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<blockquote data-quote="K8tie_x" data-source="post: 529693" data-attributes="member: 94189"><p>Yes I completely understand the issues of liability but the harsh truth is if its left to them I'm a much more significant risk of DKA and harm than if its left to me. I was in hospital for meningitis in December and my own ketone testing was showing ketones, I told the doctors and nurses and they didn't batter an eyelid or even ask what I was doing to counteract them. Also they checked my blood and it was 3 and never even recognised I was hypo or came back before the next lot of obs were due, luckily I had my own hypo treatments. It's scary really but I feel lucky I know how to control my diabetes but unfortunately there are newly diagnosed patients out there who this could have been a very different story for <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> writing all this down has made me realise I think I'm going to have to be as pushy as I can to stay on pump</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="K8tie_x, post: 529693, member: 94189"] Yes I completely understand the issues of liability but the harsh truth is if its left to them I'm a much more significant risk of DKA and harm than if its left to me. I was in hospital for meningitis in December and my own ketone testing was showing ketones, I told the doctors and nurses and they didn't batter an eyelid or even ask what I was doing to counteract them. Also they checked my blood and it was 3 and never even recognised I was hypo or came back before the next lot of obs were due, luckily I had my own hypo treatments. It's scary really but I feel lucky I know how to control my diabetes but unfortunately there are newly diagnosed patients out there who this could have been a very different story for :( writing all this down has made me realise I think I'm going to have to be as pushy as I can to stay on pump [/QUOTE]
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