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Message: <blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 1249875" data-attributes="member: 11028">Hi [USER=148173]@abysimons[/USER]Have a look at the following to see if you do fit the criteria, either the NICE criteria or the ABCD recommendations: <a href="http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/alt-insulin-pumps/is-it-provided-by-the-nhs/" target="_blank">http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/alt-insulin-pumps/is-it-provided-by-the-nhs/</a>How long it takes depends on the individual and of course the support they receive, I felt comfortable using my pump after about a week and after a month I had sorted out a few niggle problems which were mainly infusion site issues, You can prepare yourself if you do get funding by reading up on pumps and attending the pre-pump training sessions with the pump DSN, that's what I did anyway.Good luck.</blockquote>

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