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Thanks y'all, I'm ok with it now, been a bit stressful organising the funeral, mum's made the solicitors executors & trustees and left me her estate, I struggled at first to get an appointment with her solicitor as I needed them to raise an executors cheque book to pay the funeral deposit, there were no appointments till the 5th of July so I went and sat in their reception and saw someone in 20 minutes and got an appointment on the Friday, she was quite religious, same church for 70 years, nearest I got was dropping her off and collecting her as I'd go over to our towns big pool for a swim whilst waiting :)

Sugars bouncing a bit today, the hypo came back after I'd cycled for young child to get her to school, so I'm back in the mid 4's now and the breakfast bolus should have peaked so I should see a spike upwards soon though I thought that at 07 30 :banghead:
Take care kev and sorry to hear about your mum x
 
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Hi @Knikki Have you ever been offered an insulin pump or been advised to try one ?

Have talked about them but at the moment do not see the need for one. 98% of the time I run OK just sometimes I miss judge things, but usually get back under control and running low. Takes a couple of hours but thats fine.

I don't mind being at 2.6 it is the high end I don't like.
 
@kev - hope all goes well, thinking of you.

Still feeling bleugh.

3am test said 6.6
7.30am 9.9 - correction dose given.

Will be happy if I can stay in single figures for today. I have a feeling there will be lots of correction doses :/
 
@CranberryIce When you say "correction doses" is that like just a couple of unit here and there you keep you from going higher than 9.9?
If so how many is in a "correction"?

Just asking as I am experimenting with things and also getting used to this Libre thing on my arm, which is interesting.
 
ive just had a letter to go to a pump clinic but im a bit nervous .consultant said it would give me much tighter control .it just puts me off about sleeping with it on and it coming undone when im asleep im a worrier like that but goodluck and i hope you get yours :)
Hi @karen8967,
I have been on an insulin pump for just over 7 1/2 years but on insulin for 51 years altogether. And after having to use 6 + injections per day of a MDI regime to keep BSLs under control but still suffering nighttime hypos the pump has been a godsend. I would never go back !
I, too, was worried about the pump pulling off at the needle insert site. There are waist bands, pouches etc to carry the pump at night. There are other products for ladies for daytime carrying of the pump. The manufacturers website usually has them on display.
As a male, for night time I just turn my pyjama shirt inside out and slip the pump into my now inner pocket. I also put extra sticky white tape (like what is part of the needle insert) around the insert, usually a strip above and below as most of the pulling, if it occurs, is likely to be down or up.
I wear my pump on a belt with use of a belt clip. Occasionally in lifting my shirt out the pump might get lifted off the belt and you get this sickening tug on the tubing and insert site. Mostly I have developed my reflexes to work well enough to stop the pump's fall or prevent it happening in the fist place but occasionally I have had to change the needle insert site ( maybe once in 8 months if that).
When wearing pants/trousers or slacks with the pump on a belt clip and that apparel needs to be lowered when in the bathroom it helps to ensure the length of tubing is sufficient to prevent tension on the needle insert and that the tubing is not shortened by being tangled in part of the pump or clip
I have also found that if one is hiking, and one's backpack has a sophisticated waist strap and padding, that a pump worn on a belt clip gets compressed by the waist padding, is less accessible and digs into one's hip. And I can to check that the needle insert is not in a position where it could be rubbed or dislodged by straps etc. A lanyard and pouch worn around the neck is a better alternative for carrying the pump in that situation..
With hot, sweaty weather the stickiness of the white stuff is not enough and the needle insert detaches. I know to watch out for this and it usually only happens once a year during warm early Autumn months when I am working very hard physically during our annual International Kite Festival.( In Adelaide, South Australia) A large swatch of white sticky material usually does the trick on most but the warmest days.
I only detach the pump for: changing reservoir/needle insert = once every 3 1/2 days or so; for showering or other 'water immersion' (the pump is supposed to be water proof but I like to be careful) but I have enough confidence to wear it whilst canoeing because that may be over several hours); a certain three letter word activity (usually nocturnal, but sometime daytime) in which a pump may get in the way), a padded dressing over the needle insertion site usually suffices to prevent friction. 'Nuff said !! ( the padding with the pump still attached works OK for playing with children and pets etc !!
I commend the insulin pump to you. I never entirely lose my sense of 'detachment anxiety" as it is a source of safety but it has become second nature to tape and check now.
Some bad humour to finish: There are two people sitting in a psychiatrist's office. One is wearing a suit, the other a dark uniform with a black cap and an axe through his belt. The second guy asks why the first is here and he replies:" I am a doctor and have this anxiety that I will perform the wrong operation on a patient"." Who are you and what are you here for "?
The second guy says "I am an executioner". 'Oh" says the doctor, "and what is your diagnosis" " Separation anxiety".
Bom! Bom ! Best Wishes.
 
