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Had a call from air liquide today saying that there will be a shortage of tru steel cannulas until at least the end of this year so I've been asked to go back to auto soft 90 cannulas. Has anyone else been told this?

Have been told the next time I'm due to change my pump I can either have the ypsomed pump or the medtrum nano. Would be interested to hear from anyone who is using either pump. The pros and cons thanks

Am totally fed up with this control iq and this pump. It seems that control is good for the first day after a set change but by the 2nd day control is all over the place. Control iq doesn't bring my blood sugar back in range until about 8 hours have passed. Woke up this morning at 6.20 and it...

I have recently changed insulin from novorapid to fiasp and have noticed I have put on weight since the change over. Has anyone else noticed if they have as well?

I'm thinking about having a pump break has anyone else done this if so how did you manage? Have been on an insulin pump now for more than 10 years and just fancy having a change for a while.

Have suffered from long covid now for more than 4 years and have only got about 30% of my taste and smell back and still have brain fog. Has anyone else got these symptoms still after such a long time?

Is there any news when the bolus app for the t slim pump is being released in the UK. Have heard rumours it will be early next year but will believe that when it actually happens.

I need some help as I have tried everything I can think of but still no good. I keep on going low about 4.pm most days even though my blood sugar is in range up to lunch at 12.00 pm. Then after i go slightly high about 10 - 11 about 1 - 2.30 but then goes back in range about 3.00 pm and have...

Does anyone use fiasp insulin in their t slim pump. I know that you're not supposed to but a lot of people do because it absorbs faster than novorapid.

Can anyone offer some advice how I can avoid having hypos around 3 - 4 pm. I'm in range before my lunch at 12 and also 1 hr after lunch. I have put my basal rate to 0 from 2pm to 4pm but still keep going low between 3 - 4pm even though I have a snack about 2.45 and don't give myself a bolus. I...

Has anyone heard of or are using insujet to administer their insulin. Apparently it's a needle free pen injector and is available on the NHS?

Has anybody heard of a pump exchange programme where if you are unhappy with your current pump and you're not sure to change it for a couple of years then you can swap it with someone who is in the same situation and are willing to exchange their pump with you and see if you like the other one...

On your pump settings personal profiles what are your basal units per hour. Mine is set at 5 units per hour? Because at the moment it's set at 3.5 and feel that this is too low.

I'm getting a fitbit versa 2 watch but have little knowledge of how this works with my dexcom g6. To get readings on my watch do I need to leave mobile data on all the time on my phone or not?

I have recently started a new job that involves doing shift work and finding it really hard to get good control of my levels. How do people manage when doing shift work when they don't know how strenuous the work can be?

I am thinking about going back on the pump after having a pump break for a month. What do I need to do to prepare myself I have forgotten.

I'm currently using the echo plus pen and can transfer my injection history onto the libre link but I feel this is a waste of time unless I'm not doing it right. I'm having to input the information on the app myself first but I thought the whole point of linking the pen is that it automatically...

Need some help have got brain fog at the moment and just can't work it out. I'm trying to get the correct ratio for my lunchtime bolus. I need to do for every 10g of carbs take 1/2 unit of insulin but then add another 2units to it. Ie 70g of carbs take 5.5 units but just can't work out what the...

Can you put levemir pen fill cartridges into an Echo Plus pen ?

When I do my injections I leave the pen in for about 10 seconds after but when I take it out there is some insulin that hasn't gone into my body. So you think I need to leave the pen in longer?