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Hello, I have been having a few issues recently with Control IQ(with Dexcom G6) overnight when it is in sleep mode, and I was wondering if anyone else had ever had a similar experience and how you had got around them. I am getting low alarms every night, usually around 4-5am but sometimes at...

Looking for some help. I had a sickness bug at the weekend. During the illness and even now that I am feeling better, I'm struggling to keep my blood glucose up and having to implement a -30% temp basal on my pump I'm pretty much eating as normal now but still seeing quite a lot of lows...

I have a few issues every time I change my set and just wondered if anyone else sees a similar trend. When I change the set it always seems like my BG goes up, like it takes the set a while to warm up. I usually end up having a low later on in the day so its like it catches up with itself...

For the last couple of weeks I have been trying to do a bit of running, nothing much just following the NHS Couch to 5K podcasts. It was amazing the difference a little bit of exercise was having to my BG readings. Yesterday when I was out on the first run of week 3 disaster struck and I ended...

Yesterday I had my first abandoned set since I started my pump last November. When I inserted it yesterday morning it was very sore but I thought I would just leave it and see how I got on. All day at work it was stinging so byt the evening it had to be taken out. My BG was also not so well...

Obviously as a Type 1 I test my BG quite a lot. I always knew to not use my pinky or thumb for blood testing, however I read today that it should be the 2nd and 3rd fingers that are used and not the index finger. Is there a reason for this? I also seem to struggle with one side of each...

On Saturday morning when I woke up my entire set had ripped off during the night. This is the first time that this has ever happened to me since going on the pump and I'm at a loss to how this could have happened or how long I was off it. My BG was not too bad to begin with then started to go up...

Went to bed last night with a quite reasonable 7.2 BG, which is actually quite low for me at bedtime. This morning I wake up with a BG of 14.9 and ketones of 0.5 :banghead: No idea whats happened but think I definately need to revisit my overnight Basal testing ASAP. I had a quite stressed end...

This afternoon I have my first clinic appointment since starting my pump in November and it is also exactly 3 months since my start date. I have already been warned that my HbA1c is likely to be higher than it has previously been. When it was done in September it was sitting at 46.0 mmol...

If I was on the rollercoaster that my BG has been taking in the last 36 or so hours I'd be asking to get off. I have had a mild cold hanging around for the last few weeks but it hasn't affected my BG until now, but it really seems to be happening in spurts as you can see from my BG results...

I've not had any problems with my Cannula sticking since I went on my pump until yesterday. I was changing my cannula and noticed that the one that was coming off was actually peeling a little at one side. I didn't think this was a big issue as I was away to take it off anyway. However the...

This might sound like a completely stupid question but I guess thats the only way to learn. I was getting an air bubble out of my tubing this evening and I heard a very very faint noise from the pump, almost in waves. This would just be the motor/piston making this noise pushing insulin in to...

Well I did my first ever Basal Testing last night. My DSN said to do it two nights to see the effect of any changes but I'm pretty sure I don't need to make any changes, maybe somebody with more experience can advise. My results were as follows: 00:25 - 9.1 03:00 - 9.4 06:00 - 8.6 08:30 - 7.5...

Well today was my first day with insulin in my pump. I've been live since about 12:30 and had a few ups and downs, sure I'll get there. Went a bit high at dinner time with 16.2 but crashed down to 5.5 two hours later and 2.9 another hour after that. I'm quite impressed with how the hospital...

Well I finally get my hands on my pump tomorrow after waiting from January. Must say I am a little bit apprehensive about everything but at least I have 4 days of Saline only to get used to things. Although I've obviously known all along how it will be worn, this morning I suddenly worried...

I'm totally fizzing about my GP surgery and my prescriptions. I went to the hospital on Friday for my pre-pump meeting. When I was there I given a letter to give to my GP to get items added to my repeat prescription list. They have now been put on but all my current stuff has been removed...

I just had a quick question regarding inserting a cannula, is it much the same as when injecting with the exception of the introducing device? Sometimes when I am injecting I realise an area will not be suitable for injecting due to being to painful or the needle not going in so I move the...

I'm sure this is probably written wrongly, as is often the case, but seems to make out that there will be a blanket ban for diabetics? Hopefully this is not the case and it just remains as it currently is with having to fill out a questionnaire at the end of your license term. Seems like it...

I've been looking at my information about starting my pump and it says that I need to refrain from driving when I first start on my pump. I was wondering how long others have not driven for when starting on a pump.

Ever since I've had diabetes I always have a hypo on a Wednesday night which is the night I do Cub Scouts. Its not particularly demanding but I'm on my feet and moving around alot so I guess this causes it. Also since I've had diabetes I have never had an overnight camp with them as I was too...