current basal is working fine again. This is so confusing! @CarbsRok I saw you mentioned Cleo 90s on another post. These look very interesting and I am going to get some samples to try. I am wondering if the force if the Animas...

Could you have bad vial of insulin? Best way to test this is to inject some from another vial and see if your BG improves as it should

Yes you can. I go all the way to my back and just avoid putting them too close to my spine

Yes I have wanted to do the basal test but with swinging BG it was hard to know when and where to start. Overnight seems the least affected so I have been trying to do a morning one but wake up either too high or low. Should I do one even if I'm high then?

I'm not sure I would be able to insert a needle myself due to my partial sight. I am blind in one eye and reduced in the other which also effects my perception. I would find it hard to see a fine needle and also to see the correct angle. My DSN said I should stick with sets with inserters or...

I really hope I don't have to stop pumping. My diabetic clinic have been totally unhelpful with any pump problems in the past. I'm basically fending for myself. @CarbsRok I did want to try the inset 30s again but the last 2 left me with such large lumps that I still can't use that area. I don't...

@azure I injected my tummy for 30 years so can't use it at all due to damage. I started pumping 5 years ago and use hips all the way to back and then my front between boobs and waist line. I rotate very carefully and so each site is not used again for about 6 weeks. I considered site fatigue...

I would have mentioned to DSN but they cancelled last appointment and now not seeing until first week of Feb. one DSN is off on long term sick so the other is struggling and hard to get hold of. Mind you they've never been much help with anything pump related in the past. They can show you how...

Well things are different over Christmas but this has been going on well before that. Would I have any symptoms of thyroid? I gained the weight because I was comfort eating but I am surprised it's had such an effect. Current set is a good example of the weirdness. Changed yesterday and BG held...

So I'm starting to have some real issues with control and I've no idea where to start to regain better BG. My BG suddenly went erratic a few months ago and I wasn't sure what it was. At one point I identified issues caused by faulty sets and removed all of these batches. Now I always keep 2...