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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
I had my annual review at the hospital on Tuesday and towards the end, the nurse asked me if I knew what the Freestyle Libre was. I said that I had but wasn't convinced about the costs involved. She then told me that she had them to give away free to pump users (they believe that all pump users would benefit form the system) and she could give me the reader and a sensor immediately. Not one to turn down a freebie, she set me up and two days later I am a convert, even though some of the readings are a little questionable. Even allowing for the 15min delay, some of the readings do seem a little too far apart - freestyle saying I am 3.3, BM saying 5.4 and the freestyle still saying hypo 15 mins later.
Getting to the point - I am hoping that the hospital's belief that all pump users would benefit from the system means that they will tell the GP to prescribe it asap. Whenever they change my medication, they give me a form to hand over to the GP saying what I should have on my repeat prescription so fingers crossed it will apply this time.
Getting to the point - I am hoping that the hospital's belief that all pump users would benefit from the system means that they will tell the GP to prescribe it asap. Whenever they change my medication, they give me a form to hand over to the GP saying what I should have on my repeat prescription so fingers crossed it will apply this time.