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  1. Topher

    Closed loop systems

    Hi Guys, just seeing if any of you use this. I have a Dexcom g6 sensor and a Medtronic 640g, so I know it won’t work. But my dr told me a Roche pump works, can anyone shed some light on this ?
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    How long have you had T1

    Just seeing how long people have had T1 diabetes for, I read up it can take 10 years off your life, irrespective of what age you got it - whether you were 5 or 35. So if the average age of a man to die is 76, you recon 66 is about your life expectancy
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    Scuba Diving

    Hi, I have my Advanced open water Padi, but haven't dived since I got T1 about 9 years ago, I was thinking of taking it up again - anyone that has done it, can they let me know how they found it with their bloods, whether they went high or low - (I know everyone is different) - but it would...
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    Type 1 Caronavirus

    Hi All, I'm Type 1, and due to go skiing tomorrow to Austria near the Italian border. Although there are only 3 case identified in the general Tyrol area - do you think i am taking unnecessary risks by going ? Obviously i do not want to get virus, but we all have to be sensible and live our...
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    Dexcom G5 app update

    Hi guys, can anyone download the new Dexcom g5 app update that allows you to put in your own alert schedule , and alarms when phone on silent The question is the App Store won’t allow me to download the updated app. - anyone else had this problem Thanks guys
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    closed looped system / openAPS

    Hi Guys, Does anyone know a way that the medtronic 640G or the Anima Vibe can be used for the closed loop system or the openAPS system - i know it renders the pump out of warranty, but i have an old vibe that i could try it with as i am going on to the 640g soon. The medtronic 670g is not meant...
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    Medtronic 670g with Guardian Sensor

    HI Guys, I know this has probably been asked loads of times. Does anyone have any reviews on the medtronic 670g with Guardian Sensor. I am moving from the vibe with Dexcom sensors which were great and just seeing if the medtronic are as good. Thanks guys
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    Tiredness

    Hi All, I know this sounds mad and sometimes we blame everything on diabetes, but over the past 6 months, I really haven't been sleeping well, and I am wrecked during the day, and my head feels heavy and my eyes tired and stingy I sometimes feel like this when I do sleep well. My control is...
  9. Topher

    Infusion sites

    How many sites do people use, I use about 3-4 that I rotate, every 3 days around the belly area, anywhere else and the obsorbtion is pretty poor and makes my bs levels spike above 11
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    Blood from cannula site

    When you take your cannula out and quite a lot of blood starts to come out as well, what does this mean
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    Skiing

    I am on a pump, and this is the first time to ski with it, I skied last year on mdi, and found my bloods went quite high.(17+) which obviously affected my skiing Has anyone been skiing with a pump, and what do they do esp in the morning regarding basal and bolus Thanks
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    Hypo-land

    Hi all, I'm on the vibe with Dexcom, and although I have few hypos as I catch them before they happen and my A1C is good, I kind of feel I am living a bit in hypoland as I regularly have to have a biscuit or a drink to avoid a hypo ( at least twice a day)- is this normal and just the cost of...
  13. Topher

    Basal v bolus

    Just wondering what % are people's basal and bolus on the pump I'm about 38% basal and 62% bolus
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    Hypos

    Just seeing on average how many hypos do people have a week, and what would be the average mmol that you would be during the hypos - i know this can vary by quite a lot etc
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    Canula sites

    Hi, as ever looking for advice Is it possible to put a cannula in a certain place be it on the belly etc, and the insulin hits you very fast when you bolus This has happened to me for 2 days, where I bolus and near 10 mins after I would be having a hypo when I am eating. It has never happened...
  16. Topher

    Going high after eating

    Hi, I seem recently to start going up after 3 hours of taking a bolus ( and the food isn't height in fat) is this due to the fact my bolus should be more, or something else, as after 3 hours I would be say 7, then would go up to 11/12 and maybe come back to 10 but stay around this till my next...
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    Rotation of sites

    Hi, just seeing how long people leave a site before they use it again, I use the same 8 sites, so it's approximately about 24 days before I use the same one again I am just wondering is this too much, or about right, I just don't want to over use my sites then making them bad etc Thanks
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    Cannula changes

    Hi, how often do people change their cannula site, every 2 or 3 days ?, I think I find on the third day I tend to rise a bit
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    Split bolus's

    Hi, at what point would you split your bolus for a high fat meal. I know you would do it for a takeaway etc, but would you do it for crisps, if the fat content was 10%. In other words at what fat percentage content would you split your bolus [emoji52]
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    Absorption Issues

    Hi All, does anyone have absorption issues at certain areas on their body. I find anywhere other than my belly and around the side of my hip works very well. But around the back and the top of the bum and legs, the absorption is pretty poor: in that pre meal i would be about 6.1mmol, i would...