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    Broken pump whilst swimming!

    So my pump cane up with an alarm whilst swimming this morning and when I looked it was full of condensation! I’ve called animas and they’re replacing it but I’m just a bit worried because there’s no cracks or anything and I can’t work out why it’s happened! I swim quite a lot and replace the...
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    Stress and sugars

    Today I had an exam. I woke up at 6.30am with a sugar of about 7 on my finger prick. My exam was 9.30, I hadn't eaten breakfast and my sugar was up to about 13 ... I think the spike on the graph on my cgm is quite impressive! Proves how many things that we can't control affect us!
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    Eczema cannula sites

    Hi I've always been quite sensitive to plasters/dressings especially the plasticky ones like the ones they use on an iv cannula in hospital My pump cannula sites have always been a but itchy when I change them (always day 3 at the latest). However, my last two I've had a nasty eczema type...
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    Airports and pumps

    Just had my first airport experience with the pump! Just wanted to post to reassure anyone else with an upcoming trip with a pump! I had really stressed myself out worrying about security because you can't put it through the machine. I did exactly what my dsn said which was make it obvious and...
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    Showing off my blood sugars

    I started my pump last week... was initially worried when I was waking up in the teens but been playing around over the last few days and emailing the consultant with good results! Tested about 10 billions times in the last 24h but just look at my blood sugars [emoji7] I've been trying to...
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    Animas supplies

    Hi, New to pumping :) I've got the animas vibe, I want to place an order for my infusion sets etc, just wondering how people get theirs delivered and how long it takes? I work Monday to Friday 9-5 sometimes 9-9 and weekends and would be interested to see how other people make sure they get...
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    Thirsty with normal sugars

    I'm really thirsty, unable to stop drinking and I'm Never satisfied. I've always drank enough even pre diabetes but It's got worse the last few days Blood sugars have been perfect since new year, highest was 11.4 when I misjudged some carbs last week. I've got a libre on at the moment and...
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    Costs of cgm 640g vs vibe vs libre

    I've seen a lot of posts re 640g vs vibe. My biggest factor in choosing my pump is the cost of cgm, as I'm quite keen to use it at least some of the time. I know that the libre is about £100/month and full cgm is much more. Is anyone who's using the Dexcom with the vibe or the medtronic cgm...
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