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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 I don't want them sitting here going out of date, how do I find them a new home?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...

I have over used libre 1&2 and dexcom g6&g7 almost every single sensor gives me erratic readings for the first 12 hrs, there are several others the same as me but also people who have accurate readings from the start. Im closed loop now so I start a new sensor 12 hrs before the sensor ends on my...

My pump is control iq v 7.7.0.1. I go onto cgm, click on high or low alert and repeat is underneath ' alert me above ' and it can be set from 15 mins to 5 hrs or ' never ' My pump was upgraded last year to use the g7 but im pretty sure it was set to this before then! Good luck!

I'm on the tslim too and when I first went on it, like you I was ready to throw it out the window. Then I discovered the settings on both the pump and the dexcom app, adjusted those to suit and now rarely they bother me. On my pump, high and low are set to 'never repeat', rise and fall are...

https://amzn.eu/d/h0sOVr5 I hope that works, I've never done a link before!!!!

I sleep in an insulin pump belt that I bought from Amazon. It velcros around your waist so no clips to annoy you, it has 3 pockets to choose from and whichever pocket I choose to keep it near my sensor it stays exactly where I put it when I go to bed, all night. I love it, It is sold as a...

Thanks Hopeful 34 for your correction about the 5 hrs active time, its been a while since I looked and I guess I was being hopeful! I do find when I go out for a meal, more often than not my sugars will rise after I've left the restaurant. One thought I had about that was that I sit still for...

I can only answer your first question, I experienced the same when going to concerts, I stumbled on the solution reading some online reviews.... I'm not very tech and can't explain why but I know it works, simply turn the wifi off on your phone! It works every time.

I had a frozen shoulder op 8-10 years ago and coupled with the high blood sugars I also experienced for the first, and thankfully last time in my life insomnia!! So at 4am whilst wide awake, I googled 'insomnia after an op' and it turns out both are due to the adrenaline your body has pumped in...

I have erratic readings with libre 1&2, g6 and g7. I know its me, apparently it is something to do with your body reacting to a foreign body appearing. I do as Ellie does and insert a new g7 during the 12 hr grace period and connect that to my phone and leave tslim talking to the old sensor. I...

If I have treated a low ( popped a sugar cube in, or drunk some coke ) and about to eat a meal then I never accept a reduced dose, the problem I find is the sensors will still read low for 15-30 mins after im back in range and keep my basal stopped for that time, sometimes its been stopped for...