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  1. flowerpower13

    Looping and funding help

    Hi everyone, I am due a pump upgrade and my nurse wants to put me forward for a hybrid closed-loop system. I am 90% sure I want to go with the Ypsomed pump with CamAPS FX for my next pump. The funding for this would include: - the insulin pump - the consumables e.g. infusion sets - the CamAPS...
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    • artificial pancreas camapsfx closed loop funding insulin loop insulin pump advice looping nhs pump funding pump ypsomed
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    • Forum: Insulin Pump Forum
  2. flowerpower13

    Type 1 and metformin

    Hello Has anyone had experience using metformin as a type 1? My doctor wants to try me on it to see if it will help reduce my appetite and hunger and hopefully help me drop a few pounds. I’m not particularly insulin resistant but I do have times where I need ALOT more insulin than usual. I’m...
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    • insulin resistance lose weight metfomin t1 diabetic management type 1 type 1 and high blood sugar weight control weight gain
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    • Forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Over correct for big highs, under correct for just above target range?

    Hey I have a weird question. So when my blood sugar is high, it takes more insulin than usual (for example over 16mmol) to bring myself down by 3mmol than it does if I’m closer to range. I know that sounds obvious, but it seems that I would have to overcorrect sometimes taking 2 extra units...
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    Help with Asking for a pump

    Hello Everyone, I’m new here. Just asking for some advice.. I’m after a pump as I’m struggling with tresiba (degludec). I keep having hypos and my awareness is very limited. I trialled a Libre and found that I was going hypo in my sleep, so we adjusted my nighttime insulin from 26U to 23 and...
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