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As you’re in your 3rd year this won’t apply but anyone starting uni can apply for DSA for help with equipment (fridges, laptops, printers) for doing work at home so you don’t have to go into uni - https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas

You should definitely go and see your disability services team at the uni! I’m doing my masters at the minute and have a ‘student support plan’ gives me extra time in exams, a room to myself and they ‘stop the clock’ if I have to treat a hypo. Also make accordance’s for time management in...

Try and get a remover spray on prescription. Lift plus is good (so easy to take off the omnipod) and also peel easy is amazing! - this is more water based so I assume more gentle on the skin and a game changer! I seem to have very sticky skin and struggled to get the omnipod off, even after 3...

I travelled to China and Vietnam last year and had no issues what so ever - cant even remember being asked about anything! Had my drs letter anyway and got a free extra hand luggage bag through Etihad (think most airlines will do this though) No one knows how much insulin you use so just take...

I’ve recently started on the omnipod and on about my 5th pod. None of the first four I could even feel when the insulin was going in however this one is really stinging, only when I am bolusing. It is closer to my side (on my stomach) than the others as I turned it around so the cannula side...

I have just changed pods again and when I snapped the needle cap off it seemed like it was wet in that section! Is this normal?

It eventually went down and seemed to be fine the next day! Got a bit of dried blood under it now after a shower but my blood has still been sat at 5 for the last few hours so seems to still be okay

I have just done my first pod change and all seemed fine. I still had to reduce my background all day today but it is back to normal now. I have also just eaten 2 hours ago. My bg has been sat at 17 for just over an hour now. Could this be to do with the pod not working? Or more likely to...

I know! The guys from omnipod were a bit annoyed that the nurses hadn’t said anything! I did say I was on Tresiba - my reduction finishes at 10pm so I’m going to do thy for another 12 hours to take me to 10am. And then after that I will do a reduction again until 8pm which will be 48 hours...

It all went good :0 It turns out they do recommend that we half the background insulin the night before/morning of, they just forgot to tell us! All set up and just got reduced basal on until I think the Tresiba is out of my system! Think that is going to be a bit of a guessing game for a...

I had my intro to it 2 weeks ago and we were shown how to fill the pods and use the handset then - it was a bit weird as the new company had sent their reps and the nurses said it was different to when they had done it before. Don’t think we will be doing saline - I got the impression we were...

I am due to start on the omnipod tomorrow. I was just about to take my background insulin tonight (Tresiba) and wondered if I am meant to take it? I haven't been told either way and would presume I would still take it as normal? Tresiba lasts about 3 days so surely this will impact on the pump?

I have my first omnipod clinic tomorrow. Is it worth me taking my other half with me? Didn’t know if people did this and if it’s worth it to get another person’s head around stuff!

Totally off topic but thought I would try on here Does anyone have any unused sun savers codes from the newspaper from 6th October - 19th October. I was trying to collect enough for some bear grylls adventure tickets but I am three short and it ends today! Thanks in advance!

I too switched from levemir to tresiba - I used to take 5 units of levemir in the am and 14 in the evening. Now I take 17 tresiba just at night. I now have much fewer night time/early morning hypos however I do probably have a few more in the day (but less overall) which I prefer as I can...

Currently googling everything [emoji23] I have never even heard of GLP-1s/ozempic! I have recently gone into tresiba from levemir which I found has definitely lowered my hba1c but at the expense of a lot more hypos! I struggle slightly with not being able to change my background day to day due...

That’s great info, thanks so much! Hopefully one of us will get a job with healthcare benefits! Will definitely look for that when applying for jobs! Interesting about the libre - that is ridiculously cheap! It’s a bit of a lottery here as to whether you can get it! I was just about to start on...

I am moving to Canada in August with my partner on a 2 year working holiday visa. I have done quite a lot of research into diabetic supplies availability and still slightly confused on the insurance/costings. We are planning on moving to the Banff/Canmore area in Alberta and wondered if anyone...

My consultant has told me he thinks I would benefit from a pump and for me to have a look into three to go onto. These are the omnipod, accucheck insight or the Medtronic 640g Does anyone have good/bad experiences of these? I am leaning towards the omnipod due to no tubing. Also how long are...

That’s a great HbA1c! If I am driving at 10 I definitely can feel it and don’t feel like myself. Ignore her!