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I've been pumping for two years and seven months now - (940 days) wow. Being a night owl and my mind working overtime I've figured out that this equates to roughly.. Cannula changes - 473 Tubing changes - 315 Insulin units used - 70,800 Basal insulin - 28,717 Bolus insulin - 40,083 Insulin...

Hi, Been wondering about infusion sets for a while now.. When I first started pumping (Accu-chek combo) I started with the flex link as I was unsure about a steel cannula. A few weeks later the cannula's were recalled due to kinking issues. With the tender link being the only other choice and...

..... Sneaks in.. Hello! It's been sooo long since I even browsed the forum, logged on and even posted here! So much has changed (profile update needed).. I've had a very rough time since I last was on here regular. I'm still on the pump but my HBA1c is much higher than desired. Truth is...

Hi Peeps, Been lurking for a while after having a long long break from the forum. Thought i'd post here as it's been so long i may not be such a familiar name anymore! Hope everyone is okay, oldies and newbies :) I myself have been super busy, partly why i haven't posted here in aaages. I've...

One of those questions.. When do you class yourself as experienced? 10+ years? having wide knowledge? having good control? Just wondering as someone said 'oh less than 3 years your stilla newbie' Well i don't feel like a newbie, i sort of feel like i've always had it and always will. I feel...

Ello peoples, Intended to be a quick question but will probably end up being long knowing me :) Basically from experiences injecting in the past, i have spent god knows how long injecting and using my stomach for infusion sites.. and nowhere else. When i injected i got horrendous bruising on...

Hey all... question.. I lost my driving licence (doh), so sent off an application for a new one.. sent with a postal order for £20 as that's the price tag for a replacement these days.. 3 weeks later it arrives... yey. few days later the DVLA send me a cheque for £20 with no explanation as to...

Hey all, I haven't posted or actually been on the forum for weeks now, been very busy with bits and bobs and been away from home a while so haven't been on the net much.. I'm still chugging away with my pump, my results have been haywire for the last 2/3weeks, need to do some major tweaking i...

Hi guys, Just wondering.. can you take a pump through a metal detector? I'm due to start a new job on monday and i know you can't go through x-ray , MRI scanners.. But i'm not entirely sure about a metal detector? My new place of work is very up to date on security you see so i need to be...

Hi, Sorry this isn't diabetes related but i'm struggling to find answers :( so i've come to the place i know i can ask pretty much anything! My mother has dyslexia, she recently went for a job interview and was told she had to do a written assessment, she asked for a computer or some sort of...

Hi aaaaaaaall. I got my hba1c result today. My first hba1c that is completely with an insulin pump. it's 6.6% I'm quite amazed. :)

:( At first the accu-chek careline was helpful, friendly and a pleasure to call.. I've been having problems with my meter, it first happened a few months ago, and once in a blue moon, now its every single time i use a pot of strips. When i get near to the end of a pot of strips, my meter...

sooooo, Finally uploaded an avatar.. I chose a Banksy picture, wasn't happy that i had to cut the girls legs off to make her fit. Anyone else like banksy's work? :)

Hi, Just wondering how accurate is the meter average compared to your hba1c result? I've never looked to see if my 60/90 day average is close to my hba1c. Just wondering if anyone has taken note of this and how accurate the meter average has been? spanks :)

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/med ... 48851072/1 :)

Hi all, I'm unfortunately being made redundant at the end of November, I currently work on a contract alongside the job centre which trains and helps long term unemployed find work :) The contract ran for 5 years but was extended a little longer, after this came FND (flexible new deal) and...

Has anyone been watching it? The 'fat family' have undergone tests to see if they are pre-disposed to be overweight. They ruled out things like genes, heavy bones, metabolic rates. Turns out they just need to eat less and exercise more! the woman ate around 3300 calories a day, burned 2600...

Hey, Has birthdays always been at the bottom on the forum home page? As there have been things adding i'm not sure if i've never noticed it or that it's new. Anyway happy birthday for the three that are that much older today :lol:

I've just been trawling the net for some simple solid evidence that Type 2's should test often and explaining the benefits for a concerned member for her friend. I must have clicked about 30-40 links and tried wording my search different. some of these recommend testing just twice a day. One...

I went to a seafood disco last week ...and pulled a muscle. What's invisible and smells like carrots? ... Bunny farts! Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft.. it sank.. ....proving once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it...