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My Accu Chek Combo reaches the end of its life later this year and I've been given the option to choose a different pump if I so desire. Since I am planning to do quite a bit of travelling over the next few years, some of it for extended periods, I have to consider how much space is going to be...

Since my June visit to clinic this year, I've been struggling with a variety of other health problems among which, depression and anxiety have featured prominently. Obviously, this has made management of my diabetes a lot more challenging than usual and it's fair to say that I've had a lot of...

After 3 years of pump usage, I'm seriously at the point of jacking it in and going back to MDIs. Over the years I've just had too many random and unexplained high blood sugars, sometimes following cartridge/infusion set changes, sometimes following cannula changes and sometimes for no obvious or...

There have been occasions where I've been pretty sure I've been going low but haven't had my testing kit to hand or have been right in the middle of something and not had my hands free to do a test. Anyway, I'd be on the point of whipping the glucose tablets out of my pocket and throwing a few...

When I consume a protein shake first thing in the morning (1 scoop protein with water only) I always get a fast and radical spike in my sugar level. I use pea protein powder that purports to contain only 3.2g CHO per scoop, so it's hardly the carb content that's responsible. I can have a fasting...

Hi Folks A quick newbie intro from me before introducing the topic: Male, 40 years old, type 1 since aged 14. Pump user since November 2009, basal-bolus pen user prior to that. Well controlled with HbA1c usually coming in around 6. Ok, so, onto the story: I've not had my own car insurance...