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  1. caretaker

    Night hypo on a pump

    It seems to be what im talking about my bolus would be used with evening meal about 5 pm and i don't snack. at 10 pm BG about 8. now i have the basal........... lots. 45 units And at 2 am BG 7 and no lower if im lucky ... In the morning end up at 14..for me that's OK if i...
  2. caretaker

    Night hypo on a pump

    sorry Thanks everyone for that but what i'm trying to say is. not how to treat the hypo but how do you know your having one when a sleep. I know because of waking up. normally about 2 am in a cold sweat.the hypo has already happened leaving me with a high sugar from liver dump. Do you get the...
  3. caretaker

    Night hypo on a pump

    some thinks is bothering me what happens when you have a hypo in the night and you don't have CGM to warn you of suspend the pump. . I know at the moment being on injections .. i wake up with a soaking wet bed due to swearing and a BG through the roof. go to bed with BG 7 and wake with a BG 16+
  4. caretaker

    Alcohol wipes

    Lets hope we don't go back to them day again i had a glass syringe and only 6 needle with a piece or wire that you pushed through them to keep them clean .boiled the needle in a saucepan. it was so nice to get the disposable needles but they was private. i had some for a birthday present they...
  5. caretaker

    NHS prescription charges penalty notice

    i have posted about this a few months ago i got the fine over turned but had to pay for the prescription. i say the same as you if it happens again.. take me to court ....the newspapers would love it Be ware phoning these people the NHS Business Dept. as the phone calls are not cheap 5 calls...
  6. caretaker

    Alcohol wipes

    As people say. do Google search then a amazon search ebay then if you can find the brand name or ref number from these results you can do your own searches and make your own mind up to wear you buy But do try your local chemist some times they are the best
  7. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    i think i will be OK with test stripes i only order what i want when i need it there's never been any problems. my chemist is very good..i get 200 a month but if a'm getting low .i'll get a top up i do test a lot. when i was on lantus i was hypoing during night but now i'm using levemir x2 a...
  8. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    I know the first few nights will be the hardest i tend to worry when i have any big changes like a new insulin so the pump is going to be a big worry. ive lived a lone for many years so there's no one to keep an eye on me if anythings go wrong. fingers crossed
  9. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    as you say Exciting times wont sleep tonight it been so long 2012 when i met the criteria .i was giving up hope .. i know the first night i will definitely not sleep and will test hourly probably bleed to death by the morning .
  10. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    I have not been given a chores its a Medtronic Paradigm Veo 300ml
  11. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    that's a bonus losing a stone
  12. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    Just had a phone call from my very own pomp nurse she asked me about my total insulin so she could order me my pump i'm having a blue one to match my eyes.its all happening so fast no going back now. well done
  13. caretaker

    Medical Exemption Certificate.

    I have a repeat prescription delivered by the chemist i have not seen a prescription for over 5 years + so i never tick a box or show a card .i still got charged for £35 for a prescription i had 6 months ago. this is got to be stooped everyone with type 1 is exempt . the the NHS nos this. so...
  14. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    i will be very pleased to achieve that .well done. good luck for the future
  15. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    So did your friend only changed cartridges and not all the tubing etc. that sounds sensible with a bit off luck i should be able to get a least 2 days.
  16. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    Lets hope so
  17. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    Thats helpful i didn't think about the the amount of insulin in your tubing. i was just making sure that i would not be aloud the pump because of my insulin sensitivity i no my problem is my basal it just last for no more than 7 hours during the night and may be 10 hours during the day thanks
  18. caretaker

    Total daily insulin

    hope you can help. starting pump trail soon but my total daily insulin is 130 units a day that's on a low card off 140 a day . this is worrying me i don't know if anyone had this sort of range when they started out. will the pomp make me use less insulin i no that the Medtronic Paradigm Veo...
  19. caretaker

    Worried about my eyes

    I agree with you. i have an appointment sent to me every year for a screen this comes from the hospital and is done anywhere they can find a room in a,clinics,doctors,mobile buses.so they can check me against photos of my retinas that they have on file. a lot better than going to my hospitals...
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