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HBA1C + Pump (possibly)

porl69

porl69

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Pontypool, South Wales
Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Appointment with the dietitian yesterday afternoon
HBA1C of 61. And am VERY happy. Yeah, I know it isn't brilliant BUT 1 year ago it was 84 and 3 years ago 139!!!! So I AM very happy.
I am also being put on the list for a pump (WOOHOO) due to hypo unawareness. Choices being Omnipod, Medtronic 640g (with Dexcom) or Accu check combo. So all in all I am one happy bunny :D :D
At last I seem to have a diabetic team who actually cares AND listens to what I have to say
 
Wow, what area are you in? I’m struggling with being in insulin pens and I keep having frequent hypos with reduced basal and impaired hypo awareness. A pump may be beneficial and I’m looking into changing to a pump friendly clinic.
 
@ruby_jane26
Personly I question how much benifit a pump would give most people without also having a CGM, and CGM without a pump would clearly help reduce your hypos.

I know some people with type1 find that a low carb diet reduces hypes as the increases in BG are slower, and hence less risk of over correcting.
 
ruby_jane26 said:
Wow, what area are you in? I’m struggling with being in insulin pens and I keep having frequent hypos with reduced basal and impaired hypo awareness. A pump may be beneficial and I’m looking into changing to a pump friendly clinic.
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ringi said:
@ruby_jane26
Personly I question how much benifit a pump would give most people without also having a CGM, and CGM without a pump would clearly help reduce your hypos.

I know some people with type1 find that a low carb diet reduces hypes as the increases in BG are slower, and hence less risk of over correcting.
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ruby_jane26 said:
Wow, what area are you in? I’m struggling with being in insulin pens and I keep having frequent hypos with reduced basal and impaired hypo awareness. A pump may be beneficial and I’m looking into changing to a pump friendly clinic.
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I live in South Wales
 
ringi said:
@ruby_jane26
Personly I question how much benifit a pump would give most people without also having a CGM, and CGM without a pump would clearly help reduce your hypos.

I know some people with type1 find that a low carb diet reduces hypes as the increases in BG are slower, and hence less risk of over correcting.
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I agree with you in some respect @ringi but with the ability to set a varied basal rate, based on trends, I do believe you would cut down hypos significantly. I have a tendency to hypo during the night BUT if i reduce my evening Tresiba then i would be running high all day.
 
porl69 said:
I agree with you in some respect @ringi but with the ability to set a varied basal rate, based on trends, I do believe you would cut down hypos significantly. I have a tendency to hypo during the night BUT if i reduce my evening Tresiba then i would be running high all day.
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I have just cut down on my tresiba and I’m finding I’m running high all day too! So frustrating
 
ruby_jane26 said:
I have just cut down on my tresiba and I’m finding I’m running high all day too! So frustrating
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Tresiba is really good for me. I do find I am getting pretty stable readings most of the time, even thou they may be a stable hypo during the night OR if I have a snack before bed and forget to bolus then a steady high :D
 
porl69 said:
Tresiba is really good for me. I do find I am getting pretty stable readings most of the time, even thou they may be a stable hypo during the night OR if I have a snack before bed and forget to bolus then a steady high :D
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That flat stable Libre line :)

Just hovering above your 'in range' line, straight, flat, consistent, immobile but never quite where you want it to sit, add a 1/2 u and it roller coasters downwards to a glucose tablet before straight lining back up to where it was, or the waking one at 7am with a flat 3.3 since 1am and two glucose tablets sends it to 12 where it happily settles down...

Those days eh!
 
kev-w said:
That flat stable Libre line :)

Just hovering above your 'in range' line, straight, flat, consistent, immobile but never quite where you want it to sit, add a 1/2 u and it roller coasters downwards to a glucose tablet before straight lining back up to where it was, or the waking one at 7am with a flat 3.3 since 1am and two glucose tablets sends it to 12 where it happily settles down...

Those days eh!
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Totally agree with you on that one. Past 2 days the Libre line is playing at being a rollercoaster designer. Boy, the ups and downs over that time has been horrendous
 
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