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I am generally now very pleased with my BG control but I notice that my control when off my regular pattern goes awry even though I am estimating my CHO consumption and adding some. Could it be the alcohol that goes with it that is causing the problem? I would appreciate other pumper's...

I have recently switched to a pump and now of course have insulin running up through a line (tubing) from pump to patch. Air bubbles seem to be a subject that comes up a lot with pumpers although I am not aware of any specific air bubble issue. However, why not colour the insulin with a...

Hello! I'm Mary and after 20 years as a type 1 diabetic I have recently graduated to pump therapy using an Animas 2020 pump. This is the start of the seventh week and I becoming more confident in using the pump features - varying the basal rate to stamp on rising BG's or lift them back up as...

I have been a type 1 diabetic for some 20years. Since moving to a pump I am able to pinpoint high and low BG's more effectively to see what may have caused them. My hunch is that if I consume more than 50g CHO at a time my BG's some hours later is adversely affected giving me a high. I am now...

Hello! I'm Mary and after 20 years as a type 1 diabetic I have recently graduated to pump therapy using an Animas 2020 pump. This is the start of the seventh week and I becoming more confident in using the pump features - varying the basal rate to stamp on rising BG's or lift them back up as...