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Ha! Yup I'm thinking of sticking feathers to my cat with it... ;) I am pretty sure they are all gtg. Been using it for my dexcom and pump and no issues and good adhesion. Was surprised as I have seen prices much higher than what I paid for them!

UPDATE: I have spoken to the pump nurse at St Peter's and she has confirmed they fund the omnipod and I would be eligible if my levels had improved over the 4 years I've been on Medtronic . So I'm now in the process of changing my GP (it was correct that the funding is from your GP's CCG) and...

Hi guys Being a dexcom user and pump user I have used a few products to aid with adhesion - cavilon barrier spray and mastisol have been the usual aids along with grifgrips on top. I've found mastisol to be quite messy - too sticky when it gets on your fingers and not always sticky enough for...

So as others have stated - was it just your hospital that you changed or did you have to change your GP too?

Thanks @Neoncat. I'll be getting a hold of them in the morning. Can you confirm it is still Jo that deals with the pumps there?

When using weights and heavy bench presses, whilst lifting the weights onto my thighs and then transferring to my chest I have caught the cannula a number of times. Placing on my thighs, buttocks and abdomen have all been caught before. Then there's the issue of swimming where I can't even wear...

Oh I see. Thanks for your responses. That's understandable. As I say though I am now residing in Walton (previously Guildford). So I should be able to change GP's to this area should the CCG fund tubeless pumps. Anyone in Surrey had any luck getting an omnipod??

Hi guys I've been on the Medtronic paradigm pump for just over 3 years so will be coming to the end of my 4 year warranty in a few months. Pump therapy has undoubtedly improved my control - I eventually got funded for too many hypos which have now reduced as well as lowering my HBA1C to 6.6%...

This is why the lifetime of the G5 transmitter is is shorter: "Why the 3 months lifetime ? In the G4 the algorithm is in the receiver. For the G5 we could not place this part into the mobile app, its not allowed, your telephone would become a medical device. So calculation mode is placed in...

Ok guys. Total cost for the G5 receiver and transmitter in the Netherlands is €909 which is about £668. Add to this €298 for 4 sensors which is about £219. Total cost £887. So that's £100 cheaper than advanced therapeutics. Not as much as I had hoped but still a bit cheaper

I don't know if that price is what they get it for themselves though or what they will sell to customers for

Which would be around £182

Bear in mind that's with VAT. Do they get vat exemption there too? If so that's -20% of £227

I've been talking to the Dutch distributers and got this: "We have not finalized our price strategy yet and are not sure if we sell a starterkit. But our local price for the G5 transmitter is 310 euro, including VAT. G5 Receiver is 599 euro." Thinking if it's substantially cheaper than the...

That's my issue @tim2000s. Dexcom prices I'm fine with. It's what happens between that and coming to us through the distributers that I want to know about. I'd love to deal with dexcom directly, but they only deal through distributers. So I'd like to know why, and what the costs are to the...

I would just like clarity on what is happening. Are there other incurred costs to the UK distributers or are we being taken advantage of? If it's the latter then it simply isn't acceptable to be making money off of our conditions.

Sounds like a good idea @tim2000s. In regards to the upgrade program - the upgrades were from G4 share to G5. As Europe didn't get the G4 share I can understand that issue. BUT why didn't we have share?! I've messaged the distributers from Netherlands. This was his response: "I'm aware of the...

That's all understandable. But the the cost amongst the EU nations should surely be the same. It may not be dexcom who are causing the issue here - it could well be the UK distributer setting higher prices as they are the sole ones. If that's the case then I would be happy to direct my concerns...

That's great. Either way though we are still not being offered what others are. The massive difference in price from the Netherlands to the UK is absurd. I'm pretty sure I did read somewhere else that someone in the US got two transmitters. What really gets me though is the video where the CEO...

Hi Guys Some of you I've spoken to in other threads. Thought I would start a new one here so more people can see. We've been discussing the issues with the cost of Dexcom here in the UK compared to other parts of Europe and the US all of which get much cheaper deals and upgrade options e.g. In...