- Messages
- 32
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
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%.
Whilst it has been great I do have issues with the tubing. Being an excessive exerciser it is continuously getting in the way and knocked out. I feel a tubeless pump would be the answer. I know the omnipod is probably the leading one out there as well as the newer cellnovo.
Unfortunately the Guildford and Waverley CCG won't fund any tubeless pumps apparently due to cost and failiure rate. So again it's the postcode lottery of certain CCGs providing funding and other not.
I am now looking at Ashford and St Peters hospital to possibly transfer my care to (if their CCG would fund tubeless) - and this is actually closer to where I reside now than my current care team.
Does anyone know if Elmbridge CCG does find the omnipod? Or any other area vaguely near me that does? I currently reside in Walton on Thames.
Obviously once I've found one that does fund it I plan to contact the diabetes specialist to establish if they would be able to get me the funding...
Anyone on omnipod in Surrey - would love to hear from you...
Many thanks
Paul
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%.
Whilst it has been great I do have issues with the tubing. Being an excessive exerciser it is continuously getting in the way and knocked out. I feel a tubeless pump would be the answer. I know the omnipod is probably the leading one out there as well as the newer cellnovo.
Unfortunately the Guildford and Waverley CCG won't fund any tubeless pumps apparently due to cost and failiure rate. So again it's the postcode lottery of certain CCGs providing funding and other not.
I am now looking at Ashford and St Peters hospital to possibly transfer my care to (if their CCG would fund tubeless) - and this is actually closer to where I reside now than my current care team.
Does anyone know if Elmbridge CCG does find the omnipod? Or any other area vaguely near me that does? I currently reside in Walton on Thames.
Obviously once I've found one that does fund it I plan to contact the diabetes specialist to establish if they would be able to get me the funding...
Anyone on omnipod in Surrey - would love to hear from you...
Many thanks
Paul