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  1. Julian_Hands

    Cardiff Half Mararthon on Sunday

    Since having the Accuchek Insight Pump I've now got my life back and have trained the hardest I have ever done before to get myself in shape over the last 12 weeks for the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 1st October. I've learnt allot about myself and my control during the last 12 weeks and...
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    1st Commute to work on the bike with the pump.

    After going on the pump last Monday and working all week getting the settings tweaked, I'm now getting control unimaginable on my old MDI regime. I have a review with the hospital tomorrow to see how things are going and as I seem to have a reasonable understanding of a normal day to day regime...
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    Accucheck 360 Connecting issue?

    I'm having trouble getting the Accu check Insight handset to connect to my Windows 10 laptop, the computer identifies the handset via the USB cable but the software searches for the handset and the handset just states connecting, not connected? Is there a simple fix for this as I've phoned Accu...
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    Getting a pump at last.

    Just a quick note to you all that you do need to persevere with your hospital sometimes. I was advised in August 2016 that the hospital agreed that Pump therapy was the best treatment for my circumstance and could see that I was doing all I can with 10-12 blood tests day to try to manage my...
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    Roche 360 Management

    Ive only been using the Roche 360 program since November 2016 which I purchased direct, but last week I purchased a new laptop due to my old laptop getting smashed and tried to install the Roche software on Windows 10, to find it was not compatible and only compatible with Window 7 & 8? Roche...
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    Best App for diabetes data logging

    Hi, I've been a type 1 diabetic for 42 yrs and have now embraced the new methods of control greatly taught at our local hospital (Prince Phillip, Llanelli), after recently moving to this area. I attended a carb counting course last Wednesday where a representative from Roche was present and the...
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    Feel like I've just been diagnosed 40 years in.

    Had enough of poor control and struggling with my cycle commute to work (30km) each way, so taken matters into my own hands and learnt more on diabetes control this weekend than I have ever been advised by doctors or hospital. Now calculated what my calculated 'Total Daily Dosage' should be...
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    Cellnovo Artificial Pancreas

    I going to be a first time pump user after living with type 1 for nearly 40 years, has anyone have any experience with the CellNovo pump patches? Currently I'm looking at getting an Accucheck insight pump, but saw this Cellnovo system and wasn't sure if the NHS support this type of CGM technology?
  9. Julian_Hands

    Help With Cycling & Long Acting Insulin

    I'm not sure if anyone can help but I'm struggling to control my BG after I commute to work on my bike (each way the commute is 30.3km with 290m elevation) . I've tried reducing my long acting insulin by 4 units but this doesn't resolve the situation as I get spikes that I have to counter with...
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    Hoping To Get A Pump

    I'm a type 1 diabetic and 45 years old after having type 1 diabetes since I was 4. I saw my hospital practitioner a couple of weeks ago and thankfully due to my be Agamatrix Wavesense Wireless blood glucose meter and the iPhone app, it has given me the data I've always needed to show the need...