Medtrum

12/11/2024

We look forward to seeing you tonight at 7pm on the Type 1 Diabetes Virtual Discovery Day virtual event organised by

08/11/2024

As the festive season approaches, we know many of you will be planning to spend time away with your families or friends. So, if you’re travelling abroad and need a Medtrum Loaner Pump, please follow the below steps:
1. Contact our Medtrum Customer Service team, giving us as much notice as possible. We need to know at least 2 WEEKS before you go on holiday, so we can get everything arranged for you in good time.
2. Email: customerservice@medtrum.co.uk with the subject heading ‘Holiday Loan Pump’ include your details and the dates from when you will need the loan pump. That’s all we will take it from there. Thanks!

05/11/2024

We often get asked on the Medtrum UK page about our Medtrum products being available in other countries so we decided to share this post with you.

Medtrum operate across a number of different countries/regions and to find out more visit www.medtrum.com.

17/10/2024

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medtrum.easypatchforandroidmmol&hl=en_GB

26/08/2024

11/03/2023

Before I got the Medtrum pump and CGM, this is what I felt my dream house would look like! There was just so much equipment with a tubed pump!
The cartridges, the tubing and then infusion set, all wrapped in far too much plastic waste, in separate boxes, it was a nightmare!
It was so easy to overlook what actual items I had and forget to order items! It all took so much space the organisation was too complicated for me as a child. Also, when I went to my Grandparents on the weekends, we had to make sure we had 3 boxes of equipment kept there in case the set needed changing; it wasn’t easy carrying all of that on the bus with my bags as well!
However, with Medtrum, everything is in one patch! No need for 3 separate boxes you need to connect together, everything is preassembled! When I come home from university, I just pop one box in my bag (which has 10 patches) and I’m good for the week! Much better than having all the parts loose in my bag which could leave them damaged, or alternatively carrying 3 full boxes!

26/02/2023

I love going to the cinema!
I recently went to go watch one of my favourite films at the cinema, which obviously included getting a big bucket of salted popcorn and a frozen slush drink!
However, the only problem is that with these delicious treats, as a diabetic I need to have some insulin with this. With an insulin pen, I wouldn’t be able to see in the dark to do my injection, so I would either have to leave the cinema for a high carb treat, like some chocolate, to give myself the insulin, or bolus before the film and risk going high or low!
Luckily with Medtrum, I’m able to do an extended bolus! After the cashier rings up my items, I put into my phone the amount of carbs and then select the option to keep the insulin going for the duration of the movie (minus 30 minutes as this is how long it takes for the insulin to start working).
This method means that I can slowly snack on my popcorn whilst staying within range! I don’t go low if I eat too slow and I don’t have to rush to finish my snack!
What about you? What’s your favourite movie snacks and how do you sort out the bolusing?

25/02/2023

Pleased to be supporting at today’s Discovery Day & Exhibition in London.

14/12/2022

I’ve recently been put on metformin and wow has it helped!
Despite all my best efforts, my diabetes has always been chaotic, I’ve been up to 100 units needed a day despite not eating many carbohydrates. I’ve also had bad acne, been gaining weight (despite a healthy diet and added exercise) and other lovely symptoms. This all lead my amazing diabetes doctor to start me on metformin and test me for conditions like Addison’s disease. Currently, we are thinking that I may have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) but I luckily don’t seem to have any cysts.
The metformin has helped SO much! I’ve gone from using my pumps in less than 2 days to now lasting more than 3 days! Obviously I have to change it on the third day, which helps keep me on track as I would totally leave it if given the chance 😉. It’s also helped me lose a lot of my bloating and water weight, which I’m really happy about! This is probably because I’ve been drinking extra water, but I’m not complaining! The only downside is the first few weeks you get some nasty side effects, especially the nausea, but otherwise I love it!

11/12/2022

Roar! Who else is excited for Christmas time!
I’m currently writing my list for Father Christmas. Have
You started yours yet? What are you asking for?
This Christmas, I would really like a nice scarf to keep my
Long neck warm (it gets very chilly in England)!

07/12/2022

Hi everyone! Don’t forget to join our Medtrum Facebook group! You don’t need to have the pump/cgm, all you need is to be interested 😊 all are welcome ❤

30/11/2022

Who else HATES injections?

I was diagnosed at 2 years old, and put on a pump at 4, so I’ve never known any different and never got used to injevtions injections 😬

When my old pump (not Medtrum) broke for a few days, I hated the injections. My body produced sore lumps after each injection, and after one injection in every part of my body I could have one, i ran out of spaces and had to have them done in the sore parts! I think I cried with happiness when my replacement came!