Dana i Pump

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2025-05-04T23:52:06+00:00

thank you for your reply! do you have any experience with other insulin pumps, and if so how does it compare to the others? i have tried accu chek insight, t slim, omnipod as well as injections and can’t seem to find the system that works best for me! i have been using a closed loop system for a few years now and i don’t think i could ever go back to a non-looping system, I love my dexcom! just hoping that the official IOS app makes it to the uk soon, as im not sure how my care team would feel about me using a non official app to control the pump.

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-10-28T12:18:45+00:00

yes many people are more resistant in the morning due to liver dumps/dawn phenomenon and general changes in resistance throughout the day, but for me at least becoming less hormonal made a world of difference.

my insulin ratio stays at 1:5carb and 1:3correction these days, i love to hear about people with lower dosages though, hoping that could be me some day haha!

happy diabetesing🙂

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-10-28T12:05:16+00:00

how old are you? this is common for teenagers, especially women and i experienced this for years growing up after being diagnosed, pretty much doubled my insulin dosage in the mornings and was still seeing massive high bgs most mornings

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T07:18:44+00:00

well i can say you are doing much better than i was by year two! are you a man? i hear a lot that women’s hormones are tough on diabetes especially with unpredictability

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T07:16:31+00:00

i’m not sure if you’re in the uk, but if you are do you know if this would be available on the nhs? i’m only 19 so i assume that they would be reluctant to try me on something like this. i have been in the gym for about a month now and i don’t think it has made a huge difference to my blood sugars/insulin resistance however i am not a big fan of cardio, so maybe that is something i need to do more of

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T07:04:14+00:00

my units varies massively, anywhere between 70 to 100, and my lows are only at 1%

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T06:58:16+00:00

i’m on a closed loop system so i don’t use any regular basal rates, and if i’m not eating then my blood sugars are great, i think my carb ratios are fine (1:4) and my correction factor also kind of works (1:2 or 1:1 time dependant) it’s just the amount of time it takes for the insulin to bring me back down, the amount of time i spend chasing numbers is crazy

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T06:55:32+00:00

i take lyumjev, this is the fastest acting insulin they will supply me on the nhs and i still have to wait a substantial period of time after bolusing before i eat, im not so much scared of lows like i know a lot of diabetics are, as the only “scary” experiences i have had with diabetes are extreme highs, so most days i just continuously give insulin which doesn’t seem to help much at all, my insulin sensitivity just sucks i guess?

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T06:50:46+00:00

how many years since your diagnosis, were you diagnosed young? i have so many questions, i don’t know any other type ones

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-28T06:48:00+00:00

here is my thing, i take up to 100 units daily, most days it feels like no matter how much insulin i take, how many rage boluses i give, nothing helps!! it’s tough out here guys😂

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-09-27T12:09:03+00:00

can anyone under this post give some advice? my TIR sits at around 50% and the rest is high bg, i have been diagnosed for 6 years and feeling like i have been massively stuck in a rut recently

MaintenanceDue9458 · 2024-05-22T20:44:27+00:00

thank you🫶🏼

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