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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CheeseSeaker" data-source="post: 2747012" data-attributes="member: 531814">I get that (honestly I do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) but there is light at the end of the tunnel (that there wasn't until the last few years).We are moving through a HCL rollout (HCL is Hybrid Closed Loop - think of an artificial pancreas using a BG monitor, talking to a 'brain' and an insulin pump.That means you tell it how much you eat and when, and it thinks about it and delivers the correct amount of insulin. If you need less insulin, it stops delivering any more, if you need more, it adds more till it gets the levels right.Not perfect but 'almost' like having your pancreas back.In the future Fully Closed Loop - where you 'eat and go' - currently nothing available unless you DIY (and thats not for the faint hearted) - thats where I am, but I've spent a long time getting it to work for me, after years of understanding T1 and what impacts my BG. FCL is coming, so that spontaneity is on the horizon - keep an open mind to what you Diabetes team tell you, and keep positive (we all have down days, just don't give up).Just ate some left over christmas chocolate and a packet of S&V chrisps without doing anything - I love what I have now (but was 4 when diagnosed so not sure I remember anything better than 'now') - we've come on a long way</blockquote>

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