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can you purchase from animas if you don't use their pump? I was told that they had stopped selling to the general non pump people as they had a lot of trouble with them wanting a replacement if the sensors were faulty.

same here not a happy bunny as it's costing me more money now. in the past I got nearly four weeks out of it. going to ring dexcom and find out what's happening. will let you know their response.

Does anyone know if dexcom have changed the manufacturing of the sensors as the last two sensor have lasted just over one week when in the past I've gotten nearly a month out of them? I think if this is the case I may have to rethink purchasing any more because of the cost involved. Why do they...

My best friend is the Dexcom GGM wouldn't be without it as it's save me from hypoing numerous time it's well worth the expense. It tell me the current trend of my blood sugars whether it's spiralling or descending.

I'm having the pod fittered next week but a tad worried as I'm on small doses of insulin and only inject 7 units at night. How will I break that down over 24 hours? I've read in the past that the pump can go wrong and inject too much insulin and the person went into a coma. How safe would...

Does anyone know about the new food scanner which detects carbs fats etc in your food. Is this a waste of money or could it be helpful when dining out? There seems to be many on the market but knowing what to go for or just stick to my book to count carbs. Any information would be useful in...

My weight has plumitted since I've started carb counting so I need alternative foods to replace the potatoes and other starchy vegetables. I've lost over a stone in weight in 3 months so I'm struggling to keep what weight I have (I weigh just 7 stone and been told at clinic I'm seriously...

Thanks guys for the comments but I've been losing lots of weight well over a stone in 3 months so I thought to keep up my carbs if possible. If anyone can suggest a way of putting more weight on and cutting out potatoes that would be great.

I do my Basel at 9 pm and my tipical bloods start off about 7 than drop to 3-4 than arise of up to 15 after 4 hours. This seems to only a problem with the evening meal so I can't understand what's happening. I take injections but have applied for a pump but have been told by the consultant...

I'm still struggling to get the right balance with my evening meal. I count my carbs and weigh all of my food and still my levels goes down at first than they start to climb really high again. I tried taking my insulin after eating than splitting my dose and taking the second dose one hour...

I was type 2 for many years until I had C petic test which told the nurse I've progressed to type1. This is not a death sentence as taking control of diet and exercise means I've better control than I had when I was type 2. It means extra work on my part as I've got to weight my food and check...

I've done all that which you recommended in a previous post but still only get 2 1/2 weeks from the sensor. Maybe my body starts to reject it after that amount of time.

Going to see the consultant at the hospital soon to try and have a pump fitted. Does anyone know how reliable the Animus Vibe is (not sure of the spelling) it has the Dexcom integrated in it and if you purchase it from the company you can purchase the sensors at a reduced price too? I don't...

I've had my Dexcom for six weeks and I consider it to be my bezzy mate as it warns me of hypos day and night and gives me the confidence to go walking miles with my dog without the fear of dropping too low as I've lost the awareness to reconginse hypos. I've only had one sensor which didn't...

Where can I find info on the diet you mentioned as I may give it a go and see what transpires. Anything new I'm up for.

Why is it that when I eat sausages and I calculated the carbs my blood sugars start off very low and then rise slowly over the four hours to a high reading ? Is it best to take some of the Novorapid and then give myself the rest some hours later to bring down the high readings over six hours...

My nurse told me if my bloods were high I had to deduct 7, as this was the normal reading and for every 3 over the 7 give myself 1 extra unit of insulin. Hope this makes sense.

Hi Who did you get to fund the sensors as my doc said no way could they take on this expenditure?

Good advice as usual from everyone, thanks for going to the trouble. I'll let you know how I get on with this new procedure. Cheers

Sorry, but at the chance of sounding thick what is opisite and where can I purchase it. I know I sound like a dummy but all this is new to me and I don't want to ruin a sensor by doing something that could shorten its life. I'm only getting 1-2 weeks out of the sensor before its giving me the...