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  1. steveo4

    Tandem t slim pump

    On your pump settings personal profiles what are your basal units per hour. Mine is set at 5 units per hour? Because at the moment it's set at 3.5 and feel that this is too low.
  2. steveo4

    Fitbit and dexcom

    I'm getting a fitbit versa 2 watch but have little knowledge of how this works with my dexcom g6. To get readings on my watch do I need to leave mobile data on all the time on my phone or not?
  3. steveo4

    Struggling to get control

    I have recently started a new job that involves doing shift work and finding it really hard to get good control of my levels. How do people manage when doing shift work when they don't know how strenuous the work can be?
  4. steveo4

    Going back on the pump

    I am thinking about going back on the pump after having a pump break for a month. What do I need to do to prepare myself I have forgotten.
  5. steveo4

    Echo plus pen

    I'm currently using the echo plus pen and can transfer my injection history onto the libre link but I feel this is a waste of time unless I'm not doing it right. I'm having to input the information on the app myself first but I thought the whole point of linking the pen is that it automatically...
  6. steveo4

    Lunchtime ratio

    Need some help have got brain fog at the moment and just can't work it out. I'm trying to get the correct ratio for my lunchtime bolus. I need to do for every 10g of carbs take 1/2 unit of insulin but then add another 2units to it. Ie 70g of carbs take 5.5 units but just can't work out what the...
  7. steveo4

    Echo pen plus

    Can you put levemir pen fill cartridges into an Echo Plus pen ?
  8. steveo4

    Injection sites problems

    When I do my injections I leave the pen in for about 10 seconds after but when I take it out there is some insulin that hasn't gone into my body. So you think I need to leave the pen in longer?
  9. steveo4

    Slow releasing Carb meals

    I'm having a break from using my insulin pump after having a few issues. I'm going back to mdi for a few weeks and see how things go. If I have a pizza or pasta for evening meal how do I take an injection to cover the carbs. Do I take half the amount straight away then the rest in a couple of...
  10. steveo4

    Pump break

    I'm thinking about taking a break from using my pump. Has anyone ever done this before? How did you get on?
  11. steveo4

    Absortion time on pump

    Has anyone benefited from changing the insulin absortion time on their tandem to slim pump from 3 hrs to less. I just feel that 3 hrs is too long for me?
  12. steveo4

    High blood sugars

    I've been in high double figures since yesterday and just won't go down. Have changed my set by it's not made a difference. The only different thing I've started doing is I give my bolusses now via the my sugar app instead of my pump handset. If things don't improve then I think I will go back...
  13. steveo4

    My sugar app

    I'm using the my sugar app to give my bolusses on the insight pump. Is there anyway I can see how much insulin on board I have using the app because I can't figure it out.
  14. steveo4

    T slim pump

    I've been offered the t slim today which I'm delighted about as long as funding is agreed by my CCG but bit surprised when I was told that training on the pump is not available until 30th September. Has anyone else had to wait a long as this before they got their pump?
  15. steveo4

    Control iq on the slim pump

    Does control iq have to be connected to a dexcom or can it be used with a libre sensor?
  16. steveo4

    T slim app

    Has anyone heard yet when the app will become available to deliver bolus for the t slim pump?
  17. steveo4

    Libre 3

    Is there anyone who has tried the libre 3 sensors? If so did they work and what phone have you got as I've been given one to try I made sure my phone was compatible but it won't work.
  18. steveo4

    Insight pumps being recalled

    I've heard a lot of rumours that the accu chek Insight pumps are all being recalled because of the novorapid pump cartridges issue. Have you heard anything about this?
  19. steveo4

    Control issues

    don't know what's going on but was having fairly good control until about 4 days ago now for some unknown reason it's all going wrong again. It's getting me down as I never seem to be able to get a good balance even though I change my sights regular and do everything I should be doing I'm...
  20. steveo4

    Libre 2 alarms

    The alarms on the sensors are very poor this is the third sensor in a row now where the alarms have stopped working after just 6 days of using them.