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CelalDari
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I’m starting university in a few months and have been diagnosed recently. I know getting a pump on the NHS is going to be very difficult and long.
I want to get a pump before I start university in September 2020 but the NHS is notoriously known for its waiting times and the painfully slow care they give (I’m 2.5 months into Type1 diabetes and no-one taught me anything— I taught everything about diabetes to myself including carb counting and adjusting insulin with no help whatsoever)
My parents can help me finance a pump since it’s a one off £3000 cost which is worth it considering it lasts 4-8 years. However I don’t want to constantly finance consumables like infusion sets.
Does anyone have the experience of self funding a pump and the NHS covering the cost of infusion sets and the other stuff necessary? I don’t want to get a pump then constantly have to fund infusion sets out of my pocket especially since I will be a student.
Of course I’m going to talk with my diabetes team since they would have to give me training on the pump but I just want to hear what some of you have experienced
I want to get a pump before I start university in September 2020 but the NHS is notoriously known for its waiting times and the painfully slow care they give (I’m 2.5 months into Type1 diabetes and no-one taught me anything— I taught everything about diabetes to myself including carb counting and adjusting insulin with no help whatsoever)
My parents can help me finance a pump since it’s a one off £3000 cost which is worth it considering it lasts 4-8 years. However I don’t want to constantly finance consumables like infusion sets.
Does anyone have the experience of self funding a pump and the NHS covering the cost of infusion sets and the other stuff necessary? I don’t want to get a pump then constantly have to fund infusion sets out of my pocket especially since I will be a student.
Of course I’m going to talk with my diabetes team since they would have to give me training on the pump but I just want to hear what some of you have experienced