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I meant if it's possible that it gets to the body UNINTENTIONALLY, right at the moment of changing the set, without applying it manually via bolus on the insulin pump even in small quantities

I meant, if it's possible that after changing infusion set or reservoir some insulin unintentionally gets to the body. Very frequently i have rapidly decreasing sugar level right after changing infusion set.

Hello everyone ! Is it possible that after changing infusion set or reservoir some insulin gets to the body ? It's especially annoying issue during the summer, and sometimes it caused serious hipoglicemia (52 mg/dl) after changing infusion set. Or it's more likely that this situations are fault...

Hey guys ! I have some basic questions related to timing with insulin and measuring sugar after meals. How many minutes before meal should I take the insulin ? When should I measure sugar after meal ? 1.5h, 2h, 2.5h ? and should I start counting the time from when I took the insulin, or when...

Hello everyone ! I own Paradigm 722 Medtronic pump with CGM Can I delay calibrating my Enlite Sensor with Meter BG, without being woken up by alarms ? After inserting new sensor i kind of miscalculated my insulin dose, and it's pretty late at night.

Hey guys ! Since I have Contour Link connected to my pump (Specifically Paradigm 722 ) I never tried bolus wizard, because no matter if I use it with numbers automatically picked up from my glucometer, or put them manually, later on when I try to upload them to carelink it makes additional...

Well, that's not encouraging. Unfortunately I also have Turner's syndrome which makes it impossible for me to manage my diabetes without insulin pump and CGM :/ My doctor took me off MDI immediately. I also tried silhouettes and various types of cannulas Thank you so much for your reply and...

Hello everyone ! So, I have a question regarding Infusion sets (Currently I use Sure-T 6mm), and how they work when I do then on my stomach. I'm pretty lean person, with very low fat%, especially in this specific place. I pretty much used front of my legs, and some places on my back, above the...

@Shiba Park My basal is currently around 32-40% of my daily dose and last time I tested it it was perfectly alright :) So unfortunetly I don't think too high basal is a factor here, but who knows ? I tried to exercise with extremely low, or close to none insulin on board, that means exercise...

I don't know what you would consider enough, but it's currently 185-195g of carbs per day and around 18-19j of insulin :) So knowing that, what would be your suggestion ? lower basal/insulin does or increase carbs, altho I feel like I'm eating enough ? Currently I weight 47kg, I''m around 159...

Hey guys ! So, I'm currently facing a pretty difficult times with managing any kind of daily activities/exercise and m diabetes. In fact, it's gotten to the point where I can't even wash, or move 3 boxes from my office without my blood sugar suddenly going down. I can confirm it's not due to...

So basically I can apply additional layer of adhesive from other brand, like the one you mentioned, and it should give me some protection or prevent the reaction for the adhesive from the original substance on infusion sets ? I mean I can try. Not sure if it will work, and I don't see anything...

Hey guys ! After 2 days every single type of infusion set(both, plastic and metal) are causing me a tones of pain. Right after I make the infusion set It starts itching, skin around t turns red, and after 2 days or earlier it completely destroys my sugars . When I take it out I have Pus coming...

Hello guys ! I have a coupe questions. If I know how many carbohydrates/proteins and fats, how should I know, how much to give as normal, and how much for extended bolus ? If I have cgm( currently from medtronic), how to identify mistakes from my insulin dose, and these from my basal rates ...

I've updated all my usb drivers, since I see some people having issues with ports after upgrading to windows 10, but It still didn't fix the issue. Any ideas ?

There was an update on 12th of July, do you think it might fix it ?

No, it appeared quite some time after I upgraded to windows 10. I have it for month now, and It didn't give me this issue before

Hello guys ! So, I wanted to upload my data from insulin pump, as usuall, I got error with detecting ports on carelink diabetes software. All of my browsers stopped detecting any connection what so ever. I've tried to contact them, but no one responded . WHat I know, is that, it should be...

@noblehead @Bluemarine Josephine And what about boiling my oats with milk ? or is it better to just eat them cold ?

And what about boiling my oatmeal with milk ? what is the difference between milk and coconut milk ? and is it better to eat it cold or warm ?