Hello,
Until Saturday I had no interest in insulin pumps...I was actually so ignorant and oblivious that I thought you had to have an operation to insert the needle into your abdomen and it stayed there forever! However, having spent hours on Saturday talking to a lady with one, who actually took it apart and showed me how simple it was to change the needles etc (and the positive impact it's had on her life) I've been looking into it more and more and am 100% positive I want one.
My hba1c has been above target for longer than I can remember and I really struggle to keep my BMs in control despite carb counting since doing the DAFNE course, logging my readings and correcting.
So basically what I'm asking is how do I go about getting a pump? I had a letter on Friday saying my appointment with my consultant has been changed from 21st April to 27th October and I obviously don't want to wait that long to talk to someone about it. If it helps, I've been diagnosed for 19 years and live in South Wales.
Thank you in advance
Until Saturday I had no interest in insulin pumps...I was actually so ignorant and oblivious that I thought you had to have an operation to insert the needle into your abdomen and it stayed there forever! However, having spent hours on Saturday talking to a lady with one, who actually took it apart and showed me how simple it was to change the needles etc (and the positive impact it's had on her life) I've been looking into it more and more and am 100% positive I want one.
My hba1c has been above target for longer than I can remember and I really struggle to keep my BMs in control despite carb counting since doing the DAFNE course, logging my readings and correcting.
So basically what I'm asking is how do I go about getting a pump? I had a letter on Friday saying my appointment with my consultant has been changed from 21st April to 27th October and I obviously don't want to wait that long to talk to someone about it. If it helps, I've been diagnosed for 19 years and live in South Wales.
Thank you in advance