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    780G bolus completion beep

    I’m new to this pump as of 3 days ago. I’d like to silence the beep on bolus completion while retaining other beeps (eg low insulin). I’ve looked through the menus and can’t see a way to do this, can anyone help please?
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    Diasend Equivalents/Alternatives?

    Since in a few days diasend and Libre will not longer cooperate(!) - i.e. you will not be able to upload Libre readings over USB to diasend any more - are there good alternatives (there must be right?) In particular, they must not only store and analyse the data but support a wide range of...
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    Diabetes Pump/Libre Provision in Wales

    I am currently on Omnipod and have Freestyle Libre on prescription also. We're considering moving, and wonder what the rules/provision are in Wales around Insulin Pumps (especially Omnipod) and Libre on prescription. Can anyone tell me please? Also, do you have experience of Type 1 care in...
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    Omnipod Recycling

    Since Insulet took back UK distribution from Ypsomed, the return scheme has gone to pot! There are no instructions provided, which way do you make up the box, where do you take it, to any DHL outlet? Will DHL pick it up?
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    Statins and Blood Sugar

    I recently stopped taking my statins (getting cramps and want to see if stopping Statins helps that). After a week or so I noticed I was starting to get more hypo s- at all times of the day. I've been tweaking my basal rates and bolus doses - my basal rates are now at least 20% below what they...
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    Nut Granola - GI not so low!

    I've been using a Libre and noticed toast for breakfast sent BG really high. So I've switched to Nut Granola hoping this would deliver its carbs more slowly but not noticed much difference. Is it really low GI as I would have thought?
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    OmniPod startup - high BG

    A question for OmniPodders out there: have you ever had a new pod that seems to take a while to start operating? I put on a new pod yesterday evening and then overnight my BG steadily rose until at 4am I bolused a correction with another one at 7am. Now it's operating fine. I did not eat carbs...
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    Finger Pricking Advice - avoid pain!

    I see a lot of threads where people talk about lots of pain from finger pricking. I do wonder how people are taught to do it. Nurses nearly always get it wrong. So I hope this post may help people to avoid excessive discomfort. The correct techniques is: don't prick the tip (or pad) of the...
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    Libre Accuracy - how confident are you to trust it completely?

    So I've compared my blood glucose with the Libre readings (usually about 10-20 minutes after) over the past two days. (I've been using Libre now for 9 days.) In my case it is always out - on average by 1.1mmol (but includes some higher and others lower - normally higher). I wonder if this is...
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    Calculating Bolus: why ignore Mesl IOB?

    The OmniPod ignores meal IOB when calculating a meal bolus. Not sure why. E.g. I just hypo'd and ate jelly babies. The PDM said I had 2.5U IOB but when I calculated a meal IOB to eat 15g it suggested a full bolus for that ignoring IOB. I assume my meal IOB after treating hypo will continue to...
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    Freestyle Libre/OmniPod data plotting options

    I am using Diasend to upload BG meter and pump data as well as Freestyle Libre data. This shows BG/carbs/bolus data separately from the CGM data from the Libre. Diasend is used by my Diabetes team. What I would like to have is a plot of the BG readings from the pump or other meter on the CGM...