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Hey guys! So ,I was thinking, What are the main day to day differences between the pump and MDI? For example , would I be safer all around while on mdi as far as malfunctions go? (I always have an somewhat irrational thought that my pump while break down and start giving wrong doses)Is blood...

Hi all! Long time lurker, first time posting. I was approved for an insulin pump sometime in December 2021. By Christmas my clinic hadn’t yet applied for funding so I expected it to be a few months before it would all be arranged. But this morning I had an unexpected delivery of the pump at...

Hi all, New the forum so hope you're all well. I have had T1D since I was 11 - now 27. I also have ulcerative colitis and because of this I had to have surgery at 15 to have an ileostomy or stoma bag - I still have my rectum so currently waiting for surgery to remove this. But, before that can...

Hi all, New to this forum so hope you're all doing well. I recently have been approved for a pump and I have a meeting next week to go through all the paperwork etc. They've given me two options and I was hoping some of you may wish to share your experiences. Omnipod dash or Medtronic 780G...

Hi, I'm thinking in advance here as I'm newly-diagnosed and my advisor said we could think about a pump in 1-5 years' time. But I have a big question around it. I have a BRCA gene mutation which means I currently have MRI scans once a year as I'm high risk for breast cancer. Of course I realise...

Hi, I've only been on a pump for a week so I'm not sure if this is a common issue or not, but it's not one I've experienced using MDI. My Bolus seems to be getting "backed up" when I inject. What do I mean by this? I take the Bolus and about 60% activates (based on the spike I get compared the...

Hello, I will be relocating to Denmark soon. I'm currently using Medtronic insulin pump and Dexcom G6 CGM. I'm wondering what do I need to do in Denmark to get supplies for these. I emailed the local (to my location in Denmark) diabetes center, but haven't heard back yet. As far as I...

So I’m going on the Pump next month. An Omnipod Dash (for a variety convenience reasons). I don’t have the funds for an attached CGM (got a disconnected Libre 2 though). What are things you wish you knew before you started using the Pump? Had my first induction session today, so think I have...

Hi all, I thought I'd share a story here of a mistake I made yesterday just as a wee warning for others. The mistake was simple, it only took 1 second of not thinking, but it ended with my wife having to rush me to A&E. Backstory So for the last week my basal insulin requirement has been...

Hi I've been diabetic for 31 years and recently moved house so my diabetic care has moved to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. I was hoping they'd be a bit more flexible than my hospital in London regarding diabetes kit. You need to do at least 8 finger pricks a day to get a Freestyle Libre...

Is anyone else really disappointed the Roche/Accu-chek are stopping producing the Combo and Insight pumps from December this year? I've been using accu-chek pumps for over 12 years, first a Combo, then 2 Insights and have never had any particular issues. I'm pretty gutted to be honest.

Hi all, I am hoping to, if covid allows, go on a hot tub weekend with some friends later this year. My fear is disconnecting my pump. I have often read that you can disconnect for an hour and then Bolus for your missed basal. But after this when can I go back in? is it a case of check...

I was wanting to get a Medtronic 640G but I don't know whether I would need a prescription for it

Hi everyone! Long time reader, first time poster :) Hope you're all doing well! I have been diabetic for nearly 20 years, on a pump for 10 years, and I am (over)due my third pump update. My biggest problem since diagnosis is that I do not test nowhere near enough which means my control is not...

Hi pump users Four days ago, by choice, I changed to an Omnipod Dash pump system after 4 years of using a Medtronic 640G. I am now on my second Pod after having completed 4 days of use and have to say that so far I am extremely pleased I have made the change. I had got really fed up with the...

Hello! So I've been using a pump since 2012, diagnosed 1997. I've never done a DAFNE course, despite wanting to and I'm struggling with bolusing for meals*. I changed hospitals last year and at the old hospital the person who did the pump DAFNE had retired and they didn't want me to do the...

Hello all I recently changed from the insight handset /pump to the My Sugr app/Accu-Chek mobile and pump instead. I wondered if anyone else uses this and if so, how you find it? I personally feel it is now more effort - although the insight meter was slow, this process seems much longer (and...

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and was looking for some info/support! I'm T1D (almost 20 years), on an insulin pump, based in London, and have recently found out I'm five weeks pregnant with my second child. I'm excited, but also super-nervous! This one was not 100% planned, but very much wanted...

Hiya, just wondering if anyone has come across similar/ knows how to fix it: I have found especially recently that when i remove a pump site i am left with a little red dot where the site was, which is fine but they seem to last a lot longer than they used to! I have found that especially...

Hello all, My pump consult has said that they want me to use the MyLife app alongside my Accu-Chek Combo pump, for bolus advice. Me thinking that would be easy enough. My Accu-Chek Expert meter/handset is set to use g (grams) and mmol/L as units. In the MyLife app for the time blocks, it only...