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  1. Laura93

    Changing Pumps After 9yrs

    Hi thanks for the advice. My insulin usage is also quiet high and from what I have read it sounds like my old one more than the pod does. Thanks again.
  2. Laura93

    Changing Pumps After 9yrs

    Hi everyone! I've had the same make of insulin pump for 9 years. But the manufacturer is no longer making the Animas pump. I've been told by my nurse to look at the Medtronic or the Pod. So i was wondering if people could give me some advice on which is the better one, and if anyone else is...
  3. Laura93

    Post DKA

    Hi I had a dka last June and since then I have been in constant pain like your husband. It took me till December after a long hard battle with doctors for them to diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. So I was wondering if he has any of the symptoms of this. Also he should write down when his...
  4. Laura93

    Neuropathy - why am I being told all is okay?

    I was diagnosed at 12 with diabetes I'm now 21 and have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy it started just like you with the numbness and tingling sensation but mine was with my feet they were also freezing cold I could never get them to feel warm. I told my consultant about it and like...
  5. Laura93

    Starting Again

    I was just like you I wanted inspiration so I did everything the doctors told me to do when I was first diagnosed and it was stable, I then had to go to adult clinics and I got lost in the nhs system. I turned up to all of my appointments but my doctor he didn't seem interested. Last year I had...
  6. Laura93

    Insulin pump - clothing

    Hi I've had a pump since a was 14 am 21 now and it was the best decision I ever made. When I was 16 it was my prom and I had a panic of where do I put this in the end I put Lycra shorts on and it was safe and comfortable for the whole evening. I tend to wear trousers with pockets in as I find...