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<blockquote data-quote="Seacrow" data-source="post: 1603343" data-attributes="member: 420515"><p>I wondered about this since I have mental health issues. My dsn said pump, no problems. The cgm sensors are another thing entirely. If your local hospital has a consultant enthusiastic about cgm, then maybe.</p><p></p><p>If the hospital doesn't want to use cgm, they can't be forced to. It goes like this:</p><p>To get a pump, you have to show the probability of significant improvement in your bg management. To get the cgm sensors you have to show 'episodes of disabling hypoglycaemia'. But these 'episodes' can be seen as evidence that the pump has not improved your bg management. So it is now down to bureaucracy whether you get taken off the pump or put on cgm.</p><p></p><p>My dsn says my local authority falls on the side of 'Heck no. Do you know how much that'd cost?' Worth checking into your local health authority's policies before asking your doctor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seacrow, post: 1603343, member: 420515"] I wondered about this since I have mental health issues. My dsn said pump, no problems. The cgm sensors are another thing entirely. If your local hospital has a consultant enthusiastic about cgm, then maybe. If the hospital doesn't want to use cgm, they can't be forced to. It goes like this: To get a pump, you have to show the probability of significant improvement in your bg management. To get the cgm sensors you have to show 'episodes of disabling hypoglycaemia'. But these 'episodes' can be seen as evidence that the pump has not improved your bg management. So it is now down to bureaucracy whether you get taken off the pump or put on cgm. My dsn says my local authority falls on the side of 'Heck no. Do you know how much that'd cost?' Worth checking into your local health authority's policies before asking your doctor. [/QUOTE]
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