Great News for NZ T1s and T3s - Pump and cgm funding

[EllieM]

Finally finally finally

Summary: What's funded for who?

A snapshot of our key decisions.

pharmac.govt.nz

Pharmac (New Zealand / Aotearoa 's public medical finding body) is going to find cgms for all T1s and T3s (presumably T3c) and two pumps for T1s and T3cs whose consultant thinks it appropriate. The pumps are the tandem Tslim and the ypsomed, not sure what happens to current medtronic users.

I'm personally over the moon, but suspect that the pump rollout will be slow. (My diabetes pump educator currently has 100 pumpers out of 400 T1s in the region and the pump rollout is about 6 a month... There is already quite a waiting list and that is for people who can afford to self fund the cgms.)

Still, it's good news. Hopefully cgm availability will be extended to other diabetics in due course. And I am sure that there will be a lot of very relieved parents out there (no previous cgm funsing for anyone, including kids).

 

[lovinglife]

That is good news @EllieM

 

[Nicola M]

That is great news to hear, like over here in the UK the rollout will be slow but at least it is now confirmed it will be happening for you guys.

 

[Hopeful34]

That's great @EllieM Hopefully it won't be too long to wait for cgm's at least, especially for those already using them.

 

[Jaylee]

That sounds like good news..

What I'm hearing from my UK endo is they have the funding, but no HCPs on the training & support in my area.

Which figures because my colleague's kid was funded for a sensor then a closed loop pump set up & the advice they had was shocking regarding the sensor.

The reading was way out too low saying hypo.
BGs were in the 20s by the meter.
The advice was follow the CGM??? "No need to test.."

 

[Melgar]

Great news !

 

[EllieM]

Well, am currently in the UK visiting my 94 year old dad and my brother, so got a phone call from my diabetic clinic at 2am (afternoon on 1 October in NZ) asking me where I wanted my 3 month supply prescription of cgms sent to ?

Looks like they are working their way through their list of T1s? (Or at least the ones on pumps.)

 

[Antje77]

Well worth getting a midnight call for!

 

[Hopeful34]

Brilliant news!! Hope you enjoy your time in the uk, and all is well with your family.