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OOOOOhhhhhh good luck for the weekend!!! :) I was told when i was pregnant it was a myth that Diabetic mothers have larger babies ;) or it is for type 1's anyway :) when I had both my c-sections there were a few women in there with diabetes and non of them had a larger than average sized baby...

Hi, I wouldnt worry about how much insulin you are taking at this stage, even though I only went onto the pump a few months ago, when I was pregnant with my son my insulin requirements completely shot up, going from about 40units a day (combined amount including my lantus/levimir (can never...

Hi!!!! I changed my set last night after my bath because I'd had to stick it down with some plaster tape to stop it from falling off... (I HATE changing it at night, especially immediately before I went to bed), this morning only a tiny amount was still sticking, so had to change it again :( I...

Hmmmm I always wear my pump on trousers and was wondering soooo many people comment about wearing the pump in the bra... heres the stupid question... I tried that 1 time but the pump seemed to get really really warm... does this not effect the insulin? or do you all have pouches/socks you put it...

I have very little memory of it however my family keep reminding me on a regular basis :oops: When I was about 14, coming home from school my sugars dropped while I was on my own on the bus... Some security guard tryed getting me off at the bus depot but I downright refused, hitting the guy...

75% of the midwives were good... im not so sure if it was a good thing or not the 2nd time round I was remembered by 1 of them... ;) The appointments were always on a tuesday morning (be VERY prepared - you will be told you have an appointment at 9am BUT they do not follow this... its 1st come...

no she has absolutely no involvement in the actual labour :) last i saw of her was a tuesday appointment where I had my section on the friday :) there is a "team" of midwives so unfortunately there is no consistancy and the ones you see during labour are not the ones you see while your...

Sandra isnt a midwife but she does know a lot regarding diabetes and pregnancy :) i used to hate sandra, when I first saw her when I moved from the st lukes to bri and she put me on to MDI (i was on 2x a day before and i wanted to go back... fought for 5 years to go back to 2x... not long after...

I wont tell you it took me 3 hours of frustration figuring it out :oops: it was only when my hubby asked if I had tried it on IE (used IE on his pc prior to trying to use it on mine) :lol:

Hi, I use windows 7 and the carelink, although for some reason I can only use it with IE and not Firefox browser which I normally use... :) i just plugged it in, went to the website and followed the instructions. unfortunately Im not very technical either :) my veo is pink :D

Thank you Cheryl and Josie :) I have been at the lowest I have been ever and then the hypo's have made me feel worse :) had a nosey at that link cheryl and it was an interesting read... It explained a few things that happened when i was younger :) Well what I have decided to do is start over...

:lol: its just frustrating me because i am having to overall increase my basal amount especially during the night... yesterday morning 14.4, this morning 9.5... im just scared because most of the hypos are random and no reason why for the most... so if i increase my basal when I do have a hypo...

Thanks for your response Josie :) 1 of the bad hypo days is usually 3 or 4 days before my period starts, however as they dont come regular it's hard to pinpoint which hypo is indicating the start. The other hypos just seem completely random, I have started keeping a record since going on the...

I wasnt put onto a pump until after I had my 2nd baby however in both pregnancies my doctors were very happy with HBA1c of around 6.5 and so far both children are perfectly healthy. For both pregnancies I was delivered at 38weeks, from what I've seen this is standard in most areas but does...

Well for the last week my sugars have been high in the mornings... as in around 11 to 15... contemplating increasing my basal from about 2am as my sugars at 3am have been around 7 to 9... Im glad I was only contemplating as from 5am my sugars have been non existant :( from 5am this morning we...

On the back of what I said previously I was told to change resevoir at the same time as the infusion set, I was told just to draw up enough insulin to last me 3 days, as I usually use 40units a day i normally draw up 150 units, yes i do waste some insulin sometimes but i did experiment and I was...

I'm testing around 10x a day much to my gps annoyance :) I put a post recently about being refused test strips because my gp felt 4 tests a day were more than enough and I was specifically told in an appointment it was to do with them being told to cut costs with test strips. My diabetes nurse...

I was initially told to change my set before breakfast and when I first started pumping I had issue with non deliver 2 or 3 times before I got it right so a change later in the day wouldnt have been good for me as sometimes it would be 6-9hours before I got it right so I've stuck to doing...

Hi riri... my comment regarding the lows tonight wasnt based on the pump :) going through a bad patch atm in my life so was just saying it would just be my luck... however in the couple of month i have been on pump for, i now get symptoms of hypo during the day... but nightime i need assistance...

Batch im using is 864072, spoke to Eli Lilly and they wernt aware of any issues with the batch I'm using :( however i have changed batches and my sugars have now gone down to 3.4... lol my hubby forgot to pick up my prescription of glucogon from chemist... with the way things are going I can...