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The announcements I refer to - basically guidelines have been updated to say that ALL Type 1s should have access to CGM (Dexcom) or Flash (Libre) Monitoring, regardless of postcode. I believe the Libre 3 is on the horizon so you should be at least updated to a Libre 2.

I am only 1 week in to being a pumper with the T Slim but I love it! The rep suggested I charge for 10 mins a day just to keep it topped up and it charges quickly. Like above mentioned, I usually just plug it in while I bath/ shower and that's more than enough time for it to be back at 100%...

Hello all, I'm T1D and am almost 30 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby. A bit of background - my 1st baby, I had a very typical pregnancy for a T1. Everything went smoothly and she was born by C-Section at 38+1 due to being large for gestational age. She was tracking on the 98th centile from...

Hi all, When using the Dexcom and mobile app - if you're using say a Samsung Smart Watch with your Samsung phone, do you still have to carry your phone with you, or can the phone stay home and the watch do all of the reading? Annoyingly, I'm using the Tandem T-Slim pump as the CGM and...

I'm 29 weeks with my 2nd baby! Insulin resistance is really kicking in now which isn't helping! X

Just wanted to say I am with you on this - I'm pregnant and every time my sugars go high I panic that I'm harming my baby so I inject then hypo. I recently did DAFNE and they said that corrections should ideally be given at mealtimes on top of your mealtime bolus. I've been trying to stick to...

Thanks all!

Thank you. I'm getting a steel cannula as my DSN recommended it so it doesn't kink during pregnancy. I'm a prison officer (currently not prisoner facing due to pregnancy) but I'm worried about it getting ripped put when I'm back at work! Does it hurt, especially being a steel cannula when they...

Thank you all! Do you find the cannulas fail regularly or its more of an exception?

Hi all! I'm being started on an insulin pump a week tomorrow at 29 weeks pregnant - I know I'm likely to need a belt as all my maternity trousers are over bump ones and don't have proper waistbands, but what else am I likely to need? I'm getting the Tandem T Slim and am already using Dexcom...

It's more my Humalog so I don't think it's the needles. Thank you though, I'm glad they have sorted it for you. Also good to know they offer these, I had no idea x

I can be lazy changing the needles so I'll give this a go too, thank you! X

Thank you, it is the Humalog. I will see if I can get an appointment, not holding my breath though

Hi guys, I've been Type 1 for just over 2 years now and I've been injecting Humalog and Abasaglar since diagnosis. Recently though, whenever I inject, I get a small painful lump at the injection site which goes down quickly but turns into a bruise after. The injection itself often stings now...

Thank you both for the advice. I am luckily already taking Folic Acid as we were planning to think about starting a family in the not too distant future. Just hoped that I would be all settled in and registered with a team first!! I didnt realise I can self-refer to a maternity unit so I will...

Hi guys, I don't know what to do - I'm type one and I've just found out I'm pregnant (not planned). I've just moved 100 miles away from home and 3 weeks later I'm still waiting for the GP to register me so that I can be referred to a new Diabetes Clinic. I emailed my last DSN to ask and she...

Hi Dave, I was diagnosed in July last year so still pretty new too! Things do become the norm very quickly. In regards to disposing of needles, my DSN introduced me to needle clippers and I thought they were the best thing since sliced bread! They're pretty cheap on Amazon and mean you can...

Thank you! I'm dreading it at the moment

Thank you, I didn't think of that! I will ask her x

Thank you KesLouise, I may take you up on that as I only know my partner and his friends/ family! X