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I flew Singapore Airlines to Australia in July and took 6 months of insulin, and a couple of box of reservoirs and insulin sets in my hand luggage without issue. With all the things I had in my hand luggage it was about 15kg! I recommend you keep everything in your handbag or backpack, don’t...

you can use the monitor without it connected to the iphone and then just connect periodically to upload the numbers if you don't want to carry the adaptor with you all the time. Having said that, the iBGStar and adaptor combo is still smaller than most meters.

Aside from site rotation, what do you do to reduce scarring from all the needle insertions? I have some cream that I was given to reduce bruising after giving blood one time in Australia (Type 1's can give blood in Australia) but I am back in the UK and coming to the end of the cream and was...

Medtronic have a number of different sets you can use. I also started off with the Quickset but found that it was kinking and also that I could feel it under my skin in different locations. I changed to the silhouette and haven't had any problems since. They also have the Sure-T and Meo sets...

I'll aim to keep nibbling throughout a long event - I prefer to buy gels in a bottle and then I can fill up a small flask to take with me to sip throughout - If I use gel packets you need to use them all at once. I also try to eat more solid food in the earlier part because I know later on I...

I use the same lancet for months at a time, I only change it when it feels painful.

my Medtronic 522 pump is coming up for replacement and I am able to chose between either the Medtronic Veo or the Omnipod. I am definitely attracted to the Omnipod mainly due to the tubeless design and the ability to put anywhere on my body. The sticking point is the CGM. I have the CGM kit...

A 30 second google will tell you what the password is for the meter - it's the same password for all of them. I did play with the settings but tend not to use it and use the Freestyle Lite in preference (same strips).

I have a freestyle lite, a contour Link, the iBGstar, contour Next USB, freestyle Insulinx, VerioIQ, Twist, nano and a few other ones that I have tried. The iBGStar is consistently higher than all the other meters and I don't bother with it anymore. Contour Link and the Insulinx are both...

I have 10km events in Jan, Feb, Mar, May and then onto some longer stuff. March 16 miles April 21.1 km August 14 miles Didn't make it into London Marathon or Berlin so will need to find another one to enter. Hope to do 69 Miler in June and a 56 Miler in Sept. What's the Ultra you are doing on...

I've just moved back from Australia where for the last 3 years I have been able to give blood, despite being T1. As long as your doctor signs off that you have generally good control, you are able to donate. I believe you can generally donate in the USA also. I did call the UK Blood Service...