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Yes it is legal! The PCT has the right to procure individual contracts with suppliers of medical equipment, this enables the PCT to keep costs down.... Less staff training costs, less software to purchase as well as less cost in consumables at the patient end. However, the PCT has to uphold an...

You can tell if a pre-filled pen has been might have opened before first use. An unopened pen (the cap hasn't been removed) with be tight fitting, once you take the cap off, you can put it back on in the same way, they will be a little cap between the cap and the body of the pen... Another...

I've never heard of the rule either, and totally confused by the set up never come across a surgery with own dispensary and bolt on pharmacy! I can only imagine that if they are using this rule, the purpose has to be that the surgery covers a town and rural area with is reasonably large, so it...

If you have split your levimer into two injections you have 24 hour cover, it's not running out. However you need to check that each injection is the correct amount for the time period.. And the only way of seeing if your background is correct is by fasting testing..

When I spoke to one of the reps for Southern Ireland around 5 years ago, from what he said they had very good access to insulin pump therapy a lot better than we had in the UK... If you are having problems with control, you are very unlikely to resolve it with 4 or 5 blood tests a day... I...

Hi Trina Sounds good When your bolus wizard says, 0 Insulin on board, it's referring to Bolus insulin... Any insulin that is delivered via the basal or TBR isn't classed as 'active' insulin, so it ignored by wizard.. So you do have basal insulin on board, about 2 hours worth at any one time...

Hi Tinyromen I think that you probably could do with some counselling as you probably need someone who can help you explore and learn how to draw lines under the things that make you feel guilty, such as a naff BG result, you go heck, lets look at why that happened, so you can do your...

I would note down the sites that are giving problems, just because a site might look and even feel good, doesn't mean that it is good! It could have a much different adsorption rate than another area and/or need changing a lot quicker. I have one area, that when I use I have to change sets a...

Another thing to be weary about is hypo's the next morning... The liver can't process alcohol and process glucose for your liver store at the same time, so it will stop process glucose to store in your liver, and process the alcohol out your system, and once your liver has dribbled all it's...

I've got the Combo pump, no complaints easy to use etc and best of all it's got a remote.. When I first had the remote it didn't make any difference by 2 years having it, I would half miss it now.. I notice that you'll looking at Pumps with CGM capability, if you chooses these because it has...

Not surprised you were shattered, not just the bg's but I suspect suffering toothache all weekend, you didn't get that much rest.. Level's might have been due to the local Ani, as the dentist use a different one for diabetics that doesn't have any steroids but this is as effective a numbing as...

Nope it hasn't.. Does your friends wife have a lot of time of work due to diabetic problems! Because this is the likely cause of not progressing in her career if their's no legal restrictions holding her back! There is actually an acceptable and an unacceptable level of absence from work...

I've always looked after my diabetes, if I need to stop check, sort etc this always has come above what I've been doing, whether that's family work or what ever! Because I've always looked at it from the view, if I don't managed my diabetes correctly I'm no good to anybody else! It didn't come...

Have you spoken to your Pump DSN! They should be able to give you some guidance on coping with the time zone changes! I know that my clinic for any of the diabetics, if you let them know where you travelling, times etc... They will help you to plan adjusting insulin through the time zones...

When people talk about spikes! They are referring to an 1 hour blood test, your blood glucose levels normal peek at 1 hour then drop, at two hours they should ideally be within 2mmol/l of your pre-meal test! What is an acceptable spike at the hour mark people will have differing opinions on...

Trina If you get any problems with your surgery, changing your prescriptions or refusing to prescribe a suitable amount of test strips, go back to your pump team, they will be more than willing to set your surgery straight to what you need etc! Do ensure that if you do need to ask your pump...

When it comes to banana I think for the diabetic it's a case some can and some can't.. I like banana's but they at times don't like me.. As long as I avoid really ripe banana's I don't get a problem with spiking blood glucose levels, but I do run the risk of a griping stomach though.. So...

I wouldn't advice 1u of insulin to drop blood glucose 1mmol/l as 1u of insulin will drop my BG by 7mmol/l You work out your correction dose by looking at your TDD... Haven't got the forumla to hand, but will look it up.. The rule of Thumb the medic's use for a starting point is 1u = 3mmol/l...

Hi Blondie It's difficult to say which would be be suite as little difference really in them, and all will need to be detached for swimming.. The main difference between the 3.. The Veo, is CGM compatible, You can get a CGM that connects and communicates with the pump and it's various...

He doesn't have to remember what he did or didn't say... As the company in question will have recorded the whole conversation... Without the recorded conversation, the CPS is very unlikely to take it to court, because it becomes their word against his! To get anywhere near enough evidence to...