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Hi all I’ve been on the Medtronic pump & g4 sensor for the last 3 months & while the pump itself is great, I’m finding it hard to keep them attached or connected to my skin. I have 3 sets of patches to keep the sensor in place & the pump comes unstuck sometimes as well. Now I’m on holidays &...

Hi all I’m on week 7 of my minimed insulin pump & g4 sensor. I’ve just switched on SmartGuard & everything is going well. The one thing that’s driving me nuts & making me stress out is the g4 sensor & it’s unreliability. It keeps disconnecting for no reason, falling off even with special patches...

Hi there I’m a 54 Yr old T1 & I’ve just started training on the Medtronic pump + G4 sensor. I was on the Dexcom g7 before this which I found great. My time in range has always been around 60% so overall control could be better. I’m finding the pump itself very uncomfortable & awkward…it keeps...

I’ve had T1 since I was 12 (38 yrs ago) & had severe laser treatment for advanced retinopathy about 20 yrs ago. I’m on daily aspirin to thin my blood but get a bloodshot right eye regularly. Not sure if this is common in diabetics or if it’s connected to the aspirin. My consultant says it’s...

Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this? I’m a T1 & when I was pregnant with my second child I had a very severe low blood sugar episode where I was hallucinating (at the time my testing kit was faulty & giving misreading a so I didn’t know I was that low). Anyhow all was fine & I’ve...

Hi I’m away on hols & I didn’t bring my sensor reader with me as I use my iPhone app. I tried starting a new sensor but it keeps telling me it’s ready to start in 60 mins. When it says it’s ready to scan & I scan it says that I need to rescan & when I do, it tells me it’s ready to scan in 60...