Hi all,
I had a pre-pump assessment this week that went well. I had my HbA1c result the same day which was 7.8 (which shocked me, I thought it'd be higher!), which I'm really pleased with considering it was 10.something a year ago and the lowest I've had in years. The nurse said its nearly a 3% drop in that time. Whoop!
Now that my HbA1c is in a better place, the nurse said she'd have to make a case for me to go on pump therapy.
I was just wondering if people have been successful in being approved with an HbA1c of under 8.5 as the NICE guideline says (I think)? Also, we went through other reasons I'm suitable - blunted hypo awareness (great stuff!), a lot of hypos, foot tingling (continued wonderfulness), and an intensive injection program with 100u per day. So, here's hoping I can get one!
I'm swaying more towards the Medtronic 640G pump as it has CGM built in and looks easy to use. If the NHS one day allows funding for CGM, I'll be good to go. I use the Libre at the moment, but I can dream! Maybe one of them will be funded in the future.
Just wanted to hear from people with the 640G or the Animus Vibe as they are the options presented. The nurse said they won't likely be using the AccuCheck Insight in the future as people have had issues with it and its slow to operate.
Thank you.
P
I had a pre-pump assessment this week that went well. I had my HbA1c result the same day which was 7.8 (which shocked me, I thought it'd be higher!), which I'm really pleased with considering it was 10.something a year ago and the lowest I've had in years. The nurse said its nearly a 3% drop in that time. Whoop!
Now that my HbA1c is in a better place, the nurse said she'd have to make a case for me to go on pump therapy.
I was just wondering if people have been successful in being approved with an HbA1c of under 8.5 as the NICE guideline says (I think)? Also, we went through other reasons I'm suitable - blunted hypo awareness (great stuff!), a lot of hypos, foot tingling (continued wonderfulness), and an intensive injection program with 100u per day. So, here's hoping I can get one!
I'm swaying more towards the Medtronic 640G pump as it has CGM built in and looks easy to use. If the NHS one day allows funding for CGM, I'll be good to go. I use the Libre at the moment, but I can dream! Maybe one of them will be funded in the future.
Just wanted to hear from people with the 640G or the Animus Vibe as they are the options presented. The nurse said they won't likely be using the AccuCheck Insight in the future as people have had issues with it and its slow to operate.
Thank you.
P