This weekend I’m going to be in Adelaide (in South Australia) meeting up with some of the locals involved in using DIY technology for their diabetes management. On Saturday the 18th of May we’re having an afternoon session at the Adelaide City Libraries [Facebook] where I’ll be running a Q&A session demonstrating some of the …
One thing I forgot to take into account when signing up for the coeliac vaccine clinical trial was how much space it was going to need in my fridge! I’ve been visiting my local hospital since February, and today advanced to the stage where I give myself the injections at home. So I was sent home with …
Back in 2017 I wrote about streamlining the process of inserting a new pump infusion site, and last night it paid off again! For a long time when I insert a new cannula I’ve left the old one in place for a few hours, until I’m sure the new one is working properly. Sometimes a site …
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be able to spend most of three days with lots of other people who also live with Type 1 Diabetes. More than 50 of us descended on the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for an intensive weekend of education and networking at the 2019 AMSL Sports & Exercise …
Where we place our CGM sensors is sometimes a fraught issue. Regulatory “labels” Dexcom and Medtronic initially registered their CGMs with the regulators (FDA, TGA, etc) saying they should be used on the abdomen. Abbott registered the Libre saying it should be used on the upper arm. Actually the Medtronic Guardian3 sensor lists the abdomen and …
Recently it was time to change my pump reservoir, and I realised I’d set a new personal record. The insulin had been in my Accu-Chek Combo pump for 8.5 days! The reservoir in my pump can hold 3.15 ml of insulin. Currently I usually fill it with between 300-305U of Humalog from a pen cartridge. …