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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 476993" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Engineer</p><p></p><p>For the time being, I would urge you to stay with the present hospital unless you have really good reason for wanting to change (a lot more than not getting on with the pump dsn). We can all get out of the wrong side of the bed at times and end up upsetting people when we dont really mean to... Ive done it a few times </p><p></p><p>Re... basal testing..... a few years ago this didnt seem as important to do then as it is now. My old consultant only advised it for no more than 4-5hrs and even then wasnt that fussed about it but said to get bg levels set at about 7mmol which at the time seemed to me to be a good safeguard against going hypo so I just altered the basals to suit the action of the bolus and got by that way. The only basal test I did without eating food was the one that went on through the night. I was just going so hypo that I had no alternative but to change the basal delivery so I slowly got that sorted and was quite pleased with myself especially as I did it all off my own back, looking in the manual etc. </p><p></p><p>It could be argued that as youve got the cgm, then getting your basal rates sorted so that you dont go hypo too often or too high before you correct, isnt that important. If you didnt have the cgm, then yes you should do some basal testing or you'll be forever pricking your finger to do a bg test as you wont know how high or low you'll be going.....</p><p></p><p>It does take time and effort to get a pump up and working ok. About a good 6-12 months and then during that time, most of the pump problems will have been dealt with and they when they repeat themselves, they will just be annoying but not cause utter pannick.....</p><p></p><p>Give the hospital a chance as you may find that the consultant is ok.... Remember that the dsn also had the Animas rep with her when you spoke with them so it sort of didnt look too good when they saw your results. Animas rep wants to see everyone perfect with their pump and you of course werent so put the dsn in a bit of a spot..... Maybe when you see the dsn again, things will be different. Dont take it personally.....</p><p></p><p>all the best</p><p>x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 476993, member: 8799"] Engineer For the time being, I would urge you to stay with the present hospital unless you have really good reason for wanting to change (a lot more than not getting on with the pump dsn). We can all get out of the wrong side of the bed at times and end up upsetting people when we dont really mean to... Ive done it a few times Re... basal testing..... a few years ago this didnt seem as important to do then as it is now. My old consultant only advised it for no more than 4-5hrs and even then wasnt that fussed about it but said to get bg levels set at about 7mmol which at the time seemed to me to be a good safeguard against going hypo so I just altered the basals to suit the action of the bolus and got by that way. The only basal test I did without eating food was the one that went on through the night. I was just going so hypo that I had no alternative but to change the basal delivery so I slowly got that sorted and was quite pleased with myself especially as I did it all off my own back, looking in the manual etc. It could be argued that as youve got the cgm, then getting your basal rates sorted so that you dont go hypo too often or too high before you correct, isnt that important. If you didnt have the cgm, then yes you should do some basal testing or you'll be forever pricking your finger to do a bg test as you wont know how high or low you'll be going..... It does take time and effort to get a pump up and working ok. About a good 6-12 months and then during that time, most of the pump problems will have been dealt with and they when they repeat themselves, they will just be annoying but not cause utter pannick..... Give the hospital a chance as you may find that the consultant is ok.... Remember that the dsn also had the Animas rep with her when you spoke with them so it sort of didnt look too good when they saw your results. Animas rep wants to see everyone perfect with their pump and you of course werent so put the dsn in a bit of a spot..... Maybe when you see the dsn again, things will be different. Dont take it personally..... all the best x [/QUOTE]
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