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I took a free upgrade to the optium neo from an optium xceed but carried on using my xceed until it broke. I stupidly didn't contact Freestyle about the broken xceed but just went straight on to using the neo. I hate it. It errors on me at least 2 or 3 times a week, usually halfway through the...

I'm going on holiday next week. I'm hoping for sunshine, warmth, peace and quiet, kids happily playing, birds singing, blue skies. Who am I kidding, we're forecast cloud, kids have never happily played together in their lives, and I expect the peace and quiet will be deafened by the main road...

It had to happen sooner or later. Had breakfast this morning and got in the car to go to work and when I was about half way there I realised I'd forgotten to bolus for my breakfast. Had checked my bg and counted my carbs, just forgot to plug it all into my pump. Eejit!!! By the time I put it all...

Oh dear, haven't had one of these for a while. Had a shower straight after dinner tonight so didn't test beforehand (as I was 6.8 before dinner). I must've over-estimated the carbs (plus I'd had a bit of exercise a few hours before). Felt a bit shaky coming out of the shower but had left my...

I've been trying to find a skin for my Animas Vibe but have been unable to find any info on any UK website, including the Animas one (I find the UK Animas website completely useless). Does anyone have one? Where did you get it and how much was it?

Had my pump review appointment today and have come away really pleased. Since Christmas my HbA1c has dropped from 8 to 6.8, my weight has dropped and feedback from my consultant was really positive. I no longer have the pump on trial - it's mine for the next 4 years at least. I'm so pleased...

I feel a bit 'uuugggghhhh'. I'm on a fasting day today (not fasting as such but restricted to 500 cals). Haven't had anything yet today except for tea and coffee and my stomach is verbally telling me off. It's a good job I have no meetings this morning or everyone would have to listen to it! I...

Since going on to a pump do you generally find you have fewer hypos per week? My pump review is in a couple of weeks (at the moment I only have it on trial) and my main target was to reduce the number of hypos per week. While I think this has happened (although I can't remember how many I had...

I need a better understanding of how a bolus dose reduces my bg and how carbs affects this. A bit generic I know - here's what prompted my question: Last night I gave a bolus dose for carbs plus a correction for my bg which was 11.1 at the time. This was about 2 hours before I went to bed. When...

I changed my set earlier this evening (about 3 hours ago I guess) and I've just found it hanging from my pump, not inserted at all. Didn't feel it come out so I don't know how long it has been like that for. Normally the sticky part is really sticky and I have trouble pulling it out usually but...

Put a new set in last night on my back. It really hurt when it went in so I'm probably too close to muscle. Got a little better as the evening went on but got in the car to drive to work this morning and leant against it. OMG!!!!! Had to drive to work without leaning against the back of the...

Now that I'm having much fewer hypos than before I find that I'm really feeling them when I do go hypo. When I had a hypo nearly everyday I'd get a bit confused and would find that I'd be at 2.1 or something. But now, having less than 1 a week I can get to, for example, 3.8 and nearly be on the...

Hi all. Since going onto the pump I've been following the 5:2 diet with some success. The only negative thing I've come across is that although I know my night time basal rates are correct (from lots of testing), I always wake up low the morning after a fasting day. There is obviously a...

I've had my first set failure after only 2 months on the pump. Tested mid morning and was 14mmol, but still had IOB and had to walk around a bit at work so didn't do a correction, thinking that just the gentle exercise would lower it a bit. 2 hours later I'd gone up to 17mmol so I gave a...

Can you get a liver dump when your bg is only at 3.8mmol? I woke up this morning at 3.8, calculated my dosage taking this into account (using my pump), had breakfast - everything the same as normal. 2 hours post breakfast I would've expected to be around the 7.0 mark but just tested and I'm...

Hi all, After months/years of pretending that I wasn't putting on weight I've finally got to the point where my weight is making a nuisance of itself so today is day 1 of a lower carb intake. A few years ago I did Slimming World from home and ate all the carbs I wanted (most days I had big...

Today I had an appointment to review everything after being on my pump for a month. In order to keep my pump I have to have a reduced number of hypos after 6 months, this was explained to me when I was first given it so until that 6 month review I only have it on trial. Anyway, today's review...

Something got me thinking the other day about how my diabetes is 'the norm' for my children. I've always had it as far as they're concerned and they think nothing of me testing or sticking needles in myself or any of that stuff. I sometimes think how lucky they are that they're exposed to life...

Got up this morning, checked my pump as usual - battery going low. Made note to change it when I do a set change later on today. Got my bg meter out to do my pre-breakfast reading, battery completely dead. Oops, no batteries in the house (I've sent husband to get a couple while I'm at work). My...

This may be a bit of a thick question but I'll ask anyway. If I bolus using my pump for my meal (together with inputting my bg etc), and then decide afterwards to have a dessert I obviously will have to bolus for that as well. My question is - do you just calc the carbs and bolus without...