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  1. Rusty650

    Lipoatrophic Diabetes

    Hi Contralto Yes the picture depicts lipodystrophy well. For me I always thought I had a very defined muscular tone to my arms and legs even though I had never really used resistance training. Just lots of cardio trying to get my blood sugar down, but now i know different when...
  2. Rusty650

    Lipoatrophic Diabetes

    No problem in sharing my story @mountaintom, just hope it hasn't bored too many folks !!
  3. Rusty650

    Lipoatrophic Diabetes

    Thankyou for your kind comments@lindijanice yes we don't get many summer days like that anymore so a twist of fate it seems for me that day !!
  4. Rusty650

    Lipoatrophic Diabetes

    Hi Contralto I have partial lipodystrophy and the exact gene variant is still being researched as I present with known symptoms from two types that are known to the research team today. As for sharing my own story , I will try to keep this as short as possible, I...
  5. Rusty650

    Lipoatrophic Diabetes

    Hi just interested to hear from anyone on the forum who may also have "Lipoatrophic Diabetes" please ? I appreciate this is an extremely rare form and is a result of the rare disease Lipodystrophy. I was mis-diagnosed for 15 years as a Type 1 but now through working with the excellent research...
  6. Rusty650

    Track Cycling

    Hi thanks both for your replies, much appreciated. It appears at the moment to be one of the sports that do not attract a vast deal of exposure with unfortunately. But Im not going to give up. I will find a solution that works by just trial and error i reckon as you say and i will checkout the...
  7. Rusty650

    Track Cycling

    Hi Just wondered if there is anyone on the forum with experience of track cycling and if so how do they manage their diabetes in relation to this please ? I'm a type 1 using a Medtronic 640g pump and recently took up track cycling at my local Velodrome. It's proving really challenging as...
  8. Rusty650

    Cellnovo Insulin Pump

    Hi just wondered if there is anyone on the forum using a Cellnovo patch pump and if they would like to share their thoughts about it please ?
  9. Rusty650

    on the verge of handing my pump back :(

    No I had not seen this before. Thanks for the link much appreciated. It certainly has the slow bolus delivery speed looking at the specification listed on their website. I will talk to my DSN and find out if it is available.
  10. Rusty650

    on the verge of handing my pump back :(

    The teflon cannulas kink and bend on a regular basis as I am very active with sport so a steel cannula is my best option and Ive never had any problems until Roche removed them for a safety recall. I personally don't like the angle sets, so until Roche bring back the steel cannula I have to wait...
  11. Rusty650

    on the verge of handing my pump back :(

    On the Animas Vibe the slowest speed of bolus delivery is rated at 0.2u/sec to 0.4u/sec. So just like the Combo which is rated at 0.2u/sec using a 15min extended bolus or multi wave option this still caused cannula leaks for me as my lipohypertrophy is so bad unfortunately. However on the...
  12. Rusty650

    on the verge of handing my pump back :(

    I appreciate your frustration with the Roche Insight pump. E-57 errors,slow response from handset and poor battery life i had this all the time from receiving this pump back in July 2015. But my final straw was I had to return back to MDI after four and half years pumping (Combo & Insight) due...
  13. Rusty650

    Occlusions and high readings using flexi cannulas

    I also had the same problem with the 6mm and 8mm Rapid Flexlink cannulas following the withdrawal of the steel cannulas last year. I suffer from Lipohypertrophy so teflon cannulas just plainly do not work for me unfortunately. I have tried to use the flexlinks for the last 4 months and my Habc1...
  14. Rusty650

    Accu-Chek Insight Rapid Cannula Safety Recall Notice

    Thanks for the replies... There dosent seem to be anything on the Roche Website 'ewelina' but they have removed the Insight Rapid Infusion set from the product range for the time being and they will not issue any more steel cannulas Infusion sets until further notice. 'Masonbason63' that is a...
  15. Rusty650

    Accu-Chek Insight Rapid Cannula Safety Recall Notice

    Hi I did raise an earlier question about this before last week regarding anyone having received notification from Roche about a temporary stoppage in the supply of the Rapid Insight steel cannulas for the Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump due to a manufacturing problem. Thanks to everyone who...
  16. Rusty650

    Accu-Chek Insight Rapid Consumables

    Thanks everyone for you replies. It seems Ive got an appointment now with the infusion rep and my DSN to discuss the options moving forward. Funnily enough arranged by the Roche Order specialist with my DSN. Roche will not comment any further as to when or if the Rapid Insight infusion/steel...
  17. Rusty650

    Accu-Chek Insight Rapid Consumables

    Hi Just wondered if anyone else using a Accu-Chek Insight pump with Rapid Infusion sets and Rapid cannulas have had an email from Roche saying there has been a manufacturing problem with Insight rapid and they are no longer available until this is rectified and they are back in stock ?
  18. Rusty650

    Low Testosterone levels

    Hi I too was diagnosed with low testosterone levels about 6 months ago. I have been a type 1 for about 12 years and hypothyroidism was also diagnosed at the same time. My low levels of testosterone are caused by a pituitary adenoma diagnosed from an initial blood test where this showed an...
  19. Rusty650

    Hello Everyone

    Hiya I''m Rusty650 who has been diagnosed since 2003 with type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed following a routine eye test with a cataract in each eye. I've since had the cataracts removed and replaced with the Human Optics "Accommodative IOL's". No more Fog !! Everything's now clear once...