Sweetheart66
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
I wonder if we have the 640g we might get a free upgrade to the 670g whether its due for replacement or not?
I doubt that, but here's hoping!I wonder if we have the 640g we might get a free upgrade to the 670g whether its due for replacement or not?
How much is the G6 starter kit?
Pretty expensive then.Currently the starter pack costs £159 and lasts a month. If you sign up to 12 months then it's £159 each month.
Pretty expensive then.
Makes life much much easier than the similar situations I faced in a medical career sans pump !!Totally agree. Pumps and CGM are expensive, there's no doubt. It's cheaper to inject, test multiple times, and deal with highs and lows as they happen. But, pumps/CGM means for me, I can avoid big highs and head off lows before I even get there. I work in the community, I can't be driving around and having to pull over to get back to stability. I can't be sat in tribunals or stuck at A&E with a psychotic patient and deal with a hypo. I can't be looking after 2 young kids and expecting them to look after themselves while Daddy's in a mess.
I might add up exactly what my monthly expenditure is.... Actually, no, I won't. It will probably shock me. And I'm not going back to the old way, so I'll just suck up the cost! haha
I have the 640g and Enlite. I find the connection between the pump and sensor fails much to often to trust it (it used to fail 2x a day). After a monumental fight with 100's of photos, meeting with their rep set up by my pump educator, numerous calls and emails they finally replaced the transmitter and the pump (refurbished pump) it now only fails 2 - 3 x a week and is off line for about 40 min each time, so I don't use the suspend on low function. It works well (when it works).
In Australia they are providing a AU$600 upgrade for the new 670g. I'm paying the $600, but I don't know if I will take up the offer as you get a loan pump that they will demand back once your pump (that you no longer have as I'm certain they will want your pump back) hits 4 years. I know I will have a fight with my health insurance for at least 6 months to get approval, and I don't want to be without a pump for that long.
I'm in Melb, but work has relocated me to Bris for a number of months. I'm treating the $600 as insuranceWhere in Oz are you? (Waves from WA!)