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    Additional personal costs of Diabetes care

    Glucose monitoring should not be an additional cost, but is if you're T2 and not got sufficient test strips on prescription. I've chosen to get the Libre monitor recently which is a significant extra cost that I could do without for glucose monitoring. Other than that though, the only extra cost...
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    Insulin sensitivity factor

    The ISF on my pump was initially setup at 1:3 when I first started on the pump. But last week the nurse wasn't happy with the speed at which the correction boluses were taking effect so did a recalculation of the ISF for me. I'm now finding that the correction boluses are sending me low so am...
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    Question 13?

    Now it's a bit of a rubbish census question, and I can't really see how it provides them with any useful information. But what will you be putting down for question 13, and what do you think they intend for people like us to put down? Question 13 How is your health in general? Very good Good...
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    Temp basal rates for exercise

    OK, so it's only been a week on the pump so far, but despite how much fun it is learning the new gadget I am getting impatient with sitting around on my backside doing nothing and need to think about getting out running again. :D I have quizzed the nurses several times on how best to approach...
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    ezManager

    Have only got as far as just ordering a copy of the software for my pump today so no idea how much use it will yet end up being. Anyone calling Animas up for the software though should be aware that they could do with an update to their script the call centre people use when you ask for a copy...
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    It's a bit quiet in here

    Is there anybody else about doing any kind of sport? How do you deal with the training/ competing and that other annoying little issue that we all have? I do a lot of running, depending on your definition of a lot, and finally by some fluke managed to break 3hours for the Marathon back in...