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<blockquote data-quote="sicko666" data-source="post: 609559" data-attributes="member: 19942"><p>Hi, first off after years of trying to get my diabetic team to give me a pump they decided after just a week!</p><p>I am needle phobic, but my nurse gave me a CGM for week to see what my BG were doing.....After seeing her again and her looking at the results AND the look of shock and horror on her face...Apparently i have average of 20+ BG before bed, a 2 hour period between 4-6am of only 2 BG, then a dawn rise to 30 BG, this is every night! Considering i am Epileptic too which is triggered by low BG, and i am using DAFNE with quick acting insulin,and long acting Instulatard which i already inject twice a day to spread any insulin highs....She told me i should choose a make of pump and submit it to her so i could get it by Oct...Until then lower my Insulatard and just have to deal with the extremly high BG in the mornings.....</p><p></p><p>So as i at last will be getting a pump ( and have the printed out CGM results as proof of what i have told medical pros all my life but they never believed me! )....Its a quick decision to make...</p><p></p><p>The Accu-Chek Combo sounds the best as it can be remotly operated via its BG machine, this sounds ideal as it would mean i would just place the pump and not touch it!</p><p></p><p>BUT......</p><p></p><p>The Medtronic comes with future ready CGM ability which in my case i hope NICE will not take too long over deciding diabetics with night lows need! AND its injector looks the most needle free ( ie it hides it the most when inserting, again remember my needle phobia! BUT it dosent have a BG machine remote just a BG transmitter...Worse of all the canuliaurs are NOT usable in each others devices, so i cant use the medtronic one with the accu-chek pump...</p><p></p><p>Sorry if its a bit complicated but i have been frying my brain over what one i should ask for and really need others hopefully users ,opinions......It would be so much easier if i could see the reps from each company together and handle the things but it seems that is not possible, havent a clue why?!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sicko666, post: 609559, member: 19942"] Hi, first off after years of trying to get my diabetic team to give me a pump they decided after just a week! I am needle phobic, but my nurse gave me a CGM for week to see what my BG were doing.....After seeing her again and her looking at the results AND the look of shock and horror on her face...Apparently i have average of 20+ BG before bed, a 2 hour period between 4-6am of only 2 BG, then a dawn rise to 30 BG, this is every night! Considering i am Epileptic too which is triggered by low BG, and i am using DAFNE with quick acting insulin,and long acting Instulatard which i already inject twice a day to spread any insulin highs....She told me i should choose a make of pump and submit it to her so i could get it by Oct...Until then lower my Insulatard and just have to deal with the extremly high BG in the mornings..... So as i at last will be getting a pump ( and have the printed out CGM results as proof of what i have told medical pros all my life but they never believed me! )....Its a quick decision to make... The Accu-Chek Combo sounds the best as it can be remotly operated via its BG machine, this sounds ideal as it would mean i would just place the pump and not touch it! BUT...... The Medtronic comes with future ready CGM ability which in my case i hope NICE will not take too long over deciding diabetics with night lows need! AND its injector looks the most needle free ( ie it hides it the most when inserting, again remember my needle phobia! BUT it dosent have a BG machine remote just a BG transmitter...Worse of all the canuliaurs are NOT usable in each others devices, so i cant use the medtronic one with the accu-chek pump... Sorry if its a bit complicated but i have been frying my brain over what one i should ask for and really need others hopefully users ,opinions......It would be so much easier if i could see the reps from each company together and handle the things but it seems that is not possible, havent a clue why?!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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