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On Wednesday I had a 24 hr sickness bug - I was actually only sick once but felt nauseous. On Saturday I woke at 5am with a hypo which is a very unusual time for me to be low, if I'm going to get a hypo it's between 1 and 3am. Since then I have been in a virtually hypo. No matter what I have...

I have been passed from my standard diabetes team to the pump team as they have decided that would be the best way forward for me. I have my first appointment on Monday, will I get a pump there and then, or will I have to wait for one and if so how long. I live in Hertfordshire.

I'm think about an insulin pump - assuming I am able to get one!! What I would really like to ask is from your experiences of having one is it a good idea? Does it make life easier or more complicated? :roll:

Has anyone else done this! Without thinking a couple of months ago I took my nighttime levimer (25 units) only to realise almost immediately that it was actually novorapid! On s***! I thought. I therefore, drank lucozade, ate biscuits and set my alarm for an hour later to check my sugars and...

Hi my name is Louise and I've just registered to the forum. I've been diabetic (type 1) for 15 years. Initially I had gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy and when my daughter was born in the February I had a GTT and everything was back to normal. However later that year, in the...

I have been a diabetic for 15 years now. I did a IDAC course a couple of years ago and I have better control now than ever before and I have managed to lose about 3st! I am now considering switching to an insulin pump but don't think I will qualify for one on the NHS so can I buy one and would...