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hey fellow pumpers! i think that ive hit pump blues. Im fed up of it - big style! I cant believe the amount of times ive had trips to the ANE department of the hospital due to DKA due to insulin pump failures! ive been more times in the past 9 months when using the insulin pump than i ever did...

for anyone that has read my posts before, some people may know that i am one of the unfortunate people to suffer from severe insulin lypohypotrophy around the stomach area. i have a rare form of it so when i say it looks disgusting and im ashamed to get intimate with my boyfriend because of it...

does anyone have the same problem that i am having at the moment. Im inserting the canula and pressing down on the sticky patch to keep it secure. A few hours pass or in some cases in the space of an hour it has ripped out of my stomach! i sort it out and then the same things happens again...

So ive had IP since november now. My HBA1C back then was 11.4 < which is why i ended up using the pump in the first place. I just had the my first HBA1C since using the pump and its gone UP to 12.7!!!!! Why!?! my blood sugars are so much better so i dont understand at all!

I dont know how i did it, and how i didnt wake up but the other night i went to sleep, connected up all fine, and woke up with my insulin pump on the bed, without it connected up! It cant have hurt me as i didnt wake and i had no idea how long i had been without insulin for. Blood sugar was HI...

Hi all fellow pumpers! Quick question ... When I change my set and take the part out of my body, Im left with a sore looking red spot can feel a lump under the skin? its quite sore too. am i doing something wrong? is this normal?

My Blog Seeing as Ive found it so hard to find someone to talk to about the insulin pump process etc... ive decided to set up my own blog. its going to be about what i go through, my feelings, the ups and the downs and everything in between. http://gettingstarted-csii.blogspot.com/ heres the...

So in a month and a bit im going away with the BF for a week somewhere sunny in Spain. One major problem...im literally dreading it! its the first time that ive been abroad without my mum who normally sorts all my medication out for me etc. dont get me wrong i take full responsibilty of my...

HI ALL :) im looking for someone who will be like my best insulin pump friend (corny but its the only way that i can put it). im in the process of getting an insulin pump - went for the blood test thing on monday morning and im so so nervous and have no idea what to expect and just need...

Does anyone have a pingchat id? would love to get talking to some people other than just on the computer!

So fed up with diabetes right now. im aware that there are worse things out there to have and im lucky that im alive and well, but i have something that affects my day to day life unlike my friends. i just want to have time out from diabetes, i have cr*p control, no matter what i try i cant...

Before i start, i want to stress that i am NOT pregnant and dont plan to be for some time :) I recently attending a DAFNE course (best thing that i ever did, would highly recommend it!) and we covered lots of subjects that i have never really thought about with diabetes - pregnancy, sex...

Ive done the carb counting course DAFNE about 3 weeks ago now, and ive really tried with it. They say that you shouldnt test in between meals which i havent been doing. The only problem is that i feel hypo all the time, ill be doing something one minute and ill get that feeling and want to check...

Thought id start this DAFNE diary for people to read if their interested, seeing as though people asked me to let them know how i got on! So heres my how my first day went ... So, naturally i was really nervous this morning, i had hardly slept during the night so wasnt feeling my best. I woke...

I feel really really nervous about getting an insulin pump, ive never actually said yes to having one but it seems to be going ahead anyway. By nervous i mean i feel sick at the thought. Its not that i dont want one - i know that it will probably help my control in the long run but i already...

Hi All, Im doing the DAFNE course on Monday for a week and I am absolutely petrified. Im scared i wont be able to do it and it will all be a waste of time. Help?

Ive suppose to be taking metformin as well as insulin for a while now. I went to clinic and they asked me to make a conscious effort to start taking them twice a day then boost it up to 3 times. Ive started taking them this week and my throat has been burning, not hurting in a tonsillitis kind...

Does anyone else suffer from Hypertrophy of fat due to insulin? Ive recently found that this is the case with me, and would love to know if anyone out there is in the same boat? They said its rare (trust me to get it) and not really much you can do about it :( Basically its fatty deposits...

Is there anyone out there that currently has the Insuin Pump and wouldnt mind answering some questions on it? The people at the hospital dont seem to give me clear answers and i think that someone who is living with the pump will be able to give me much better answers :)

Hi everyone - new to this :) So, im type 1 diabetic, diagnosed for 10 years. Taking 5 injections a day, not the best diabetic in the world but i cope. Im 19 years old, female, part time trainee teacher assistant and part time cashier. Recently (past 2 years) my control has gone out of the...