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  1. norwaycook

    Critical Error

    Critical error shows on the pump as a small pump icon with a cross on it then an open book with a question mark and if you read the manual it says it cannot recover from it. The alarm is deafening and cannot be stopped unless you remove the battery then hold in one of the buttons unti it stops
  2. norwaycook

    Critical Error

    On Thursday I got a critical error on my Medtronic insulin pump. I phoned them and had a replacement within 3 hours but today Sunday I have had the same error come up on my new pump. Has this happened to anyone else. Never had this before on any pump and feeling very stressed. Something I’ve...
  3. norwaycook

    Medical Retirement

    I'm coming up to 62 with the same work ethics as yourself. Been at my present job for 3 years and never been sick. But beginning to wonder how many more years I can keep this up. Very little pension funds. I'm a Head chef always on my feet beginning to get knee problems. I'll be looking for...
  4. norwaycook

    Who are pumps best for?

    I'm 61 and had one for the last 3 years wouldn't want to go back to injections
  5. norwaycook

    How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

    I've been a diabetic 53 years I got diagnosed with it when I was 7. Spent my birthday in hospital Had a few heart problems but still working and certainly very active.
  6. norwaycook

    ILL with a cold

    You always need more insulin when having a cold. I have one at the moment and I am all over the shop. Trying desperately to get it under control.
  7. norwaycook

    ILL with a cold

    I would do a correction and also increase my temp basal insulin up to 120%
  8. norwaycook

    Basal rates

    You should check your blood sugar levels 4 hours a head in this case and see how they are then and only alter in very small amounts A wee tweak is always better than a big one.
  9. norwaycook

    Mental block or senior moment.. remembering if insulin has been administered

    Was beginning to have the same problem but a year back managed to get a pump which manages to store your history Still have to check to see if I've administered it occasionally. Old age I suppose
  10. norwaycook

    Time off work for pump start

    I had a week off work but during that period had to attend an interview for a new job. Had very high blood sugars that day. Stress plays a bit part in my control At least I got the new job and a year and a half later still there. I never hide the fact I'm a diabetic a lot easier to do blood...
  11. norwaycook

    Over 53 years a type 1 diabetic. Been on a pump for the last year and finding it different but good

    Over 53 years a type 1 diabetic. Been on a pump for the last year and finding it different but good
  12. norwaycook

    What are everybody's daily totals on the pump?

    I average about 35 units but struggle to get above 50 % basal rate though
  13. norwaycook

    Zombie attack/end of the world

    Have thought that, then thought that would have been the least of our problems lol
  14. norwaycook

    needs help

    Love the video
  15. norwaycook

    Cycling T1 ...

    Sorry fingers too big for phone, well just recently gone on the pump works better controlling your long acting insulin basal just takes a bit of setting up a bit of experimentation Used to cut my slow acting insulin down the night before I was cycling by 20 % or more now with the pump normally...
  16. norwaycook

    Cycling T1 ...

    I'm a nearly 60 year old who has had diabetes for over 50 years. Still cycle normally just for an hour getting to and from work a couple of times a week. Just Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  17. norwaycook

    Carbs and basal- is this normal?

    Have noticed mine raise by about 50% then drop again at about 5 in the morning Don't know why? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  18. norwaycook

    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    I've been a type one diabetic for 52 years Just gone on to the pump 3 months ago and really liking it. Always good to revitalise your interest. Had a few heart problems but apart from that doing well. Started with diabetes when I was seven. Haven't always been well controlled especially in my...
  19. norwaycook

    I test everyoune of my friends if they want to be tested

    Always checked the kids when they were growing up. Especially if I thought they were drinking a lot of liquids Twenty years later they still complain lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  20. norwaycook

    I test everyoune of my friends if they want to be tested

    A Sent from the Diabetes Forum App