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After four years' faithful service, I think my trusty BluCon Nightrider has given up the ghost. What are your recommendations for a replacement bridge device please? Thanks in advance.

Any Medtrum users here? Do you get irritated skin under your patch pump too? I've tried using Cavilon, but (a) it's quite expensive, and (b) it helps quite a bit, but doesn't fully resolve the problem. Does anyone know of any better alternatives to Cavilon? Or are there any other tips...

Hello everyone. Been a while since I posted on here regularly... Just wondering whether anyone knows of any regular meetups for type 1's in Somerset? I have learned so much from this forum, and a few Facebook groups too, but I'm someone who really benefits from offline interaction more. I'd...

I'm not sure if I'm just not looking in the right way or the right places, but I can't find the answer to my current conundrum, so I'm hoping some of you might be able to help, please. I currently use a Libre 1 + Blucon Nightrider + xDrip+ to make a CGM system, and I've also been using a pump...

I've been using xDrip+ on Android for a couple of years, and have just replaced my phone with an iPhone. Does anyone here know how to install xdripswift?

Looking for advice from anyone who is both type 1 and keto - how to treat hypos during prolonged exercise? I like to cycle long-distance, and normally do so fasted, but if I hit a hypo, I have to treat it with glucose, which tips me back into carb-burning...

Hey all. I haven't been here for a while, so hope you don't all think me rude just popping up with questions like this! I've been a pump user for 12 years plus. I used to infuse exclusively into my buttocks for the first ten, but after some absorption issues, I now use my abdomen exclusively...

Okay, first of all, I'd like to preface this post with gratitude: Thanks to the other forum users who helped me a while ago to get set up with my current kit (Blucon Nightrider + Libre + xDrip+). You know who you are, I hope. This setup has been utterly transformative for me over the last two...

I've just started levothyroxine 25mg per day. Some of my BG trends have been a little unusual... like I've had a steeper climb after a meal than I'm used to seeing, and a sharper drop sometimes after exercise, too. I don't know if these are in any way related to the thyroid medication (or if...

Hi all. The other day, I met with a friend I'd not seen for a long time, who's also type 1. I was waxing lyrical about keto and ended up promising to write her an email with all the resources I'd used along the way. (By the way, the fine folks on this forum are certainly one of the greatest...

I have a friend who is reluctant to use the Libre. I was as evangelical as I could be about it, but her reasoning was that she uses the Accu-Chek Combo pump and relies on its bolus advice, including correction doses based on BG results from the meter/handset. I used to have one of these pumps...

I got one of these before, but was disappointed that the LDL was still calculated rather than measured directly. (In his excellent book 'Cholesterol Clarity', Jimmy Moore indicated that an NMR profile would measure it directly.) The one I got also didn't measure Lp(a). Can anyone recommend a...

I recently read this insightful paper, published jointly by the AHA and ADA. I'd draw your attention to Table 2 in particular. Does anyone else here have anything they can share regarding the differences in CVD between T1 and T2?

If anyone answers this by saying 'eat more carbs', I will set off the QI-style klaxon! I've been keto for a little over 18 months for my type 1 diabetes, with fantastic results. At this point, there's no way I'll stop keto, as I love it so much. However, I would like to be able to put back on...

In this video (https://youtu.be/TRB0jOfymLk), Dr Paul Mason says that by reducing the number of pattern-A LDL particles, the ratio between pattern A and pattern B is made worse, and that this is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes. To check this out, I looked up the paper referenced in...

I'm trying to beat anxiety right now. I've learned that, for many of us, information overload is part of the problem. So I've turned off all notifications on my phone except for people actually calling me. I've also ditched any apps that are unnecessary. I love using my Blucon Nightrider with...

Apologies if this is in the wrong place... it is diabetes-related in a way, though... I have a Blucon Nightrider and my LG G3 is running xDrip+ for it. I've recently acquired a few more bluetooth devices, and I've noticed that xDrip+ drops the connection more often now. I'm wondering whether...

I've recently found out that I have a lesion in one of my coronary arteries. I'm aware that we Type 1s can have different symptoms or even none at all when a heart attack strikes. My cousin, who's also Type 1, got some very strange symptoms. Obviously, we're all different, but I'm curious if...

I've been using 110-cm tubing for a while now, as it gives me more flexibility - I don't have to disconnect every time I drop my trousers, for example. The other day, when reconnecting after a shower, I noticed that the insulin at the cannula end had 'retreated' back into the tube a little -...

Sorry there’s a lot of information here, but I want to give a full picture. I’m a 39yo male, with Type 1 diabetes for the past 29 years. My historic HbA1c was consistently 60-70 mmol/mol (7.6-8.6%), despite my best efforts. Late 2017, increasing retinopathy spurred me into action, and I read...