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Hi everyone I'm wondering what difference Freestyle Libre users find between the estimated HBA1C on the app and actual blood test results? Thanks Gill

Hi everyone My current Medtronic MiniMed Pump is due for renewal and I've been given the option of a similar updated tubed pump or the Omnipod. Whilst I like the idea of no tubing and not having to disconnect to shower etc, I'm unsure about how much of a nuisance it is to have a separate PDM...

Has anyone had a problem with their pump when the basal doesn't seem to work but the bolus does? I started with a basal dose of 0.4 units per hour last Monday and have increased it to 0.5 per hour but it's as if I'm not taking any at all and my fasting blood sugar rose from 8.8 going to bed...

Does anybody know how long it takes to get a pump once it's actually been ordered for you? I went for my training 4 weeks ago and was given a "dummy" pump to get used to the buttons, the DSN told me she was ordering mine the next day and I should have it soon but still waiting. Do they come...

I recently asked the Specialist Nurse at my Clinic, after completing a carbohydrate counting course, if I could be considered for an insulin pump, I have been diabetic for 43 years and for the last few years have experienced numerous unrecognised hypos. She told me that as my HBA1c was below...

I recently convinced my GP that I should change my basal dose Insulin from Lantus to Hypurin Porcine Isophane (already on Hypurin Porcine Neutral) due to my feeling constanly tired, Hypo awareness loss leading to horrendous nightime episodes where I can't move or speak and generally feeling not...

Hello, my name is Gill and I come from the Merseyside area. I'm 45 years old and have had type 1 Diabetes for 41 years since I was 4. I've always been a bit of a coward and am terrified of needles which is unfortunate really when you have insulin to inject and blood tests to do every day but...