Hi @karen8967,
I have been on an insulin pump for just over 7 1/2 years but on insulin for 51 years altogether. And after having to use 6 + injections per day of a MDI regime to keep BSLs under control but still suffering nighttime hypos the pump has been a godsend. I would never go back !
I, too, was worried about the pump pulling off at the needle insert site. There are waist bands, pouches etc to carry the pump at night. There are other products for ladies for daytime carrying of the pump. The manufacturers website usually has them on display.
As a male, for night time I just turn my pyjama shirt inside out and slip the pump into my now inner pocket. I also put extra sticky white tape (like what is part of the needle insert) around the insert, usually a strip above and below as most of the pulling, if it occurs, is likely to be down or up.
I wear my pump on a belt with use of a belt clip. Occasionally in lifting my shirt out the pump might get lifted off the belt and you get this sickening tug on the tubing and insert site. Mostly I have developed my reflexes to work well enough to stop the pump's fall or prevent it happening in the fist place but occasionally I have had to change the needle insert site ( maybe once in 8 months if that).
When wearing pants/trousers or slacks with the pump on a belt clip and that apparel needs to be lowered when in the bathroom it helps to ensure the length of tubing is sufficient to prevent tension on the needle insert and that the tubing is not shortened by being tangled in part of the pump or clip
I have also found that if one is hiking, and one's backpack has a sophisticated waist strap and padding, that a pump worn on a belt clip gets compressed by the waist padding, is less accessible and digs into one's hip. And I can to check that the needle insert is not in a position where it could be rubbed or dislodged by straps etc. A lanyard and pouch worn around the neck is a better alternative for carrying the pump in that situation..
With hot, sweaty weather the stickiness of the white stuff is not enough and the needle insert detaches. I know to watch out for this and it usually only happens once a year during warm early Autumn months when I am working very hard physically during our annual International Kite Festival.( In Adelaide, South Australia) A large swatch of white sticky material usually does the trick on most but the warmest days.
I only detach the pump for: changing reservoir/needle insert = once every 3 1/2 days or so; for showering or other 'water immersion' (the pump is supposed to be water proof but I like to be careful) but I have enough confidence to wear it whilst canoeing because that may be over several hours); a certain three letter word activity (usually nocturnal, but sometime daytime) in which a pump may get in the way), a padded dressing over the needle insertion site usually suffices to prevent friction. 'Nuff said !! ( the padding with the pump still attached works OK for playing with children and pets etc !!
I commend the insulin pump to you. I never entirely lose my sense of 'detachment anxiety" as it is a source of safety but it has become second nature to tape and check now.
Some bad humour to finish: There are two people sitting in a psychiatrist's office. One is wearing a suit, the other a dark uniform with a black cap and an axe through his belt. The second guy asks why the first is here and he replies:" I am a doctor and have this anxiety that I will perform the wrong operation on a patient"." Who are you and what are you here for "?
The second guy says "I am an executioner". 'Oh" says the doctor, "and what is your diagnosis" " Separation anxiety".
Bom! Bom ! Best Wishes.
Thanks x
 
This prebolusing thing is all good for the blood sugar, but its a nightmare when your sandwich is staring at you and you have to wait an hour.

The Sandwich may be staring at you but wait for the hunger pangs to kick you in the gut! Stay Strong!
 
@CranberryIce When you say "correction doses" is that like just a couple of unit here and there you keep you from going higher than 9.9?
If so how many is in a "correction"?

Just asking as I am experimenting with things and also getting used to this Libre thing on my arm, which is interesting.

For me 1 unit of insulin will bring me down by about 3mmol. I find when I am 8 or higher or unwell I need more like 1.5 units to bring me down by 3mmol.

I try not to correct in between meals... as I usually then end up stacking my insulin and having a massive low a few hours later. Can be difficult sometimes but you have to be patient and let the insulin on board do its job.

Usually I would be happy with single figures but I have tight pre-conception targets that I am aiming for. (and libre was showing that my 9.9 was rising rapidly).
 
Wow I thought most people only pre-bolused 15-30 min before eating?
I used to always bolus as I was about to eat, i.e at the table or right before sitting down to eat. Since getting a Libre and being able to actually look at patterns, I bolus amount and timing depending on what I'm eating and what my current sugar levels are.
 
I used to always bolus as I was about to eat, i.e at the table or right before sitting down to eat. Since getting a Libre and being able to actually look at patterns, I bolus amount and timing depending on what I'm eating and what my current sugar levels are.

Yeah an hour can leave it a little close for comfort sometimes, i only do that at work where i don't move around much
 
Good afternoon everyone. Nice to see you all posting, thought I'd upset you all last night:)
I've somehow managed to stay between 4 and 11 all day. Heat always makes me go low especially when I'm at work. An extra banana and a packet of crisps along with my usual pack up have managed to keep me fairly stable.
Glad that you're getting everything sorted @kev-w . It's times like what you're going through that helps put a lot of everyday problems in perspective for me.
Gonna hit the gym now for a tabata shoulder workout. It's gonna hurt but it'll be a good hurt. I use the pain to punish my diabetic friend and let him know that I will go that extra 20 secs. ( you need to understand tabata training to have any idea what I'm on about:):):):):))
See y'all laters.
 
****. My good run of just staying in single figures according to fingerpricks has just been ruined by a 13.6 after a slightly late lunch. :shifty:

Oh well, correction in and on with what's left of the day.
 
Well it’s been one of those days.
Steady til just before lunch then a big spike - where did that come from - and up arrow on the libre.
Corrected with an extra just for luck.
Mistake.
Later, on a lovely brain-drained low . . .
Me: I’m low, I need to eat, how much?
Brain: Eh? Don’t ask me.
Me: But you should know. Let’s look in the cupboard. Ah, there’s that, I like that, but how much should I have?
Brain: Well, it’s 3x10 or something.
Me: 3 what?
Brain: I don’t know, why are you asking me, and what’s 3x10 anyway? 10 what?
Me: I should know this.
Brain: You did once, where did it go?
Me: Why ask me, it’s you that should be looking for it.
Brain: Oh just eat it.
Me: How much?
Brain: Try half, see what happens.
Me: OK, but what’s half in the 10 and 3s?
Brain: I don’t know, just do it.
(Later)
Brain: Did you like it?
Me: Not as much as I thought I did and now my blood sugars are up again. You need to do a better job this time.
 
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