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Hi Nicole, my 22 Yr old son has got to change pumps soon and is considering the Tandem and omnipod (he's presently on accuchek Combo but no longer available). Can you let me know how you find the Tandem and any pros or cons? Thank you.

Hi Nicole thanks for your reply. My original post was from 2018 and not had much problem since, even through Covid. (We did change pharmacy to Boots). It seems someone has come across the thread and it's started up again.However, as I always say things happen for a reason, and I'm very...

That's good to know, thank you for sharing, I hope you managed to get everything that you needed.

Hi I've just come across this thread. With regard to replacement of faulty sensors, I emailed Abbott to try and get a replacement sensor for my son who has been using the libre 1 for about 3 years. He's 21yrs old and a fourth year student in Newcastle. He recently put a new sensor in and got a...

Thank you. It's very difficult isn't it. I have spoken to him again today. His muscles are still the same but probably just a result of the spasms. He is adamant he knows what he is doing and just didn't treat himself quickly enough. I've made sure he has now filled up his coat pockets and...

Hi @KK123 Yes he's always had good hypo awareness, I think it just came on so fast, he had managed to get a gulp of his drink but then he just started to spasm. I keep thinking what could have happened toake it drop so fast. His BS had been running high for about 3 weeks at university and he was...

Thanks @Jaylee I suppose it's bound to happen sometime, the one time you forget to take sugar with you. It was just frightening for me and I keep thinking I should have taken more notice and done something but try telling a 21year old what to do especially opening a drink before paying for it ...

Thanks hopeful34 and elliem for your replies. He is presently using a libre sensor but we will now try to ask his clinic consultant to upgrade him to the libre2 or maybe try and get him a cgm with a new pump. He's a third year medical student so it would be a good long term investment for the NHS .

Thanks urbanRacer I'll have a look at those. I'm hoping it was a 'one off' occurrence as I can't pin point any particular reason for the suddenness of what happened. The spasms were quite violent to begin with and his muscles did look like they went quite rigid. I just have to hope that he will...

My 21 yr old son had a sudden seizure in the middle of Sainsbury's today. It was all a bit scary. He usually has good hypo awareness and did realise he needed to have a sugary drink but didn't think it was urgent. We were at the checkout and paid for the sandwich and drink and he was just...

My son (now 20) always preferred lucozade as it worked very fast. Otherwise glucotabs and then cereal bars maybe try the more sugary ones to assist fast recovery. I always found it difficult to get him to wait for it to take effect, he just wanted to eat and eat and eat, especially if it was a...

Thanks Ann. Just out of interest....What is the difference between humalog and novorapid? I hope it works for you anyway, if you are having difficulties with your control.

Thanks for your reply Ann. It's all a bit strange. I intend speaking to my son's DSN on Monday to see what she thinks about it. I've visited another chemist and they only have a total of 3 vials in stock ( the prescription asks for 6) unfortunately to go to another chemist, I would have to go...

Hi, I am a first time poster. For background purposes my teenage son has had type 1 for 14 years, he has been on the accuchek combo pump for nearly 8 years. Usually we get a repeat prescription every 2 months which includes 6 vials of novorapid insulin for his pump. To be honest we normally get...

Ha ha! That's Mum's for you - they never let you grow up.

Hi. I'm brand new to posting but have been reading the forum for years. I'm a parent of a teenager who's been T1 for 13 years, since the age of 4. I have a good laugh/cry at a lot of the threads. Reading this thread reminded me of what my mother-in-law said to my son 4 or 5 years ago (bearing in...