Hi there,
I posted on here last week regarding my high morning readings, trust me when I say i've tried EVERYTHING - more levemir, less levemir, splitting dose, changing times, vinegar, nuts, red wine, cheese, testing every hour throughout the night, adding quick actings through the night..... you get the idea! Still eratic, no patterns and completely unmanageable.
Well, I saw my diabetic team this morning and they agree the basal, bolus regime is no longer working for me. Because i've had diabetes for 22 years my digestion is slow and my absorption is knackered, so trying to control my levels over night with an injection of background no longer works. They have referred me for pump which scares the hell out of me but it has to be better than this...........
Then i'm told even though I've been referred, I might not get a pump - it all depends on whether they can get the funding and because they've had to reduce staff levels its getting harder and harder. :cry: I can't win!!!
My husband and I can't afford private, I was made redundant this year and i'm on contract work. We wanted to try for a family, but with levels of 8.4 HBA1C on this regime, thats never gonna happen.
Has anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? Can I get help from anywhere other than the NHS? I need a pump, I can't afford it and neither can they so i'm stuck!!! And it means we can't have children as my levels will not improve without getting the morning reading down.
I appreciate ANY advice and thank you.
Feeling very low and disheartened by the whole system.
I posted on here last week regarding my high morning readings, trust me when I say i've tried EVERYTHING - more levemir, less levemir, splitting dose, changing times, vinegar, nuts, red wine, cheese, testing every hour throughout the night, adding quick actings through the night..... you get the idea! Still eratic, no patterns and completely unmanageable.
Well, I saw my diabetic team this morning and they agree the basal, bolus regime is no longer working for me. Because i've had diabetes for 22 years my digestion is slow and my absorption is knackered, so trying to control my levels over night with an injection of background no longer works. They have referred me for pump which scares the hell out of me but it has to be better than this...........
Then i'm told even though I've been referred, I might not get a pump - it all depends on whether they can get the funding and because they've had to reduce staff levels its getting harder and harder. :cry: I can't win!!!
My husband and I can't afford private, I was made redundant this year and i'm on contract work. We wanted to try for a family, but with levels of 8.4 HBA1C on this regime, thats never gonna happen.
Has anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? Can I get help from anywhere other than the NHS? I need a pump, I can't afford it and neither can they so i'm stuck!!! And it means we can't have children as my levels will not improve without getting the morning reading down.
I appreciate ANY advice and thank you.
Feeling very low and disheartened by the whole system.