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Hi guys, my MiniMed Paradigm 515 just completely gave up on me and stopped working (was super glitchy) and it turns out that it was no longer under warrenty. I am shopping for a new pump and need some advice. I was pretty satisfied with MM and have been using their pumps since I started insulin pump...

Hi. I have had Type 1 for about 18 years now. Here for about the past week, my sugars have been within the "normal range" without next to any insulin at all! I have been taking my usual night shot of Lantus, which is 13 units before bed. I eat like I normally do so I don't understand why...

Hey Joe - I was a human dart board (aka MDI) for 40 years prior to giving the pump a go :). My A1C's with MDI were in the 7% range - not sure what yours are with your method of control. I decided to try pumping after a friend of mine who'd only been Type 1 for 10 years, bugged me about giving...

I was hoping someone might have some input for me. I take lantus in the morning and at night and I take humalog for food or as needed. I first take my blood sugar in the morning when I get to work and it is usually around 150 to 250 (Yeah a little high). I then take my lantus and my humalog right before...

Diagoned Type I with acute onset and severe ketoacidosis in 1971, have had Diabetes for 39 years using ICT with Novolog and Levemir currently. My Type I is "brittle", e.g., erratic control regardless of diet, insulin dosage or other considerations. I maintain moderate control (Mid 7 A1c values...

Hehe. This is a good question, actually, because I've experienced it, too. I _have_ to explain on every first date why my bra is beeping. Why? I wear my pump in my bra. And man, it really makes a man uncomfortable to see a woman he's interested in reaching into her bodice. And then it makes me...