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well i've had my last full dose of lantus today half a dose tomorrow, pump thursday :D been looking farward to it so much, now having second thoughts did anyone else have these thoughts before they went on it? i think its because its the unknown. :?

thanks for the replys,funny my dn gave me a device which you put your pen in, this shot the needle in you, never liked injecting and would have to build the courage to do it :roll: ,but this thing after she shown me how to do it :? lol its still in its box never used :roll: like you say on the...

hi heres a question which sets do people prefer, i know everyones different but are the soft ones thicker than the metal needles? thus beening more painful to insert? im a total wimp by the way :D also the metal ones as there not going to be very flexable can you feel them if you being active.

hi, how big is the remote/monitor, i'll know next week :D but looked on there website it don't tell the size of the remote,i read somewhere on here someone discribed it as a "house brick"? which i find hard to believe.

hi, will keep you informed very excited about it all, yes i was given a choice of pump after reading everything i could on availble pumps i decided on the combo, i like the idea of the remote.

heres my story so far in getting a pump, its not a long story :D , had appointment with consultant he thought a pump was a good idea, last week i had dn ring me at hospital with a start date,so i'll be attached 8th april had the letter telling me to only take half usual background insulin the...

bit of an update, not had a ciggie for 7 weeks now 8) but getting bad cravings :twisted: now i'm attempting not to use the lozengers.

i decided i'd like to try a pump,after reading some of the storys on here i didn't hold much hope, anyway i had my first appointment with my consultant today after he asked abit about me i asked about the pumps, guess what? he thought it would be a good idea infact he seemed really...

its 4 weeks now 8) don't get many cravings but for some reason saturdays are my worst day for wanting a fag ,yesterday i could of happily had one, (well i could of had 20 lol :evil:) but i resisted :D

cheers for the replys i'll look into gi/gl foods, i do test after 2 hours anyway lol, i have had a change of dn as my diabetes care has been moved to a local diabetic clinic since. and what is better the dn is the pump nurse and have enquired about one she dosn't think there would be a problem...

i take mine to me doctors when there full thought thats what everyone did lol,

i recently bought up the topic a 2 hour testing after meals with my dn, to which i was told i shouldn't be testing then as insulin is still doing its job which i knew. i like alot on here want to know what foods do what to there bodys and when. after 4 hours my levels are usually back to where...

hi there im not much use to you i only been diagnosed just over a year ago but i felt/feel very alone with diabetes my other half never really asks about how im doing or owt but then again i hate it when people ask me anyway :D think its because they don't understand anything about it, you've...

it is on the large side but you wont lose it :lol: when you think you have to carry monitor,lancet,pot of strips, it probably takes up no more room and everything is all together neat and tidy, you only have to remember the monitor. i like it myself once i got used to it. alittle awkward to use...

what is wrong with a little humour? how many people knew what HE is? im sure MOST people do have a sense of humour and a litle light relief is a good thing even if your newly diagnosed. i for one diagonosed not all that long ago still see the funny side of things. it would be a sad old world...

accu-chek mobile i would recommend accu-chek monitors to anyone i think there customer care is excellent, i was on a dafne coarse a month ago and one of there reps came round and gave us all there new accu-chek mobile blood monitors no strips it uses a cassette with 50 tests on it, everything...

i don't know if the patches do anything for me either think its more phycalogical. my blood preasures are back to normal now and the cravings are getting less, two weeks tomorrow not one smoke 8) (not that im counting lol)

hi i think im right in saying if your night and morning readings are off you don't wait for a few days, you act on them, myself i would set the alarm for 3am to check bs, if im wrong im sure someone will correct me lol

after much thought i decided to quit smoking the reason was i had high blood preasure and protein in my urine(the protein cleared up before i quit so one less thing to worry about) and a after a chat with my dn my choice's were either that or she was talking of putting me on tablets so i packed...

if there is, i'm first :D