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  1. Steffany

    Pump starts should come with CGM automatically

    So after many years of resisting it I have finally gone onto the pump. They fitted me out last Monday with a saline run through so I could get used to pump care first and see if I was ok wearing it. The aim is to go live with insulin this Monday coming (so wish me luck! ), but there is one...
  2. L

    Insulin Pumps - Which One To Get?

    Hi all, Tomorrow I have an appointment to discuss insulin pumps with my diabetes team at the hospital. I have had many discussions already with them but tomorrow is an opportunity to look at some and see if one I like the look of is available on the nhs. I do a lot of Lindy hop dancing and...
  3. symer001

    Cannula needle to small and not getting insulin properly.

    So I normally use the tenderlink with the angled needle and I have decided to switch back to the flex link plus. I ordered the 6 mm needle and I was having real trouble controlling my sugars, so I've come to the conclusion that the needle length is too small for me. Ive never put cannulas in...
  4. letitia7778

    Where do thin people put their canulas?

    Hi all, I've been on a pump for nearly a month now and I'm really struggling to find places to put it. I've got zero fat on my middle, no love handles and really lumpy sites on my thighs. Arm got no fat on them either. Anyone used their bum? I'm not sure if can sit on it, do I just stand up...
  5. GinaPrice

    To Pump or stick with MDI?

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and am hoping you can help! Having suffered from lots of Hypos and 3 comas I have been considering changing to a pump for 6 months. Today my nurse told me that I meet the criteria and just need to give the go ahead to move forward. There are 3 pumps available...
  6. Kickingitsass04

    Alcohol and pump t1

    Hi everyone. I haven't posted before but I just wanted to ask a question regarding alcohol. I've been type 1 for 13 years and went onto the animas vibe pump almost a month ago. Everything is going great! However I have a party tomorrow night and I'm nervous about drinking alcohol and how my...
  7. D

    Struggling with my diabetes.

    I have been a type one diabetic for 5 years, I am on the pump and I used to get along with it really well. This year I have my remaining GCSE's and I'm really struggling to cope with managing my blood levels. I know I have to look after myself but I seem to not care? I don't look after myself...
  8. Danpope4

    Dealing with Ketones

    So the past few days I've had some higher than normal blood sugars. I use my normal correction ratio however due to the ketones that I had my blood sugars won't drop down to desired levels. So I was wondering how others would counter this? Would you give extra insulin or would you do more...
  9. donnac1968

    Pump advice for starting at the gym tomorrow?

    I'm starting at the gym tomorrow morning at 10am. I am on a pump and haven't exercised for as long as I can remember. I've booked a session with a personal trainer to get me started so it could be a bit full on. I'm female, 48, Type 1 for 30 years. Any advice on what to eat for breakfast? I...
  10. F

    Addison's

    hi, i'm new here so i don't know what i'm doing! my daughter has Addison's disease. She has been in hospital 3 times this month already. How do i get a pump? Any help would be useful. i understand from my GP that hydrocortisol pumps are not funded by the NHS - but i need to buy one! Nr...
  11. Queenserene_

    Tubing discolouration

    Hello all, I have recently been having a problem in which the infusion set keeps turning orangey/red. I've had the pump since July last year and not had this issue until about a month go onwards. Every time it happens i change all the tubing and cannula and I have changed sites completely...
  12. letitia7778

    Considering a pump but embarrassed to ask this...

    Hi, I'm currently waiting for an appt with the pump specialist to get a pump. My diabetes is completely out of control and despite being really opposed to the idea before, I know I have to try one to see if it helps. I often go out in very tight skimpy clothes and I'm skinny and small - no...
  13. M

    Advice on the pump

    I have had type 1 diabetes for 16 of the 17 years of my life and I am still using pens to administer my insulin. I have struggled with my glucose levels for a number of years now, especially since becoming a teenager. I want to learn to drive this year and be able to look after myself so that I...
  14. S

    Pump but can't get blood sugar down

    Hi there - I've been on a pump for about 18 months and love it! I've always been able to keep my insulin requirements down a bit by following a low carb diet, but the past 6 months have had trouble sticking to this (lots of life issues etc) so my control hasn't been great. I met with the...
  15. D

    Sex and High Sugars

    Bit of an awkward question, but does anyone else find that sex causes high blood sugars in them. I'm on the pump which i leave attatched and travels with me so I don't know why I'm spiking
  16. Engineer88

    LC and veggie for February, meal ideas please :)

    Morning all, I decided to sign up to no sugar February for Cancer research UK, however this being far to easy (!?) I decided to go low carb/veggie as more of a challenge. https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/low-carb-to-lower-cancer So far I have: Curries Gosh ready dinner Cauliflower...
  17. lelebrian

    Issues after changing infusion set

    Hello, often after I change my infusion set I get highs with ketones until I have a big bolus with pen and I change set (then, I get better after some hours). Removing the infusion set I have some blood coming out of the insertion site. I summarized that I might be having hit a capillary and...
  18. Engineer88

    Steroid injection to shoulder

    Morning all, Had injection last night for the first time, asked the dr and he said no raise in BG. I call BS. temp basal on corrections in place. anyone else experienced this?
  19. P

    Type 1: High morning blood sugar/ Dawn Phenomenon

    Hi all, I've been struggling with high waking blood sugars which I've attributed to a Dawn Phenomenon (although a consult I saw was sceptical despite a months of Libre data showing it) that I see start to rise my sugars at around 3-4am. I was just wondering how other people deal with them? I...
  20. Engineer88

    INPUT Video!!

    Ive been selected by INPUT to be recorded discussing my CGM and pump on film next week!! :wacky: Is anyone else coming?