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Accu-chek combo, it comes with a variety of fabric cases but all need a belt! I have ordered a leather pouch which has a clip on it, looks a bit like a pager pouch from what I can tell? I'm laughing at your story Meela, my boyfriend said that he was imagining pulling wires and tubes out during...

thanks Jo :D I've just found a website called Pump Wear Inc in the US and they do actually ship to the UK so that may be a good one for some 'gear' - can I ask which clip you use? is it one specifically for your brand of pump? in my mind, I would like 1 or 2 simple clip style bags/cases/covers...

Hi guys n gals, I would like to conduct a quick survey on how you all wear your pumps - do you find clips work best or the belt loops on the cases? Girls, do you use the clips you can get for your bra or do you just slip them inside, so to speak?! What about thigh straps or arm bands? and...

that is so true about pens vs syringes, I never injected in public with a syringe, all the air bubbles and bottles etc, made it all look very complicated (even though it wasn't!) and drew far too much attention than I wanted as a teenager! Pens are ideal for discretion and also, convenient as...

I think most of the peeps on here have felt 'odd' about injecting in public at one point or another and not many people like drawing attention to themselves but I say, go for it! I never used to, but now I always inject in my tum at the dinner table if out for a meal or even stood up in Boots if...

hurrah! congrats :D keep us posted :P

they hypo was making me throw up! has that never happened to you? it's happened to me on a couple of occassions when very, very low - nausea is often a symptom for me but at the throwing up time I had very little awareness - got it back now though, phew! Now, on that cheery note, I'm going to...

oh sure, if I was treating someone who was out of it, I would get the glucogel out for fear of choking them with a jelly baby! or a drink for that matter, swallowing reflexes are often compromised in situations like that :? case by case really, my boyfriend tells me that when he's had to treat...

there may be a pattern but it is because I was advised by a Diabetes specialist to go fruit pastilles etc as they offer a quick, easy 15g quick acting response to a hypo - nothing healthy about that! I would never think that anything sweet and sugary was healthy anyway?! I have lists from my...

Matt, my DN's gave me some info recently about double correction dosing for ketones, based on the level of ketones present, I can PM them to you if you like? Obviously as everyone has already said, there is no substitute for A&E if the levels are high, particularly if the person with ketones is...

Hi ya, I'm 37 too so don't think age is an issue? Also, I know a lady who is 52 who has just got a pump and obviously children get them too :D all I can say is I asked for one, insisted I was allowed to try and then got one - the only proviso was that I completed the DAFNE style course but I...

Fruit isn't quick enough, other options are x5 fruit pastilles, x10 jelly beans or one of those teeny tiny cans of full fat coke or Sprite or similar?? or the old favourite, x5 glucose tablets 8)

I emailed them and they are sending me a brochure :D How else do you attach it without some kind of clip? the pouches have a loop for a belt but what if I'm not wearing a belt?! How do you plan to wear yours?

are you showing your age Lucie?! :lol: :lol: :wink: Actually, I think I joined the Diabetes train when they had just moved away from exchanges and were more about mini mars bars! :P

I got to choose between the Animas 2020 and the Accu-chek combo and went for the Accu-chek, even though the Animas was smaller and the buttons were more user friendly, I decided the Accu chek was more 'me' and I love the remote control/meter gizmo that comes with it :lol: thought the Animas was...

Nope! 10g carbs = 10g carbs on Insight! makes it easier for my little brain :D :P

Guess what Nige?! Just 'guesstimated' a fist sized jacket spud for my lunch and my fist didn't lie - 50g carb = 5 novorapid (on my ratio) - perfect guesstimation! :lol: :wink:

in my opinion, carb counting is fab! I love it and wish I'd cottoned onto it many, many years ago :wink: it takes a bit of getting used to but before you know it, you'll be automatically calculating carbs in your head :D I did the Insight course (which is like DAFNE) and they taught me a bunch...

that's not controversial advice, it's just a bit daft to reduce insulin first and THEN reduce carbs, you shouldn't be injecting more than you are eating anyway?! But not everyone has had the opportunity to go on a carb counting course so I wouldn't recommend anyone started reducing insulin from...

Hi pumpers, my pump has arrived! getting it fitted/connected in 2 weeks :D Where can I source/buy covers and clips for my pump? it's an Accu chek Combo and I have searched the website and can see that accessories are available, but can't find how I can buy them? any ideas?