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    14 year old son seems to be showing first signs of finding it all to much !!

    Something as simple as coming down with a cold can make your body produce glucose, hot baths can bring your blood sugars down too, it's taken me years to learn how different things can affect my sugar levels, many people think it's about what you eat but there are many factors, and, he will hear...
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    14 year old son seems to be showing first signs of finding it all to much !!

    Have a look at Medtronic website or on YouTube their are videos that explain how the pump is set up and used, I found this really helpful. And it's just one needle every three days, pretty discrete when you're giving yourself insulin, and the glucose monitor sends a signal to the pump to work...
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    14 year old son seems to be showing first signs of finding it all to much !!

    Hello, I've been a type 1 diabetic since being 16, I'm now 34! I've been through three pregnancies and in the final pregnancy I was offered a pump, this has really helped with control of blood sugars and you can suspend it if you're wanting to do sports etc, it's a horrible feeling when you're...