[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread

Thanks but it only appears to be for medical card holders ?

Great to hear the Ozem is having a very positive effect on you. I was on it for a while a couple of years ago and the initial results were very good as the dosage started but as I got closer to the high and eventually dose I started to experience significant gastric issues, not pretty or comfortable. I came off it and haven't tried it again although at last appointment they had suggested starting me on the low dose again and perhaps remaining there. I am not sure whether to give that ago after last time although I was able tolerate those lower doses.

Hope all continues to work for you and others that are on it.

Thanks...sad that only option for non medical card holders is to pay 100+ euro to renew prescription:(

Apply for a medical card and include your diagnosis and any other relevant info.
The likelihood is you will be approved for at least a GP visit card.
I know in my own experience that I was granted a full medical card despite being over income limits.

Can I ask, what were people's first signs or indicators that something was wrong?

Pins and needles in my baby toe and off i went

Also probably didnt help my ma and most of her side had it

Or if your a doctor its because my BMI is xyz, I should be this that other weight for my height, but then soon stop when I say about 30km cycles or hiked most of the Wicklow mountains

Didn't know the forum existed!

My son was diagnosed T1D early this year. Only symptoms were drinking excessive water and drenched in sweat at night.

Got him checked out, just had a niggling feeling, so he had a great time in Crumlin since he never got sick.

Got the Tslim couple months ago, been a game changer.

Using the carbs n cals all to help calculate food.

Other than that, he's been amazing about it. A young lad still hanging with his mates, playing sports and causing mischief.

No history of T1D in either side of the family.

Thirst, very frequent urination, weight loss, general weakness, irritation and rash on certain extremities. For me, it was slightly masked by another condition (acute appendicitis) but in retrospect, the signs were clear. If in any doubt, get it checked out by the GP with a simple blood sugar test.

Also, don't put if off - you'll only get sicker and the end destination is the same anyway

Not sure if anyone on here is using the Dexcom G6 but it's stopped being manufactured July next year. I moved to the G7 a few years back no major issues.

I use G7 but I'm not as active as yourself and especially not in inclement or cold weather 🤔
The last couple of months I've found the G7 to be very reliable after an awful run of failed sensors in August/Sept.

I have had about 4 G7's fail for the filament not inserting and bulging out of the hole on the top of the sensor. I had two back to back failures just before Christmas, turns out from the same batch. I did contact Dexcom and offer to return them but they said it was ok and sent me two replacements out.

Hi all. I'm finally starting on the road to getting an insulin pump. Just wondering what peoples experiences with the different pumps are as I'm not sure which pump to choose.

At the moment I am on the list for the tslim but I'm worried about the limit of 100 units per day. At the moment I could hit 85 units some days between my basal and bolus doses. I have definately went over 100 a number of times in the last year.

The dietitian didnt seem too concerned though as she said that insulin use goes down when you switch to a pump. Still though I'm tempted to ring and ask to switch to the ypso before its too late.

Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much for your reply.

The multiple profiles is definately the selling point for me. My only major concern was the 100 unit per day limit but I assume it was just a typo in the liturature that the hospital had given me.

They showed me the 3 pumps and the medtronic was fairly big compared to the other 2. The ypso is the smallest and a great deal smaller than the medtronic but like you said, the fact that you need a smartphone at all times is a major drawback.

As it happens I was at my diabetic clinic during the week and they said that it's been a very common problem with the One+ in recent months. Apparently they changed the technology or materials in the sensor and have experienced a huge level of product failure. Their guess is that they'll revert to the original specs very soon but in the meantime, the clinic advised anyone experiencing problems to report it to Dexcom straight away and get replacements sent out. Dexcom are no longer requiring faulty products to be sent back; they seem very aware of the extent of the problem.

Hey I started on the Tslim last July and I'm a fairly heavy user on Insulin I would say my 300 unit cartridge I change every 2 days. So no way I'm limited to 100 units per day. I take it your probably doing the DAFNE course first for the counting carbs ? I use the carbs and cals app and the only big issue with dosing before a big meal is that you can only dose yourself 25 units at a time but just means you can add a second and third dose if you need.

I did my own research on pumps and went with the Tslim x2 as it works well with the G7. The Medtronic uses tmits own proprietary CGM and is supposed to be very flakey but they have a new sensor coming out apparently.

I do find i have to work out my carbs and dose myself around 45 minutes before my meal and that means you need to be very disciplined.

The profiles are good as you can experiment with ratios to see what works best for you and plus you have the sleep and activity modes.

Any questions you might have let us know 🙂