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Out of curiosity as to why do many medronic users seem to have this issue ( including one of my close friends ) I did some googling and found this. So you can't manually set the TDD like you can on tslim and its based on the last 6 days needs, so for arguments sake, if you average about 25 units...

Did you ask your nurse about your total daily insulin? The algorithm isn't going to give you more insulin if it thinks it then won't have enough for the rest of the day.

That is crazy, an infection would definitely be an option and it could be your immune system working away fighting something you don't know about. Clutching at straws ... Don't suppose there is any chance your pump overheats at night next to/under a hot water bottle? I only asked as this...

No, the cold wouldn't effect your sugars that much, I used to work outside all year and the extreme heat was the only change and still not that dramatic. Something is definitely out, im not a Medtronic user but perhaps someone on here who is can help you find where your daily total insulin is...

Sasha, I hope I don't offend as I don't know if you are male or female but could this be menstrual cycle related? I never knew just how much my insulin needs change over the month until I started pumping. The week before my cycle starts my insulin resistance really goes up. Being on tslim I can...

I might well need to be corrected by someone on a Medtronic pump as I am on tslim, but certainly with tslim you set a daily max for your insulin and naturally to avoid severe hypos you will have been advised to keep it quite low and it will be based on what your typical total daily was, not on...

I am on tslim so I don't know 100% if this will help, but when I started on the tslim I had very similar issues with prolonged highs. The 2 things that made the biggest impact was to change the hourly basal max, my highest basal setting ( need ) when in range is 1.5u but my pump is set at a 5u...

I'm not an omnipod user so clutching at straws! Does the pdm have a vibrate setting? My tslim does and I sleep with it in a velcro belt set to vibrate at night so it doesn't wake my husband. If the pdm does this could you sleep with that in a similar way during the night?

I have a tslim now, been pumping 19yrs and had Roche pumps before. I have never worried about my cgms, I have used dexcom for a few years and libre before and have never had an issue with them going through any machines. I usually have some in my suitcase too and have no say on what they go...

I simply remove my pump from my pocket and tell them what it is, depending on the security person one of 2 things happen, they either wave me past the body scanner, pat me down and then swab my pump ( this is the usual route ) or in the past when ive told them I can take it off they swab the...

When I started pumping, long before closed loop, I spent the morning up the hospital then went straight back to work, manual work, working with horses. We have so much more technology now than we did back then so I see no reason why you would need time off work. At some point you will have to go...

Lyumjev wasn't approved for the tslim and like you I was lucky enough to have a proactive DSN who allowed me to use it. However, as of September 2024 it has been approved, so it might be all the teams are aware yet. You just need to be aware it doesn't like being left for more than 3 days in...

Have you tried putting your pump on sleep mode? This is a bit of a stepping stone as it is technically on basal iq, it will only try to bring your sugars down by increasing your basal rate which I find suits me better. I don't want it to give me a correction bolus if I am about to start some...

Hi Ellie, good question and I know you do the same as me when you start a new sensor. I would imagine that you can as the new app takes the readings from your pump, I get the g7 app still on my phone, so in theory we should still be able to start sensor on phone ( g7 app ) for first 12 hrs and...

I saw a tandem rep yesterday and she told me the update and app is being released on 4th August.

Good advice from all. Research is definitely important, what works for one might not for another. I'm on the tslim and I actually love its algorithm. My best friend is on Medtronic and I know 100% its ' learning ' wouldn't work for me. I live a very erratic life, hard physical work/sedate days...

I have 4 spare g6 sensors and a transmitter I don't need. I have been on g7 for several months now and I've emailed my nurse to see if the clinic wanted them and she never replied. I don't want them sitting here going out of date, how do I find them a new home?

I have used both g6 & g7 on my stomach and I also have used them on my thighs and upper butt. I do get ' compression lows ' during the first 24hrs but all my readings are out during that period. Even on my arms I get them as I sleep on all sides so really doesn't make any difference where I...

Yes, they told me the same thing last week when I called to place my order. It's a great time to try different cannulas, they let you, rather than telling you that your nurse has to contact them to change your order! I asked for 2 boxes of the 90s that I had tried before but found a faff so...

Publicity helped me get my first pump funded, it was 19yrs ago now and I used the local paper. I had tried local MP and spoke to plenty of people in my local ' primary care trust ' as it was back then. I was told they hadn't applied for the funding for pumps but then I was lucky enough to be...