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I have been on Animas Vibe pump for about 10months now, and would never go back to shots. My advice would be to make sure bolus, basal ratios are spot on, as it is too easy sometimes to override manually with shot of insulin (therefore…"
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Ren commented on Sassysaz's blog post 'I'm Back and in need of some Help'"I hope it works out for you!
The first thing I would offer is advice on removing the pod. DON'T just grab a corner of the adhesive and rip it off, like I did. It'll hurt like, well, a lot! Try to time your shower with removal and when the…"
Brian (bsc) commented on Sassysaz's blog post 'I'm Back and in need of some Help'"I think a pump can be really effective. The key is to become really good at using the pump. I would really recommend the book "Pumping Insulin" by John Walsh. Hope that helps. And welcome back. Rumor is that just being active at tuDiabetes…"
Sassysaz posted a blog postI'm Back and in need of some Help
Well I'm back after a looonnnggggg time away! I find out tomorrow whether I will be able to get the Omnipod finally after nearly three years of mithering! So can anyone give me any tips or advice for a new user??? All comments are welcome as I really need to sort myself out xx
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- The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes has
- Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
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- June 17, 1996
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- 13.9
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- Hi I'm Sarah I'm 32 and from Manchester, England! Today I was told my hBA1c was 13.9%! I need to do something and need to do it now! Any help advice would be greatly appreciated xx
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I'm Back and in need of some Help
Posted on April 30, 2013 at 2:55pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Well I'm back after a looonnnggggg time away! I find out tomorrow whether I will be able to get the Omnipod finally after nearly three years of mithering! So can anyone give me any tips or advice for a new user??? All comments are welcome as I really need to sort myself out xx
OH MY GOD I'VE STARTED THE PUMP TODAY
Posted on November 18, 2008 at 7:10am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hi there everyone, well after a long wait my pump finally arrived on Friday yes World Diabetes day what a coincidence!!! Anyway i spoke to my nurse yesterday after recieveing the email and i have just been today and had the pump fitted. Feels like a bit of a novety at the minute and feels like it is only going to be there a few days so will be wierd trying to cope fulltime with it ----- so please any advice is welcome and much needed.
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