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Annoyed +++ changed cannula this morning after a calibration. same usual morning calibration got to work and 14.0 so replaced cannula assuming it hadn't settled right (hadn't eaten anything bar a couple of black coffees) bolused to correct pump said enter BG to continue AM BG said 8.4 now...

Aus based, so might be different for UK peeps. Anyway - had the 640g since October last year. Just before Christmas I lost it (put on roof of car after a run, then drove off and lost it!). So Medtronic allowed me to "rent" a 640g for the duration of the warranty period (at $180 per month on top...

Just tried to update my CGM subscription via Medtronic eShop Wouldn't let me add another 12 month subscription so I called them - got told they are now shipping the Sensor3 for 640g as it's a better sensor, smaller, more comfortable and now lasts up to 7 days. Oh and quicker start up time...

Hey team Having a few issues with my levels over the last few days. I'm in Australia, had my flu jab last weds (winter here, real bad flu going round, very serious) So Thursday night last week I spiked up to 14. Correction dose given (640g pump with cgm). Levels didn't budge. stayed at 14. So...

Morning all. Been using the Accu-chek Spirit combo for three years. Lots less hypos but I'm at a bit of a low spot (burning out - 20 odd years of T1) and pretty bad at testing my levels at the moment. I do a couple of times a day, but not as often as I should. Anyway, my health insurance has...

Quite new to pumping. Still getting my head round it all. So far I'm changing the cannula every 2-3 days and the tubing changed every 2nd cannula. I'm just basic pumping so far, haven't got into multiwave yet. Is this fairly normal - ie, get used to carrying and standard wave pumping and...

Hi everyone I'm trying to find a similar forum in Oz but I just can't find anything in WA at all. Just wanted to find a decent optometrist for my check ups in Fremantle area. The last check I had was meant to be a diabetic review but it was extremely quick - 10 mins in the chair. Back in the...

Hi All On Wednesday I became the proud owner to an Accu-chek Spirit combo pump. Bloody hell! Massive learning curve but the more I play with it the more it makes sense. Day one I had a couple of hypos - I'm guessing because the basal lantus was still in the system. Since then I've had the...

Did a couple of night shifts Weds and Thurs last week and only just really recovered from them. Around 3am on the first night my BSL's were 22. Gave myself some insulin and checked a couple of hours later and they'd barely moved. And that's pretty much how it was until last night. Constantly...

Yep, three weeks until I fly out to Oz for a years work. Say hello West Coast! (Fremantle/Perth) Was planning on cycling to work until they considered moving me to a hospital 30km away! I said I didn't fancy riding to and from work (60km) in the Australian summer - inland with little wind, and...

Just about to qualify as a mental health nurse and I'm looking into moving to Perth WA for a year to do a graduate programe. I'm T1 so is there a way of getting my insulin supplied while I'm over there as I do here? Can someone post it to me? I'm guessing the risk is that the insulin sits on a...

I currently take 36u at around 11pm. I'm 6'1", about 12.5 stone and very active and on the go. Been taking Lantus since I moved from a 2 injection regime to a 4 jab, around 7 years ago.... Never really thought about it. I know that it doesn't last 24 hours - more like 20. Would it be better...

Day three of my quitting smoking. Took my 3rd 500mcg Champix this morning. I think they are working. Was at work at 9 and usually I smoke a fair bit (residential care for mentally ill) but today just had 2 roll ups and not really feeling like I want one either. No real side effects other than...

Well, not a noob diabetic, a noob to the forum. A little bit about me. Classic symptoms around 8 years ago. Constant thirst, constant peeing, yadda yadda. Started on Humalog x2 a day (can't even remember the units). Utter rubbish. Ended up on Novorapid (units depending on meal size but very...