Recent Content by BadaBing

Manufacturers of cgms only need to jump over the safety requirements demanded by medical device regulators (like the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) and not what is or isn't permitted in court during a jury trial. To be fair to both Dexcom and Abbott, I believe they...

I agree with you, but I would go further. There was an article published last October in an online trade magazine aimed at the medical profession and pharmacists, in which the UK medical devices regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") said they believed both...

I'm sorry to hear what happened. Of course, some people might say, "you should have gotten in touch with your travel insurers to sort the problem." Perhaps. Others might say, "If you take insulin, you should always pack your glucometer and test strips when you go away on holiday." Aye, I can't...

I was (still am) a big admirer of Ms Lucas. However, I understand one of the reasons she decided to stand down as an MP at the last election, was her frustration at being unable to influence HM government policy enough - particularly on climate change - without being part of the actual...

I once heard a former UK Secretary of State for Health (who was a qualified doctor) say that healthcare in the United Kingdom has always been rationed. By extension, healthcare in the UK - particularly since the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (known more familiarly as the Lansley Reforms) -...

FYI, in the last two/three weeks Insulet/Abbott have just (belatedly after patients have been asking for the better part of 18 months) conducted a very limited UK users trial of real time "follow me" functionality of the Omnipod 5/Freestyle Libre 2 Plus hybrid closed loop. At present, this...

There's been lots of speculation on the UK FB Omnipod 5 group. One commentator, who I believe has a background in software, has said it is significantly easier and less expensive for Insulet to give non US customers a dedicated pdm controller than to have to seek multi-country regulatory...

According to a UK FB users group, Insulet has announced no plans to launch an Omnipod 5 smartphone app (iPhone or Android) outside of the USA anytime in the short_medium or long term.

My GP is a good person and will usually do the right thing by his patients. It's just a palaver having to get past the surgery Pharmacist first, who acts as a financial "gatekeeper." I feel your pain as far as your hospital team is concerned. I literally cannot remember the last time I saw or...

I'm told (by some healthcare lawyers I know) that I live in one of the worst integrated care systems/integrated care boards in England in terms of health outcomes. In the past, I've have had my surgery's Pharmacist telephone me out of the blue while I was at work to remind me that if my Libre...

It was like pulling hen's teeth trying to get the NovoPen Echo Plus pen in the first place from my GP surgery. The grief I got from my surgery's Pharmacist was unbelievable. I know my GP surgery will be very reluctant to pay for a new pen when it's only lasted 2½ years (the surgery Pharmacist...

Don't worry too much about a receipt. Novo Nordisk are well acquainted with how the United Kingdom healthcare system works. They will be well aware that no one who is prescribed an insulin pen, or who receives one during a diabetes clinic, receives a "receipt." You should be able to provide...

According to the instructions, etc that come with them, the NovoPen Echo Plus insulin pen is supposed to come with a three year warranty. In England Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the insulin pen, is primarily responsible for honouring that warranty. If you believe the replacement insulin...

Congratulations! I'd be interested to know, how long did you have to wait before you were put on Omnopod 5? Was it difficult to get approved and funded by your local health authority? Was the training helpful? Are you using Omnipod 5 with the Freestyle Libre 2 Plus? Are the rumours about...

Sorry I can't be more positive. I can only tell you the facts as I understand them. I understand the "pregnant women and children first" priority principle. Young, newly diagnosed Type 1's should be given the chance to grow up with technology that reduces to an absolute minimum their chances of...