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Congratulations! You'll love it once you're up and running. I've been pumping for about 12 years now. Correction doses are nothing to be scared of; listen to all the training, think about what you're doing and apply some common sense and you'll be fine. I had to come off my pump during a...

I've been on the Libre for a few years and am transitioning to the Dexcom at the moment. The Libre is good, but I hear great things about the Dexcom. My reason for switching is that the Dexcom will talk to my Omnipod pumps when they release their new version later this year, allowing some basal...

Not trying to be funny, but to those who say they know their blood pressure is fine, but they just get white coat syndrome at home/at the gp, how do you know it's normal the rest of the time? Is there another way of knowing, without using the machines (or getting a manual check by medical...

After all that, the surgery has decided no further action required. I'm exercising more again ... seems to go in fits and starts depending on what else I've got going on in my life. I know that's not great, but it's the way it is with family, building work, etc. Anyway, feeling a bit happier...

I just dropped in here because I'm going through this process myself. And trying to work out what I want. And what I should do. I'm 46, fairly active (mountain bike, ran a half marathon 2 weeks ago, bit of pilates/calisthenics), bang on recommended BMI, and have had type 1 diabetes for 16 years...

I found no difference between Fiasp and Novorapid, in terms of speed, but actually found Fiasp to be less predictable. Went back to Novorapid and bolusing a lot more predictable. Might be just me, but thought I'd offer my experience for balance.

Oh - didn't know that about the insulin. Thanks for the tip :) I'm now looking at the Accu-Chek Solo pump too ... in this one the pod lasts for months and you just change the cannula. You can also bolus from the pod which sounds ace. Just need to work out what the user interface is like...

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Hi Kazam401. In the UK you have to ask first. Then you have to satisfy certain criteria; that will probably vary depending on which health care trust you are under. With mine, I had to be carb counting, showing significant effort to get my HbA1c down, and still having issues with my numbers. I...

Thanks Helen46. Unfortunately, with the Omnipod I can't change the cannula, as the technology is all integrated on the patch stuck to me. To go from 3 days per pod to 2 days per pod would also increase cost to NHS significantly, making it more likely that I'll end up on another pump. Am...

Does anyone else get soreness / redness / irritation around the cannula insertion site specifically? I'm not talking about the adhesive patch irritating me, just where the cannula goes in. I'm using the Omnipod, so each one has a 3 day life. Occasionally I get unexplained highs on the 3rd day...

Hey Medusa - I took that path and haven't looked back! Go for it. Message me if you have any questions :)

I'm the other way - my libre shows readings 2-3 points above the finger prick reading, which is demoralizing to say the least. I could be 4.0 on finger prick and it shows 6, I can be 9.2 and it'll show 12 ... and this is all the time, not just first 24/48 hrs.

Rice, pasta, potato, sweet potato. Is the reason you want to stop eating bread stronger than your desire to eat it?

Steve - how did the trial go? This pump is one of my options, but I'm not sure why I'd chose it over the Medtronic 640g. Did you like the Ypsomed?

Thanks @gemma6549 and @vit90 ... Will start off simple and see how it goes.

Not quite the answer I wanted ;) Is it as simple as that or does the cooking process affect, eg the carb values?

Any idea what the nutritional information of this cake is?.... i.e. carbs per serving/100g?

And make sure the GP knows you need a box of pump cart novorapid at a time.... not just a cartridge at a time, as my GP prescribed! I'd be in the pharmacy every few days at that rate. The Rapid (steel) cannulas are really nice to insert ... just a simple push and they're in. Really...

Lol... have had this exact conversation with myself over the last few weeks. A month of low-carbing has done nothing for my bg levels, I've put on weight and generally feel ****. Don't know if I'm doing it wrong, or if my body disagrees with it? Going away for a few days this week (holiday)...