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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1472884" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>1) a GP will know absolutely naff all about CGM, you might as well ask a wall for all the good that will do you. Ask you DSN or your endocrinologist consultant.</p><p></p><p>2) here is a thread with cost comparison - <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cgm-gm-price-comparison.75106/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cgm-gm-price-comparison.75106/</a></p><p></p><p>3) you're requirement for a CGM makes it seem, to me, like you are unlikely to achieve NHS funding. Usually funding for a cg, is reserved for those having severe hypos, or hypo unaware. It's worth askin if psychiatric difficulties with hypos would make this a possibility, but I wouldn't expect it.</p><p></p><p>4) you don't need a prescription for a CGM, you just buy it. </p><p></p><p>5) it's not a little machine that sticks <strong>on</strong> to your body, it's a sensor that sticks <strong>into</strong> your body. The sensor is injected, they are fairly painless injections and the inserter devices are all set up so its a pretty simple process to put a sensor in. Have a little search on YouTube for people putting on a dexcom or an enlite or a libre and that'll show you how it's done.</p><p></p><p>6) you do still need to finger prick. None of them are replacements for blood sugar testing. They are measuring interstitial fluid, not blood, they run about 20 minutes behind what your blood sugar is. They shouldn't be relied upon to be 100% accurate. Libre doesn't really want you to bolus off it (I think the free style bolus calculator wants you to actually enter a blood sugar from an actual blood test)and you can't rely on it for driving. You are allowed to bolus off dexcom G5, but you can't rely on it for driving and it needs calibrating twice daily, same with G4 except you aren't supposed to bolus in reliance on it. You shouldn't bolus off enlite, it needs calibrating 4x a day and you can't rely on it for driving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1472884, member: 32394"] 1) a GP will know absolutely naff all about CGM, you might as well ask a wall for all the good that will do you. Ask you DSN or your endocrinologist consultant. 2) here is a thread with cost comparison - [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cgm-gm-price-comparison.75106/[/URL] 3) you're requirement for a CGM makes it seem, to me, like you are unlikely to achieve NHS funding. Usually funding for a cg, is reserved for those having severe hypos, or hypo unaware. It's worth askin if psychiatric difficulties with hypos would make this a possibility, but I wouldn't expect it. 4) you don't need a prescription for a CGM, you just buy it. 5) it's not a little machine that sticks [B]on[/B] to your body, it's a sensor that sticks [B]into[/B] your body. The sensor is injected, they are fairly painless injections and the inserter devices are all set up so its a pretty simple process to put a sensor in. Have a little search on YouTube for people putting on a dexcom or an enlite or a libre and that'll show you how it's done. 6) you do still need to finger prick. None of them are replacements for blood sugar testing. They are measuring interstitial fluid, not blood, they run about 20 minutes behind what your blood sugar is. They shouldn't be relied upon to be 100% accurate. Libre doesn't really want you to bolus off it (I think the free style bolus calculator wants you to actually enter a blood sugar from an actual blood test)and you can't rely on it for driving. You are allowed to bolus off dexcom G5, but you can't rely on it for driving and it needs calibrating twice daily, same with G4 except you aren't supposed to bolus in reliance on it. You shouldn't bolus off enlite, it needs calibrating 4x a day and you can't rely on it for driving. [/QUOTE]
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