Recent Content by EchoIsGreat

Sorry it is not a prescription item and you can buy one without medical authorisation. I was one step from buying a new pump in May over the phone. I bought a NovoPen online several years ago without anything. Agreed I had been approved for a pump but I didn't need a piece of paper or a...

Hi Josh Sorry to hear you didn't get funding. You can buy pumps without a prescription, it's the insulin you need a precription for. I almost bought one a month ago as my Hospital couldn't supply the pump I wanted, so I went to the manufacturer and they quoted a VAT exempt price. The hospital...

It is true what you say about countries struggling with the cost of a diabetes time bomb. I think anyone presenting all those symptoms you talk about would say it's diabetes not pre.

http://iddt.org/news/news-releases/position-statement-pre-diabetes I think it's time to stop using this unproven condition to scare people into thinking they may develop diabetes. No proof, no data. Someone is making money from it. If you believe the hype half the population of China has...

Thanks for your insight (sorry for the pun). I would like to leave a pump in my pocket by having a good remote. Sounds like they haven't got that one right. The main selling point I thought would be the use of cartridge refills. How did you find them, or did you have to refill them?

Getting back to the pump choice, I would be asking for the new Accu-Chek Insight pump. They are available now through your clinic or DSN. It will replace the Combo and is the latest pump. I'm coming off a Medtronic pump in January and hope to get the Insight.

Sounds like you're type 1 now. Medtronic MiniMed Veo is an excellent compact little pump as long as your eyesight is good. The liquid quartz display is a bit small.

With the new Accu-Chek Insight pump due out anytime now. I would wait or make sure you can exchange the Combo when the new one is available.

Ask your consultant to be referred to go on a DAFNE Course for Insulin Pumps, which is an intensive 5 day course. I think you're making too many changes in a short space of time for your levels to settle down. The course will sort out your basal profiles and carb ratio. Once that is sorted you...

The pump does include active insulin in the wizard calculation, so don't add more because this stacking will swing you into a low! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, new NICE criteria states funding can't be reason for a pump refusal. There are no PCT's anymore and there is a push to provide more pumps in this country as we are falling behind the rest of the world in pump use. I've been given a pump for 2 years as part of the REPOSE trial which started...

Hi, you need to test your BG at 3am or when your pump says you have no active insulin left. Adjust or set a new nightime Basal a little higher that will keep you within the range so that your morning BG reading is around 7. It may take a few nights to adjust it, but it does sound like your...

Yes! NovoPen Echo is now available in the UK. It can deliver half units and records your last dose and how long ago you had it. I got a second one from my GP yesterday. Diabetic nurses may only give them to children which I still find unhelpful. I think it is beneficial for all ages. I have...

Yes I live in the UK. Found a site on the web that sells them to private customers. www.mediqdanmark.dk. My sister has a friend who lives in Denmark who offered to help. Originally I tried to order online myself using the friends address which was fine, but it wouldn't accept a foreign credit...