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Some insurers charge a fee around £20 to complete a health questionnaire if you have a chronic disease. As this has been more prevalent in recent years I've taken out annual policies so the fee is only applied once a year. I recently required a short 4 day insurance for a trip to Europe and...

I have an omnipod patch pump which means the controller does not need to be on your person. They are completely water proof. I have used it when on holiday and in pools for long periods of time.

My GP charged £10, I have kept the same letter and use it every time I travel but I have never once been asked to show it. The letter is now 8 years old and is well travelled and held together by cellotape.

i agree that children should be prioritised, but if people want to benefit from pumps it is short sighted to look at the short term cost, when long term health can be improved if it allows you to control your diabetes better. I understand that pumps are not for everyone, but they should be an...

If the government want to help reduce the long term complications from diabetes why are they not looking at putting provisions in place for every diabetic who wants to move from injections to be offered insulin pumps. I, like many others had to fight to get my pump, was refused 3 times and had...

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My doctor just tried to charge me £10 for a gym letter! The irony being that I had to write the doctors surgery a letter to request said letter, should I charge them for this? I joined a gym that did not require any letters instead (lucky to have the choice) but given that doctors extole the...

My GP did not request my pump but the primary care trust did through a consultant at the hospital. It was not an easy road to follow but I was keen to be on a pump, I was authorised for a pump but after research I had set my heart on a patch pump which I was Lucky enough to trial. I was turned...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I went on to a patch pump in Jan this year and feel it has been a real benefit to my control, especially the flexibility with the basal insulin. I feel I have been able to be more spontaneous because I have been able to adjust the...

Type 1, in full time work