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    Anyone tried the new Mio Advance?

    I have one and it's brilliant as it get inserted without any gueses
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    Fiasp

    It works perfect however am unlucky with the insulin that make my sugars better as I have had uti.chest infection and fat on the annoying places so will speak to Dn and ask to Change but no idea to what
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    Sub Woofers

    I love this
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    switching insulin’s..

    i love my fiasp as it brings down my sugars quite quickly as when i tried tresiba it gave me good readings but it took few days to kick in and i had some side effects which i couldn't bear
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    Vat Exemption

    How do I get vat exemption on my pump accessories as I thought diabetes patients gets exempted on diabetes staff so does anybody knows how it works
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Tell me the secret as i can get lower than 68%
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    Experiences With Hypos, Alcohol, Other Medication And Health Conditions

    I literally had enough of hypos that were from nowhere as when I drunk alcohol , I make sure I have eaten food first but slow sugar release and drink check my sugars levels before and 2hoours after . drink plenty water and never had hypo with my alcohol but I have seen to be going hypo after few...
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    Medtronic 640g and Enlite CGM

    I make sure my sensor is attached properly again by clicking it together then go to sensor , connection and start connection and it takes 2 minutes and reconnects and works perfectly after without using any other of my sensors.
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    Heathrow and the Pump interrogations and scaners and xray machines!!!!!

    I am travelling September to go to Tanzania through Heathrow and intend to carry a hidden camera on my pen so when I can back to show it and see how uncivilized some get when you show stance
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    Libre NHS criteria

    The ones who do the cost for the didn't do math as not realising the amount of money spent on the mental health of people with diabetes after poor control and ambulances that are called can help but better equipment for diabetes department
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    NOVORAPID SIDE EFFECT??

    When they check on blood results is her kidneys fine if so one of the side effects of novorapid is low potassium and without it in the body the heart would at long last struggle to cope or even fail which might cause fluid overload so without thinking it of the worst can they check those things...
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    What question would annoy you the most?

    are you looking after yourself always touches my last button of sanity
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    Slurred Speech??!

    Hope you are okay and would ask to ask the gp to do some blood test as slurred speech isn’t good however if you don’t have any other weaakness then you have nothing to lose just check it’s not a small TIA
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    My 640dg is brilliant but I have issues with my mio insertion

    Thanks I have done it now the third I did it right and blood sugars seems to be going down hence its working
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    UK Pump user guides and instruction manuals

    Call the Medtronic number and choose the option of carelink and the lady would ask for you to allow for somebody from to help of which is as she would all the work for you as you need java download to be able to use carelink
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    My 640dg is brilliant but I have issues with my mio insertion

    so ineed help if anybody knows what I can do as for the last day today blood sugars are high despite of I changing the cannula twice but because I had difficulty inserting I changed it but to no avail but I have taken extra using my pen and it worked so if I keep changing it I will finish my mio...
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    first aid treatment for a hyper

    **** define rly as I drink a lot of fresh water and take insulin and keep checking its working but into hours if it didn't I go to A&e or calll the out of hours for further advise
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    pump insurance?

    Try this http://insurance4insulinpumps.co.uk/quote/edit/21502. They quoted me for 7.38 but terms were alright am not sure about how quic they settle the claim
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    Hi all, new type 1 checking in!

    Welcome and it's easier said than done so there is treatment and that your in charge a breather and don't spend time in denial like I did in the beginning as that might save you all its downfall