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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
Hi, I'm nearly 72 and have been T1D for over 44 years. I have completely lost my hypo symptoms. I live on my own and frankly am scared of having a bad hypo and not being able to cope. I am on a Medtronic pump, which is about to run out of guarantee and a Libre sensor. I asked for a closed loop system in October 2023 and was advised to relax my basal by ten per cent and to change my boundaries from 4 to 11 instead of 3 to ten. My hypo symptoms did not return. I only see my specialist once a year. It was agreed on 14th November 2024 that I would be upgraded to a Dexcom and funding would be applied for an Omnipod to replace my Medtronic. when my guarantee runs out on 2/3/25. I was told the Dexcom would be ordered and it was about a six week waiting list, ie the end of December. In the middle of January I chased up what was happening with the diabetes specialist nurse present at the appointment. She took over a week to get back to me and hadn't read my notes. She eventually got back to me and said that Cambridge changed the rules and would no longer give the Dexcom/ Omnipod closed loop to adults over 18 suffering from disabling hypos. Has anyone else had this problem? Can I appeal the decision?