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you will soon get the hang of it.that's what i keep telling myself after 40 years. even the best goodie two shoes have ups and downs don't be so hard on yourself . i am still learning thank to this forum. a bit of encouragement go's a long way . good luck ps. ranting good for you but watch the...

I use to use my legs but injecting through trousers brunt the needle and i have had needles break and there somewhere in my legs no dout airport customs will find them one day.and if this happens when your out its hard to take off your trousers in a pub and say i'm looking for something? now t...

Has anyone exsperanced joint pain when there sugar go's very high. T always new if i had high sugar when my hands and wrists started hurting

i use to get bg levels of 18 first thing in the morning but now i take Levemir twice a day and it seems to do the trick

Thanks for the link i'll give them a try

My consultant wrote to my GP and instructed him to sort out the funding. I hope he's not kept the money I've noticed he's got a new car? :(

I have been waiting for a pump for more than a year now.i was told that i am on the list but where is this list?/ i have talked my Gp but he seem to avoid my questions i would like to put some pressure on someone but WHO

i have been given the ok for a pump last year and have been booked on a course in june this year.i checked with my GP and he has apliled for the funding the begining of this month apirl, i was wondering how long is it to you get any news or what happens next. i no it takes time but i need to...

Hi It looks like i,m about to a get a pump just got the OK and i,am just waiting for the funding to come through. i dont know if they will fund CGM so i,am thinking of self funding,as far as i can gather the main cost is the sensors and the time they last before changing But i have herd of...

I get DLA but I do have lots of complications with my diabetes I have limited visual field so I can not drive I have lost two toes on my right foot and lost my lower left leg. You could try the Citizen’s Advice to help you fill in the form. I did and spent 2 hours with someone who new the right...

i suffer from night time hypos and i hope to be getting an insulin pump soon this should help with those But until i do i have herd of Hypoglycaemia Symptoms Alarm watches, Do they work and dose anybody use one.

I have just received the hospital letter i,ve been waiting for, its a face to face meeting with the pump doctor. if anyone could give me any idea of what to expect. eg what sort of things i might be asked, i dont want to mess this up i,ve been on injection for 40 years and would love the freedom...

Dose anyone use CGM with there pump and was this funded when you got your pump. i have read about CGM and it sounds good for my life style i often worry about hypos and i sometimes dont get warning signs until the last minute, night times are the worst as i live on my own and now suffer from...

who gets to choose the pump,is it just what the hospital prefer or can you pick your own

i have been diabetic for 39 years and i am now 51, on my last vist to the hospital i was given the chance to be referred to the pump clinic AT LAST, im hoping that this will get me better control and more freedom than the insulin pens, i would be grafull for any advive, on the good and bad...