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<blockquote data-quote="ann34+" data-source="post: 840479" data-attributes="member: 94348"><p>That is very strange - maybe your bones are good on a DEXA scan? For some a pump is even more important in older age, as it is vital to try to prevent hypos, and possible falls caused by them. I only got a pump when i slipped, slightly hypo, and fractured my hip, this led to an emergency operation and years of disability. My consultant told me that, irrespective of control, Type one women's bones had certain changes (the bones are now realised to be part of the endocrine system), and that hip fractures were many many times more frequent in older Type one women (i think he said over 10 times). I learnt that both genetics and age, combined with type one, and other risk factors, can lead to very unpleasant consequences. Apart from taking great care, and stopping hypos there is nothing else one can do to prevent this, so if you have bad news from a DEXA scan, I am sure you will be using the pump into old age. Ann</p><p>PS i forgot to add ref - <a href="http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jos/2015/174186/" target="_blank">http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jos/2015/174186/</a>, the figures given are for men and women together i think. I have no other complications, and for more than the first 25 years all HbA1Cs were under 6.6% , often in the high 5%s. So, given the risks, which your consultant must be aware of - this is one of the latest articles here - i cant see how any Type one could have a pump taken away. Is he serious?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann34+, post: 840479, member: 94348"] That is very strange - maybe your bones are good on a DEXA scan? For some a pump is even more important in older age, as it is vital to try to prevent hypos, and possible falls caused by them. I only got a pump when i slipped, slightly hypo, and fractured my hip, this led to an emergency operation and years of disability. My consultant told me that, irrespective of control, Type one women's bones had certain changes (the bones are now realised to be part of the endocrine system), and that hip fractures were many many times more frequent in older Type one women (i think he said over 10 times). I learnt that both genetics and age, combined with type one, and other risk factors, can lead to very unpleasant consequences. Apart from taking great care, and stopping hypos there is nothing else one can do to prevent this, so if you have bad news from a DEXA scan, I am sure you will be using the pump into old age. Ann PS i forgot to add ref - [URL]http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jos/2015/174186/[/URL], the figures given are for men and women together i think. I have no other complications, and for more than the first 25 years all HbA1Cs were under 6.6% , often in the high 5%s. So, given the risks, which your consultant must be aware of - this is one of the latest articles here - i cant see how any Type one could have a pump taken away. Is he serious? [/QUOTE]
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