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Type 1 Controlled glucose monitoring (cgm) advise
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TorqPenderloin
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I assume you mean a CONTINUOUS glucose monitor (although it would be nice if it controlled it too).
What specific questions do you have? I was on a CGM less than three weeks after my t1 diagnosis.
Unfortunately, I hear most people in the U.K. Have to pay for them out of pocket. Here in the U.S, it's significantly cheaper with good health insurance.
What specific questions do you have? I was on a CGM less than three weeks after my t1 diagnosis.
Unfortunately, I hear most people in the U.K. Have to pay for them out of pocket. Here in the U.S, it's significantly cheaper with good health insurance.
E="petej82, post: 985102, member: 135644"]Hi, ha yes I do mean continuous ! If I use the monitor with my pump does it pump insulin into you without having to tell it to ?
ie: if my bloods are running high will it give me insulin accordling via my pump ?
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Unfortunately, cgm as it is at the moment, is not an artificial pancreas, but research and clinical trials involving pump users and a special programming of a pump to work in tandem with a cgm telling the pump how much insulin to release for food affecting bg levels and then the other hormone called glucagon is also released to rectify low bg levels. It's a work in motion but will probably take another 5 yrs and will involve lots of money and negotiating before the AP starts to become a reality and probably 'smart' insulin will also be a contender
ie: if my bloods are running high will it give me insulin accordling via my pump ?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately, cgm as it is at the moment, is not an artificial pancreas, but research and clinical trials involving pump users and a special programming of a pump to work in tandem with a cgm telling the pump how much insulin to release for food affecting bg levels and then the other hormone called glucagon is also released to rectify low bg levels. It's a work in motion but will probably take another 5 yrs and will involve lots of money and negotiating before the AP starts to become a reality and probably 'smart' insulin will also be a contender
dancer
Well-Known Member
You can set alarms to go off when your blood glucose reaches a certain level so that you can use the pump to give a correction dose.
The Medtronic 640G suspends insulin delivery when the sensor tells it you are heading for a hypo, during the night. The pump restarts when the BG gets back to a normal level.
The Medtronic 640G suspends insulin delivery when the sensor tells it you are heading for a hypo, during the night. The pump restarts when the BG gets back to a normal level.
dancer
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I've been granted funding and am awaiting training for cgm. It will certainly give me more confidence, as I'm losing my hypo awareness.
