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Hi, Welcome to the forums! The answer can vary depending if you’re using mobile or PC. For mobile if you click the 3 lines in the Top left, click where it says your name/has your photo which will take you to your Account settings. If you scroll down there is a section which says Type of...

Adding onto what @EllieM had said I am also on hybrid closed loop (Medtronic 780g) and there are 3 blood sugar targets it can aim for, 6.7, 6.1 and 5.5. You can set either of these although 5.5 does make me uneasy because you do risk that with auto corrections for the pump to get you down to 5.5...

Don’t know if it’s just me but my control is way better and yet I seem to get sicker much easier now!! :hilarious: May as well have my GP on speed dial at this rate. I know we have weaker immune systems but I never got this sick this often before

My last “statistics” were 80% in 3.9-10 with 1% below 3.9, 18% 10-13.9 and the rest above 14. With all of that in mind my last hba1c was 48 so really going up to 10 I don’t think is that big of an issue but each to their own I suppose!

If you aren't feeling like yourself even with a normal blood sugar I'd be worried if my ketones were that high and I wasn't on any new medication or following a "keto diet". I would be taking a trip to A&E, if you phoned 111 it's likely they would give the same suggestion as they are limited in...

What about glucogel? Probably not the best tasting (although I can't remember as I haven't used it for years) but it has a shelf life of around 18 months and if you aren't having a hypo that often anyway it probably won't hurt to have something slightly "yucky" every once in a while.

I've had a few DKA episodes, although none now for at least 5 or so years but all of my episodes were when I was late teens/early twenties. My symptoms have always been the same - - Dying of thirst/Needing to pee A LOT - Can't keep anything down even small sips of water - Felt like my heart was...

I always tell any new employer that I have diabetes, especially since I know I will need time off for appointments and don't feel I should always use my annual leave for that. Funnily enough, my manager although he doesn't have diabetes some of his family does and he suffers from hypos so has a...

Hello @Melody123 Thank you @Hopeful34 for the tag! I think I’m just going to echo a lot of what has been said above, you will definitely get more used to it with time. I’ve been pumping for going on 9 years now and my pump is just a normal piece of my day to day life and I forget it’s there...

Welcome to the forums - First of all I am really sorry you are having a poor experience with your diabetes team but it seems like you are heading in the right direction in terms of wanting to use a CGM to better understand how your blood sugars are day to day. I think doctors sometimes forget...

Hey there, I'm on Lyumjev which is basically the same as Fiasp but to answer your questions the best I can do; - Generally, with both of these insulins they can kick in within 5 minutes of taking the insulin so you do have to be careful when you take it. I generally take mine right as my plate...

Funnily enough I did read in the leaflet it can affect your b12 levels, although I am on lifelong b12 injections for what they suspect is pernicious anaemia so no worries there :hilarious:. I've been on Lansoprazole now for just over a week, my symptoms have definitely improved (although the...

I do think that there does have to be a cut off point at which they offer it as realistically it isn't feasible to offer every single person this extremely expensive tech when they are able to manage their diabetes with treatment that costs much less. I was one of the few who got onto the...

My insurance was more bothered that I had an epilepsy diagnosis than a diabetes one :hilarious: Although neither condition affected the price and really it shouldn’t do, you can always shop around for deals though but mine was a fairly average price and has only ever gone down.

Welcome to the forums, I don’t use an omnipod sadly but I’m sure @Marie 2 does, unsure of anyone else who uses this so can’t tag anyone further. Just thinking though if it is that inconvenient have you considered using a tubing pump? I know you play football but you can disconnect for up to...

Just tagging a couple of people who I'm sure use the Tandem pump which uses Control IQ and are from the UK to see if they can assist but if all else fails I would see if you can get into contact with your diabetes team to see if they can help guide you. I don't use a Tandem pump so unfortunately...

Nothing really to add onto advice on what to do as @In Response has given some solid advice but just by looking at your date of diagnosis you could possibly still be in the honeymoon period which won't help matters very much and your insulin needs may vary during this time. I don't believe in...

Hi All, I’ve just been prescribed lansoprazole because my doctor believes I have “silent reflux” and to be fair he isn’t wrong as all of my symptoms do match up, although unsure of the cause as nothing has changed with my weight or eating habits and I don’t smoke/rarely if ever drink. Has...

Still have to go back for my eye outpatient in 3 months although at my optician appointment today my optician was able to tell me that compared to last time when they looked there’s less bleeding spots in the Macula on my right eye (1 compared to 3 previously) and my left eye just has background...

Thank you, it’s always nice to see other people’s views/advice on the same things. I appreciate you coming in and expanding on some of my points to better help :) it’s been a long time since I’ve actually had to think about holiday rules! :hilarious: